This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 121.5 N·m (90 lb·ft/12.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4210 mm | 165.7 inches | |
| Width | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1306 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 109 mm | 4.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.2 litres | 8.8 [10.6] 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 1715 cc (104.656 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 (SAE net) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
121.5 Nm (90 ft·lb) (12.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
32.2 kW/litre 43.7 ps/litre 43.1 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
70.85 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 890.3 kPa (129.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 428.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 180 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228481 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Volkswagen Scirocco Automatic added 2011-01-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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