The Volkswagen Rabbit GL is a 3 door hatchback style car with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 1.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 122 N·m (90 lb·ft/12.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Volkswagen Rabbit GL weighs a claimed 928 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 159 km/h (99 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 3995 mm | 157.3 inches | |
| Width | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 928 kg | 2046 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 37.9 litres | 8.3 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 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 | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 122 Nm (90 ft·lb) (12.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 32.2 kW/litre 43.7 ps/litre 43.1 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.1 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 893.4 kPa (129.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 429 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.82 kg/kW 28.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 795839 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GL added 2023-05-01. Last modified 2023-05-01. |
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