This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine delivering power to the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Jetta 2.5L's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 5 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 3750 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1490 kg.
Top quoted speed is 206 km/h (128 mph), official fuel consumption is 22/30 US MPG city/highway.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1518 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4554 mm | 179.3 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1459 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2480 cc (151.339 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 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
44.5 kW/litre 60.5 ps/litre 59.7 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
92.74 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1165.4 kPa (169 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.5 kg/kW 22.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/30 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.8 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/12.8 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/36.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/30.0 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 172205 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Volkswagen Jetta 2.5L Automatic added 2008-03-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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