This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.9 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 63 bhp (64 PS/47 kW) at 4000 rpm and 125 Nm (92 lbft/12.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1118 kg, the Volkswagen Polo Saloon TDI covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 17.4 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 38 seconds.
Top stated speed is 160 km/h, which equates to 99 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 6.3/4.0/4.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 130.0 g/km.
Full specs
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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 | 1118 kg | 2465 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 | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 64 PS (63 bhp) (47 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24.8 kW/litre 33.7 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
65.93 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 828.5 kPa (120.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 17.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 38 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 57.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.8 kg/kW 39.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.3/4.0/4.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.3/4.0/4.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.9/25.0/20.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 44.8/70.6/58.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 37.3/58.8/49.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 130.0 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 | 185/60 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 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 | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.61 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 123948 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Volkswagen Polo Saloon TDI added 2004-12-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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