This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
The 5 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.9 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5900 rpm and 155 Nm (114 lbft/15.8 kgm) at 3700 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a stated 1062 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 186 km/h, which is 116 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4453 mm | 175.3 inches | |
| Width | 1684 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1062 kg | 2341 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 64% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1921 cc (117.227 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 77.4 mm
3.13 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 3700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.6 kW/litre 60.7 ps/litre 59.9 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.69 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1013.9 kPa (147.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 384.2 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 33.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 186 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.38 kg/kW 20.69 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TB.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.54 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80839 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Volkswagen Passat GL5S added 2001-06-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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