The Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.8 is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the front wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1103 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 165 km/h, which equates to 103 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 5.6/7.3/9.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4340 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1103 kg | 2432 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31 kW/litre 42.1 ps/litre 41.5 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.61 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Mono Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 987.8 kPa (143.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 68.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.99 kg/kW 33.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.6/7.3/9.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.6/7.3/9.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 17.9/13.7/10.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 50.4/38.7/29.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 42.0/32.2/24.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 1 4 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 525899 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.8 added 2017-07-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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