The Volkswagen Jetta GLI is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1522 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2682 mm | 105.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 4747 mm | 186.9 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1522 kg | 3355 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA888 | ||
| 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 | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 85.7 kW/litre 116.5 ps/litre 114.9 bhp/litre 1.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
176.41 Nm/litre
2.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2216.8 kPa (321.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.95 kg/kW 14.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26/36/30 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/6.5/7.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/15.3/12.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.2/43.2/36.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.0/36.0/30.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 18 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 18 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 746119 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2022 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Automatic added 2022-06-16. Last modified 2022-06-17. |
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