This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.9 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf Variant VR6 Syncro weighs a claimed 1455 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 222 km/h (138 mph), stated fuel consumption is 7.9/9.6/14.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle.
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) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Length | 4340 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1455 kg | 3208 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2861 cc (174.589 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 90.3 mm
3.23 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.9 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.63 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1076.1 kPa (156.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 476.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 222 km/h (138 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.41 kg/kW 17.38 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.9/9.6/14.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.9/9.6/14.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.7/10.4/7.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 35.8/29.4/19.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.8/24.5/16.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J X 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 268433 | ||
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| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Volkswagen Golf Variant VR6 Syncro added 2012-04-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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