The Volkswagen SpaceFox 1.6 (Alcohol) is a front wheel drive road car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 102.5 bhp (104 PS/76 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 153 N·m (113 lb·ft/15.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1123 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 181 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2465 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4178 mm | 164.5 inches | |
| Width | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1123 kg | 2476 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated alcohol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80.5 mm
3.13 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 104 PS (102.5 bhp) (76 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.8 kW/litre 65 ps/litre 64.1 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.74 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1203.2 kPa (174.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal Alcohol | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 181 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.69 kg/kW 24.54 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 195/55 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 238744 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Volkswagen SpaceFox 1.6 (Alcohol) added 2011-04-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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