Road Test
Volkswagen Fox
Test date 31 May 2006
Price as tested £7,255
For Bargain price, bags of space, practicality, quality feel, cheap to run
Against Indifferent handling, short on refinement, options not cheap
How much ?
- Price as tested £7,255
- Price as tested £7,190
How fast
- 0-30mph 4.3 sec
- 0-60mph 16.1 sec
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
20.3 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
7.3 / 9
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
10 / 13.6 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
16.2 sec
- 60-0mph
2.99 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
75 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
44.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
46.3 / 37.2 mpg
- CO2 emissions
144 g/km
How big?
- Length
3828 mm
- Width
1660 mm
- Height
1544 mm
- Wheelbase
2465 mm
- Weight
978 kg
- Fuel tank
no data
Engine
- Layout 3 cyls , 1198 cc
- Max power 54 bhp at 4750 rpm
- Max torque 80 ft at 3000 rpm
- Specific output 63bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 50bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 76.5/86.9 mm
- Compression ratio 10.3:1
- Valve gear 2 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.46 / 4.3
- 2nd 1.96 / 7.6
- 3rd 1.28 / 11.7
- 4th 0.98 / 15.2
- 5th 0.78 / 19.1
- 6th no data
- Final drive 4.53
Suspension
- Front MacPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Torsion beam, coil springs
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 2.90
Brakes
- Front 256mm ventilated discs
- Rear 200mm drums
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 6J x 14'' Steel in
- Size rear 6J x 14'' Steel in
- Made of Steel
- Tyres front 185/60 R14
- Tyres rear 185/60 R14
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