Volkswagen Polo Sedan Life is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 1750-4500 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic 'box.
The Volkswagen Polo Sedan Life is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h (118 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 144.0 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 | 2651 mm | 104.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4561 mm | 179.6 inches | |
| Width | 1752 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 179 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 76.4 mm
2.93 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 1750-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 84.7 kW/litre 115.2 ps/litre 113.6 bhp/litre 1.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
178.18 Nm/litre
2.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2239.1 kPa (324.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 144.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 855657 | ||
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| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2026 Volkswagen Polo Sedan Life Tiptronic added 2026-05-03. Last modified 2026-05-03. |
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