The Volkswagen Jetta Sedan 1.8T is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 5 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) at 5500 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 1950-5000 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1349 kg.
Top claimed speed is 209 km/h or 130 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 24/31 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2512 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4376 mm | 172.3 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1349 kg | 2974 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 1950-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
74.3 kW/litre 101 ps/litre 99.7 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
131.95 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1658.1 kPa (240.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 133.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.19 kg/kW 17.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24/31 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.8/7.6 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 10.2/13.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 28.8/37.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 24.0/31.0 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 | 3.040 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225907 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan 1.8T added 2010-12-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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