Volkswagen Polo Variant 1.4 is a car that has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 1.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) of power at 4700 rpm, and maximum torque of 116 N·m (86 lb·ft/11.8 kgm) at 2800-3200 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1030 kg.
The Volkswagen Polo Variant 1.4 is claimed to achieve a top speed of 155 km/h which is 96 mph, stated fuel consumption is 8.9/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 163.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2444 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Length | 4137 mm | 162.9 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1030 kg | 2271 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 116 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.8 kgm) at 2800-3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.7 kW/litre 43 ps/litre 42.4 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.45 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1048.7 kPa (152.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 58.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 57.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.41 kg/kW 39.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.9/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.9/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.2/18.2/14.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.7/51.4/41.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.4/42.8/34.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 163.0 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 748198 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Volkswagen Polo Variant 1.4 added 2022-06-24. Last modified 2022-06-24. |
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