The Volkswagen Polo Sedan 1.6 is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 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.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1182 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 187 km/h (116 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU2, and carbon dioxide emissions are 154.0 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 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 | 1182 kg | 2606 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 | 12.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.31 kg/kW 25.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU2 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/18.9/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/53.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/44.4/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 154.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.68 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 244838 | ||
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| 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 Tiptronic added 2011-05-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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