The Volkswagen Polo GTi is a hatchback with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) at 4200-6300 rpm and 320 Nm (236 lbft/32.6 kgm) at 1450-4200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1271 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 236 km/h, which is 147 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 7.6/5.1/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 140.0 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 | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 3658 mm | 144 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1437 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 3983 mm | 156.8 inches | |
| Width | 1682 mm | 66.2 inches | |
| Height | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1271 kg | 2802 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 84.1 mm
3.25 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 4200-6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 1450-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.4 kW/litre 106.6 ps/litre 105.1 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
177.98 Nm/litre
2.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2236.5 kPa (324.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 236 km/h (147 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.02 kg/kW 15.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.6/5.1/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.6/5.1/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.2/19.6/16.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 37.2/55.4/47.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.9/46.1/39.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 140.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/40 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/40 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 748473 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Volkswagen Polo GTi added 2022-06-25. Last modified 2022-06-25. |
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