Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.8 is a car that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1106 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 177 km/h or 110 mph, official fuel consumption is 5.8/7.6/9.9 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 | 1106 kg | 2438 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| 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 | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.41 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Mono Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1023.1 kPa (148.4 psi) | ||
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| 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) | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.66 kg/kW 27.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.8/7.6/9.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.8/7.6/9.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 17.2/13.2/10.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 48.7/37.2/28.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 40.6/30.9/23.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 195/60 R 14 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 R 14 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 525910 | ||
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| 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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