The Polo Saloon 1.4 is a motor vehicle from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 6000 rpm and 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1052 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 172 km/h (107 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 8.6/5.2/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 154.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1424 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 4179 mm | 164.5 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1052 kg | 2319 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.65 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1139.1 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 35 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.06 kg/kW 31.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.2/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.2/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/19.2/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/54.3/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/45.2/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 154.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/70 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/70 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 123981 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Volkswagen Polo Saloon 1.4 added 2004-12-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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