Volkswagen Taigun is a car that has a 3 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 3 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 108.5 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 175 N·m (129 lb·ft/17.8 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 985 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 186 km/h, which equates to 116 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 110.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 3859 mm | 151.9 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 985 kg | 2172 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 76.4 mm
2.93 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108.5 bhp) (81 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 81 kW/litre 110.1 ps/litre 108.6 bhp/litre 1.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.18 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2201.3 kPa (319.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 186 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.17 kg/kW 20.34 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | 110.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | B | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 286396 | ||
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| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Volkswagen Taigun added 2012-10-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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