This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 985 kg.
The Volkswagen Santana GX is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 169 km/h or 105 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4540 mm | 178.7 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 985 kg | 2172 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.41 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 2BC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1023.1 kPa (148.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 169 km/h (105 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.84 kg/kW 24.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33484 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Volkswagen Santana GX added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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