The Sedan is a car from Volkswagen, with rear wheel drive, a rear mounted engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 97 N·m (72 lb·ft/9.9 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 810 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4060 mm | 159.8 inches | |
| Width | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 810 kg | 1786 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 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 | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1584 cc (96.662 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 69 mm
3.37 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 97 Nm (72 ft·lb) (9.9 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.5 kW/litre 32 ps/litre 31.6 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
61.24 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 769.5 kPa (111.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396 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 | Higher is better 62.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.72 kg/kW 36.29 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76351 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Sedan added 2001-03-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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