The Volkswagen Polo GTi Cup Edition is a 3 door hatchback-bodied road car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 5 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) at 5800 rpm and 235 Nm (173 lbft/24 kgm) at 2000-5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Volkswagen Polo GTi Cup Edition weighs a claimed 1190 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 225 km/h which is 140 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 10.9/6.1/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 188.0 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 | 2464 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1419 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 3915 mm | 154.1 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1459 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 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 | turbocharged 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 2000-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.3 kW/litre 101 ps/litre 99.7 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.95 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1658.1 kPa (240.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.99 kg/kW 15.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.9/6.1/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.9/6.1/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.2/16.4/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.9/46.3/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.6/38.6/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 188.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/40 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/40 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 148566 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Volkswagen Polo GTi Cup Edition added 2006-10-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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