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Volkswagen Golf 1.6
Model Year 2003 (Volkswagen Golf V), C - Segment (Small family car)

drivers'

3.0

rating

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hatchback
hatchback
x 3
x 3
Front
Front
1.6 L4 8v
Nat. Asp.
Nat. Asp.
Petrol
Petrol

Basic info on Volkswagen Golf 1.6

The German car was first shown in year 2003 and powered by a 4 - cylinder nat. asp. petrol unit, produced by Volkswagen. The engine offers a displacement of 1.6 litre matched to a front wheel drive system and a manual gearbox with 5 or a automatic gearbox with 6 gears. Vehicle in question is a small family car with the top speed of 184km/h, reaching the 100km/h (62mph) mark in 11.4s and consuming around 7.4 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers.

Data

Engine info ( issues & breakdowns )
Volkswagen

1.6 8v ALZ

displacement:
1595
cc
configuration:
4 - Inline
 
valves:
8, 2 p/ cylinder
 
aspiration:
Nat. Asp.
 
fuel type:
Petrol
 
power:
102
hp
torque:
148
Nm
Vehicle information - Volkswagen Golf
~90% score
produced:
2003. - 2008.
 
body style:
hatchback
3 door
length:
4204
mm
width:
1759
mm
height:
1485
mm
boot:
350 - 1305
l
fuel tank:
55
l

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Performance

Manual gearbox performance

emission

E

category

manual gearbox

5 gears

average

7.4

l/100km

weight:
1148
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
11.4
s
top speed:
184
km/h
cons. (urban):
9.9
l/100km
cons. (highway):
6.1
l/100km
cons. (average):
7.4
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
176
g/km
Automatic gearbox performance

emission

E

category

automatic

6 gears

average

8.2

l/100km

weight:
1186
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
12.5
s
top speed:
181
km/h
cons. (urban):
11.3
l/100km
cons. (highway):
6.4
l/100km
cons. (average):
8.2
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
195
g/km

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Safety results for Volkswagen Golf

EuroNCAP: ~90% occupant safety

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