The Volkswagen GTI 16v is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback body.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1109 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 201 km/h or 125 mph, official fuel consumption is 21/28 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2471 mm | 97.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4041 mm | 159.1 inches | |
| Width | 1679 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1109 kg | 2445 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.9 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.4 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.5 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.73 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1140.1 kPa (165.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.1 kg/kW 18.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/28 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/8.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/11.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/33.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.170 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/50 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/50 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 226 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 796873 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Volkswagen GTI 16v added 2023-05-02. Last modified 2023-05-02. |
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