This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf Variant FSi's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1247 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 194 km/h (121 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 8.1/5.3/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 151.0 g/km.
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 | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4397 mm | 173.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1247 kg | 2749 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.12 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.4 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.6 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1218.9 kPa (176.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 194 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.48 kg/kW 25.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.1/5.3/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.1/5.3/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.3/18.9/15.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.9/53.3/44.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.0/44.4/37.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 151.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105820 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Golf Variant FSi added 2003-02-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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