Volkswagen Golf, 1983–1992

Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation specifications

The Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation was built from 1983 to 1992. This page lists all 98 versions (hatchback and crossover) with 44–158 hp and 73–225 Nm of torque.

44–158 hp
Power (33–118 kW): 73–225 Nm
Torque (54–166 lb-ft): 8.1–22.9 s
0–100 km/h (fastest to slowest version): 216 km/h
Highest top speed (134 mph)

All versions

From least to most powerful. Figures are manufacturer claims and vary by market and model year.

Power, torque and performance for each version of the Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation.
Version	Engine	Power	Torque	0–100 km/h	Top speed	Gearbox	Drive
1.0 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	44 hp 33 kW	—	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	44 hp 33 kW	—	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	44 hp 33 kW	76 Nm	21.9 s	137 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	44 hp 33 kW	73 Nm	—	—	Manual, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 D 4MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	47 hp 35 kW	100 Nm	18.7 s	148 km/h	Manual, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 D 4MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	47 hp 35 kW	100 Nm	18.7 s	148 km/h	Manual, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.0 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.0 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	16.7 s	151 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	18 s	151 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	16.7 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	50 hp 37 kW	—	16.7 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 D 5MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	53 hp 40 kW	100 Nm	18.5 s	150 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 D 5MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	53 hp 40 kW	100 Nm	18.7 s	148 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	54 hp 40 kW	100 Nm	16.7 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	54 hp 40 kW	100 Nm	16.7 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	54 hp 40 kW	100 Nm	22.9 s	143 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	54 hp 40 kW	100 Nm	22.9 s	143 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	58 hp 43 kW	93 Nm	16.7 s	151 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	58 hp 43 kW	93 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	58 hp 43 kW	93 Nm	15.9 s	157 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	58 hp 43 kW	93 Nm	16.7 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	59 hp 44 kW	—	22.9 s	143 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	59 hp 44 kW	—	17.7 s	148 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 TD MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	59 hp 44 kW	110 Nm	16.9 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 TD MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	59 hp 44 kW	110 Nm	16.9 s	151 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	118 Nm	16.4 s	157 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	118 Nm	16.4 s	157 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	118 Nm	15 s	168 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	118 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	118 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	118 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	133 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	68 hp 51 kW	133 Nm	14.5 s	160 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 TD MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	69 hp 51 kW	133 Nm	14.5 s	160 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 TD MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	69 hp 51 kW	133 Nm	14.6 s	158 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 5MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	71 hp 53 kW	120 Nm	13.5 s	164 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	71 hp 53 kW	120 Nm	15 s	162 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	71 hp 53 kW	128 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	71 hp 53 kW	128 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	71 hp 53 kW	128 Nm	14.1 s	162 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	120 Nm	15.2 s	162 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	120 Nm	15.2 s	162 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	120 Nm	13 s	167 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	120 Nm	13 s	167 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 TD MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	74 hp 55 kW	152 Nm	13.2 s	169 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 TD MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	74 hp 55 kW	152 Nm	13.2 s	169 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.6 litre diesel	79 hp 59 kW	155 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.6 litre diesel	79 hp 59 kW	155 Nm	13.5 s	160 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	83 hp 62 kW	—	11.3 s	178 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	83 hp 62 kW	—	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	86 hp 64 kW	130 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	86 hp 64 kW	130 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	142 Nm	12 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	145 Nm	11.5 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	142 Nm	11.9 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT AWD Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	142 Nm	11.9 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 MT AWD GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	145 Nm	12 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 Syncro MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	145 Nm	12 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 Syncro MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	145 Nm	12 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8i AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	145 Nm	13 s	173 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	All wheel drive
1.8i AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	142 Nm	13 s	172 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 AT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	97 hp 72 kW	143 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 AT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	97 hp 72 kW	143 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 3-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 MT Country crossover	1.8 litre gasoline	97 hp 72 kW	143 Nm	13.5 s	163 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 Syncro MT Hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	97 hp 72 kW	143 Nm	11.1 s	180 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 Syncro MT Hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	97 hp 72 kW	143 Nm	11.1 s	180 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.8 Kat MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	106 hp 79 kW	157 Nm	10.7 s	187 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 Kat MT GTI hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	106 hp 79 kW	157 Nm	10.5 s	187 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	110 hp 82 kW	159 Nm	8.8 s	190 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT GTI hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	110 hp 82 kW	159 Nm	8.7 s	190 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 16v Kat MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	127 hp 95 kW	168 Nm	9.1 s	200 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 16v Kat MT GTI hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	127 hp 95 kW	168 Nm	9 s	200 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 16v MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	137 hp 102 kW	169 Nm	8.2 s	204 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 16v MT GTI hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	137 hp 102 kW	169 Nm	8.1 s	204 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 G60 MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	158 hp 118 kW	225 Nm	8.4 s	215 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 G60 MT GTI hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	158 hp 118 kW	225 Nm	8.3 s	216 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.8 MT Rallye hatchback 3-doors	1.8 litre gasoline	158 hp 118 kW	225 Nm	9.5 s	210 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.3 AT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.3 AT GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.3 MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.3 MT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.6 AT GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.6 AT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.6 MT GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.6 MT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 AT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 AT GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 AT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 AT GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 AT AWD Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 AT AWD GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 MT Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 MT AWD Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 MT AWD Hatchback 3-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.8 MT AWD GTI hatchback 5-doors	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Dimensions and weight

Typical values for the 2nd generation, hatchback and crossover.
Length	4,053 mm	160 in
Width	1,672 mm	66 in
Height	1,415 mm	56 in
Wheelbase	2,475 mm	97 in
Ground clearance	125 mm	5 in
Kerb weight	825–1,220 kg	1,819–2,690 lb
Boot space	345–1,145 litres	12–40 cu ft
Seats	5
Turning circle	10.4 m	34 ft
Fuel tank	55 litres	15 US gal

Questions about the Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation

What is the most powerful Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation?

The 1.8 G60 MT gti hatchback 5-doors, with 158 hp (118 kW) and 225 Nm of torque.

How fast is the Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation from 0 to 100 km/h?

The quickest version, the 1.8 16v MT gti hatchback 3-doors, takes 8.1 seconds; the slowest takes 22.9 seconds. 0–60 mph is about 0.3 seconds quicker than 0–100 km/h.

What engines does the Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation have?

Engines from 1.0 to 1.8 litres, running on gasoline or diesel. The table above lists the power, torque and gearbox of each version.

How big is the Volkswagen Golf 2nd generation?

About 4,053 mm long, 1,672 mm wide and 1,415 mm tall (160 in long), weighing 825–1,220 kg. Figures vary slightly by body style.

Every Volkswagen Golf generation

1st generation 1974–1993
2nd generation 1983–1992
3rd generation 1991–2000
4th generation 1997–2006
5th generation 2003–2009
6th generation 2008–2012
7th generation 2012–2017
7th generation, facelift 2017–2020
8th generation 2019–2024

Volkswagen Golf overview: current engines, dimensions and markets

Sources: manufacturer data for each version. Figures are manufacturer claims and vary by market, model year and equipment.