Road TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Bora - V5 sedanVolkswagen modelsThe Car28 Jun 2001 Although the Bora is basically a Golf with a boot, clever styling means there are few visual cues connecting the two cars The narrow, 15 degree V-shaped engine block is spanned by a one- piece cylinder head casting The simple head design uses single overhead camshafts and two valves per cylinder The long-stroke engine configuration assists low-speed torque production The four-cylinder version uses the same 2.0-litre, 85kW engine seen in the Golf and the New Beetle Power is relayed to the front wheels by a five-speed manual transmission Suspension is by independent MacPherson struts and coil springs at the front and torsion beam axle, trailing arms and coil springs at the rear The Bora uses four-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock and electronic brake force distribution The steering wheel is adjustable for both height and reach VW claims the V5 Bora can accelerate to 100km/h in 9.1 seconds 16-inch alloy wheels are standard on V5 Bora Both four-cylinder and V5 Boras comes with dual front airbags and side airbags as standard The split/fold rear seats feature three removable headrests Bora's blue back-lit illumination and red instruments are also found in the Passat The Bora is fully galvanised, allowing Volkswagen to offer a 12- year warranty against rust protection Seatbelt pretensioners with belt force limiters and web-lock elements are standard Did you know?The Bora V5 engine is basically a V6 with one cylinder removedAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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