The Volkswagen Polo 1.4 is a front wheel drive road car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 98 bhp (99 PS/73 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1075 kg.
The Volkswagen Polo 1.4 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 188 km/h (117 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 8.9/5.3/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 166.0 g/km.
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 | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 3897 mm | 153.4 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1075 kg | 2370 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.04 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 99 PS (98 bhp) (73 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.6 kW/litre 71.5 ps/litre 70.5 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.65 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1139.1 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 188 km/h (117 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.71 kg/kW 24.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.9/5.3/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.9/5.3/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.2/18.9/15.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.7/53.3/42.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.4/44.4/35.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 166.0 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 116765 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 (2003) added 2003-12-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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