The Polo Variant 1.6 is a front wheel drive estate/station wagon passenger car with a front positioned engine, manufactured by Volkswagen.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 4600 rpm and 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 2800-3600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual 'box.
Quoted kerb weight is 1055 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 167 km/h, which is 104 mph, stated fuel consumption is 9.9/5.7/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 173.0 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 | 1055 kg | 2326 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 | 1.6 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 2800-3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.5 kW/litre 47 ps/litre 46.3 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.48 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1061.6 kPa (154 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 167 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.12 kg/kW 31.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.9/5.7/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.9/5.7/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.1/17.5/13.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.5/49.6/39.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.8/41.3/32.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 173.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 748286 | ||
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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 1.6 added 2022-06-24. Last modified 2022-06-24. |
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