First VW-Diesel Engine
Displacement | 1471 cm³ |
Bore * stroke | 76,5 * 80 mm |
Compression | 23,5 : 1 |
Method | Swirl chamber |
Mixture preparation | Distributor injection pump |
Torque | 82 Nm at 3000 rpm |
Performance | 37 kW (50 hp) |
Rated speed | 5000 rpm |
Top speed | Approx. 140 km/h |
Construction period | From 1976 |
This new engine represented a small revolution. So far, Diesel-powered vehicles were classified as efficient, but at the same time to be noisy, smelly and slow. Well, the first two disadvantages it could not invalidate really, but in the lightweight Golf body it turned out to be quite lively. At the same time it developed even further the saving virtues of the diesel engine and formed the basis for VW, until to date still without series Diesel, to became one of the largest manufacturers in this sector. 12/15
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