The Volkswagen Lupo GTi is a 3 door hatchback style car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 6500 rpm and 152 Nm (112 lbft/15.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 975 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 205 km/h which is 127 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 10.4/5.5/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 175.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2318 mm | 91.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 3524 mm | 138.7 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 975 kg | 2150 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34 litres | 7.5 [9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.00 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
57.4 kW/litre 78 ps/litre 77 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.12 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195.3 kPa (173.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.63 kg/kW 17.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.4/5.5/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.4/5.5/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.6/18.2/13.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.2/51.4/38.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.6/42.8/32.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 175.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/45 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/45 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.19 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84821 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Lupo GTi added 2001-07-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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