This automobile has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 1.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Volkswagen Jetta C weighs a claimed 825 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 147 km/h, which is 91 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4190 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 825 kg | 1819 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1272 cc (77.622 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 72 mm
2.95 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.2 kW/litre 47.8 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.69 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.5 kPa (136.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 318 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 147 km/h (91 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.44 kg/kW 30.8 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39314 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Volkswagen Jetta C added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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