The Santana LX5 is a road car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
The 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 5 cylinder unit that develops 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Top claimed speed is 175 km/h, or 109 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.4 mm
3.19 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.4 kW/litre 57.7 ps/litre 56.9 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.75 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1039.8 kPa (150.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 255079 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Volkswagen Santana LX5 Automatic (1985) added 2011-08-31. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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