This vehicle has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1084 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 205 km/h (127 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 10.2/5.5/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 173.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2407 mm | 94.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 3743 mm | 147.4 inches | |
| Width | 1632 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Height | 1418 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1084 kg | 2390 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.4 kW/litre 78 ps/litre 77 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.12 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195.3 kPa (173.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 115.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 84.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.82 kg/kW 19.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.2/5.5/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/5.5/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/18.2/13.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.7/51.4/39.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.1/42.8/32.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 173.0 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/45 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/45 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.60 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 748209 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Polo GTi added 2022-06-25. Last modified 2022-06-25. |
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