The Polo 1400 Diesel is a road car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 48 bhp (48.7 PS/35.8 kW) at 4500 rpm and 85 N·m (63 lb·ft/8.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 805 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 142 km/h or 88 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 | 2335 mm | 91.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1306 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1332 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Length | 3765 mm | 148.2 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 805 kg | 1775 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1398 cc (85.311 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 79.1 mm
2.95 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
48.7 PS (48 bhp) (35.8 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
85 Nm (63 ft·lb) (8.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.6 kW/litre 34.8 ps/litre 34.3 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60.8 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 22.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 764 kPa (110.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 19.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 142 km/h (88 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.49 kg/kW 37.57 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 24948 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Volkswagen Polo 1400 Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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