The Taos 1.5T is a passenger car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1440 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4465 mm | 175.8 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1636 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 163 mm | 6.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1440 kg | 3175 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA211 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 85.9 mm
2.93 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.7 kW/litre 106.9 ps/litre 105.5 bhp/litre 1.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
166.89 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2097.2 kPa (304.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 111.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.22 kg/kW 20.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28/36/31 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/6.5/7.6 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/15.3/13.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/43.2/37.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/36.0/31.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 2.760 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 746339 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2022 Volkswagen Taos 1.5T added 2022-06-17. Last modified 2022-06-17. |
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