The Virtus Sense 1.6 MSI (Petrol) is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Volkswagen.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 162 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1139 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 191 km/h or 119 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 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2651 mm | 104.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4482 mm | 176.5 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1139 kg | 2511 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.4 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.6 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.38 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1273.9 kPa (184.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 191 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.14 kg/kW 23.62 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 195/65 R 5 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 5 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 690492 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Volkswagen Virtus Sense 1.6 MSI (Petrol) added 2020-07-09. Last modified 2020-07-09. |
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