The Volkswagen Polo Life 1.0 TSI is a front wheel drive car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 1 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 94 bhp (95 PS/70 kW) of power at 5000-5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 175 N·m (129 lb·ft/17.8 kgm) at 2000-3500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum stated speed is 187 km/h (116 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 5.5/3.8/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 124.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2552 mm | 100.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4074 mm | 160.4 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1451 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 148 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 76.4 mm
2.93 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 95 PS (94 bhp) (70 kW) at 5000-5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 2000-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 70.2 kW/litre 95.4 ps/litre 94.1 bhp/litre 1.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.18 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2201.3 kPa (319.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.5/3.8/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.5/3.8/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 18.2/26.3/18.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 51.4/74.3/53.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 42.8/61.9/44.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 124.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| 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 | 5½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 855602 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2026 Volkswagen Polo Life 1.0 TSI added 2026-05-03. Last modified 2026-05-03. |
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