| Common information: |
| Model: | Volkswagen Golf 1.6 |
| Produced by | Volkswagen |
| Year begin | 2003 |
| Car category | Small city/economy cars |
| Country of origin car | Germany |
| Chassis type | Hatchback |
| Drive | Front tire dimensions |
| Car dimensions: |
| Car overall length: | 4210 mm |
| Car overall width | 1770 mm |
| Car overall height | 1490 mm |
| Car cargo space | 1305 l |
| Passenger space | 3940 l |
| Wheelbase | 2860 mm |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm |
| Turn circle | 11 mm |
| Seats | 5 |
| Max no. of doors | 3 |
| Car weight | 1160 kg |
| Car max weight with load | 1800 kg |
| Towing weight | 1200 kg |
| Engine/fuel: |
| engine size | 1598 cm3 |
| Engine type | Inline 4 cylinder |
| Engine location | Front transverse |
| Valves per cylinder | 4 |
| Bore x stroke | 76.5 x 86.9 mm (3.0 x 3.4 inches) |
| Fuel control | Double overhead cam (DOHC) |
| Fuel system | Injection |
| Fuel type | Gasoline |
| Fuel city driving | 9.8 l |
| Fuel highway driving | 5.6 l |
| Fuel mixed driving | 7.2 l |
| Fuel_capacity | 55 l |
| Speed / acceleration / power: |
| Top speed | 194 km/h |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 11.7 s |
| Acceleration 0-50 mil/h | 7.4 s |
| Max. power | 86.2376 kW 5800 ot (115.6 l.s.) |
| Power weight ratio | 0.0743762 kW/kg |
| Max. torque | 156 Nm/ 4500 ot |
| Brakes, suspension, cooling system: |
| Front brakes | Ventilated disks 280 mm |
| Rear brakes | Disks 255 mm |
| Brake details | Antiblocking system (ABS). Antiblocking system (ABS). |
| Gearbox | 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual |
| Cooling system | Liquid |
| Lubrication system | Wet sump |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual |
| Other: |
| CO2 emissions | 173 g/km |
| Airbags | 6 |