The Volkswagen Rabbit S is a hatchback with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the front wheels.
Its 5 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5700 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1379 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 209 km/h (130 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 21/29 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1519 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4211 mm | 165.8 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1379 kg | 3040 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2480 cc (151.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
50.5 kW/litre 68.7 ps/litre 67.7 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
96.77 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1216.1 kPa (176.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 123.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.01 kg/kW 18.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/29 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/8.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/12.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/34.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/29.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225291 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S Automatic added 2010-12-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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