The Polo Sedan 1.6 is an automobile from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1111 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h or 118 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 8.0/4.9/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU2, and carbon dioxide emissions are 143.0 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 | 2552 mm | 100.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4384 mm | 172.6 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1111 kg | 2449 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.327 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.7 ps/litre 64.8 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1218.9 kPa (176.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.39 kg/kW 24.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.0/4.9/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU2 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.0/4.9/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.5/20.4/16.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.3/57.6/47.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.4/48.0/39.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 143.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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 | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 244750 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Volkswagen Polo Sedan 1.6 added 2011-05-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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