The Volkswagen Jetta Diesel is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) at 4800 rpm and 100 Nm (74 lbft/10.2 kgm) at 2300 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 865 kg.
The Volkswagen Jetta Diesel is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 141 km/h, or 88 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) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 4190 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 865 kg | 1907 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 diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.4 mm
3.01 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.4 kW/litre 34.5 ps/litre 34 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
62.97 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 791.3 kPa (114.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 141 km/h (88 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.48 kg/kW 35.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 10.50 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 | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 40293 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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