This automobile has a 5 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 5600 rpm and 118 Nm (87 lbft/12 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 900 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2469 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1341 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 4293 mm | 169 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 900 kg | 1984 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80 mm
3.13 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.9 kW/litre 54.3 ps/litre 53.5 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.31 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 933.8 kPa (135.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 95.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.2 kg/kW 23.72 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41536 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Volkswagen Passat GLS added before December 1995. Last modified 2014-01-01. |
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