The Rabbit L is a car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
Powering the Volkswagen Rabbit L is a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 52 bhp (53 PS/39 kW) at 4800 rpm and 97 N·m (72 lb·ft/9.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 881 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed stated is 134 km/h, which is 83 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 | 3894 mm | 153.3 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 881 kg | 1942 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41.7 litres | 9.2 [11] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.4 mm
3.01 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 53 PS (52 bhp) (39 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 97 Nm (72 ft·lb) (9.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24.4 kW/litre 33.2 ps/litre 32.7 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
61.08 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 767.6 kPa (111.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 12.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 134 km/h (83 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 59.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.72 kg/kW 37.95 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 | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 795751 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Volkswagen Rabbit L added 2023-05-01. Last modified 2023-05-01. |
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