The Volkswagen Passat GT G60 Syncro is an all wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre supercharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 157 bhp (159 PS/117 kW) at 5600 rpm and 225 N·m (166 lb·ft/22.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1320 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 216 km/h or 134 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.9/9.0/12.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1439 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4575 mm | 180.1 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1320 kg | 2910 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
159 PS (157 bhp) (117 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
225 Nm (166 ft·lb) (22.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
65.7 kW/litre 89.4 ps/litre 88.2 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
126.33 Nm/litre
1.53 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Digifant fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1587.6 kPa (230.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | G-Lader supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air/Air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 216 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.27 kg/kW 18.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.9/9.0/12.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.9/9.0/12.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.5/11.1/8.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 40.9/31.4/23.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 34.1/26.1/19.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27489 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Volkswagen Passat GT G60 Syncro added before December 1995. Last modified 2014-01-01. |
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