This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Powering the Volkswagen Polo Variant 1.7 SDI is a single overhead camshaft, 1.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 4200 rpm and 115 N·m (85 lb·ft/11.7 kgm) at 2200-3000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1090 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 152 km/h, which equates to 94 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 6.7/4.0/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 135.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| 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 | 1090 kg | 2403 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1716 cc (104.717 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 86.4 mm
3.13 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| 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 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 115 Nm (85 ft·lb) (11.7 kgm) at 2200-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.6 kW/litre 34.9 ps/litre 34.4 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.02 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 842.2 kPa (122.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 429 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 18.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 152 km/h (94 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 54.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 40.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.77 kg/kW 41.38 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.7/4.0/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.7/4.0/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.9/25.0/20.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 42.2/70.6/56.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 35.1/58.8/47.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 135.0 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 | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 748143 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Volkswagen Polo Variant 1.7 SDI added 2022-06-24. Last modified 2022-06-24. |
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