This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic 'box.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1271 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 210 km/h, which is 130 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Brazilian domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2651 mm | 104.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4492 mm | 176.9 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1477 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1271 kg | 2802 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged alcohol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1395 cc (85.128 cu in) |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 79.1 kW/litre 107.6 ps/litre 106.1 bhp/litre 1.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
179.21 Nm/litre
2.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2252 kPa (326.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 348.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo Ethanol | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.52 kg/kW 19.24 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 690327 | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Volkswagen Virtus GTS 250 TSI (Ethanol) added 2020-07-09. Last modified 2020-07-09. |
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