The Volkswagen Polo Sedan 1.5 TDI Comfortline is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 108.5 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 4400 rpm and 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1500-2500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1211 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 186 km/h or 116 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 6.4/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 128.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2553 mm | 100.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4390 mm | 172.8 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1467 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 163 mm | 6.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1211 kg | 2670 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 85.9 mm
2.93 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108.5 bhp) (81 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54 kW/litre 73.4 ps/litre 72.4 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
166.89 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2097.2 kPa (304.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 186 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.97 kg/kW 25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.4/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.4/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.6/25.0/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 44.1/70.6/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 36.8/58.8/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 128.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 643390 | ||
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| RAC rating | 13.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Volkswagen Polo Sedan 1.5 TDI Comfortline added 2020-02-24. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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