The Volkswagen Jetta Sedan GLI 2.8 VR6 is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power to the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 6200 rpm and 265 N·m (195 lb·ft/27 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1442 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 209 km/h or 130 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 21/30 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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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 | 1736 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1442 kg | 3179 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.3 mm
3.19 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
265 Nm (195 ft·lb) (27 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
52.6 kW/litre 71.5 ps/litre 70.6 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
94.91 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1192.7 kPa (173 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.9 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 138.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.82 kg/kW 16.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/30 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/7.8 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/12.8 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/36.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/30.0 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 | 3.040 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225093 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan GLI 2.8 VR6 added 2010-12-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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