The Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) reaches 60 mph in 7.71 s (100 km/h in 8.13 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 15.95 s, tripping the lights at 88.9 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.50 s and the eighth mile in 10.33 s.
Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and
drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures.
Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
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Down the strip
Standing start
Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8)
0–60 mph
7.71 s
0–100 km/h
8.13 s
0–100 mph
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60 ft
2.50 s
1/8 mile
10.33 s
1/4 mile
15.95 s
Trap speed
88.9 mph
About the Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8)
The 2020 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) is a front-drive turbocharged car of 1,285 kg with 148 bhp, which works out at 115 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.50 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 5,952nd quickest to 60 mph, and the 5th quickest of the 16 Volkswagens here. Its 88.9 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.
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Questions
What is the Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) 0-60 time?
The Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) reaches 60 mph in 7.71 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 5,952nd quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) quarter mile time?
15.95 s at 88.9 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 10.33 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.50 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) have?
148 bhp and 1,285 kg, which is 115 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, turbocharged, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 224 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8)?
Closest here on pace: Skoda Octavia 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk4) (7.71 s), Peugeot 207 CC 1.6 16V Turbo 156 (7.70 s), Peugeot 207 CC 1.6 THP 156 (7.70 s). Each one can be raced against the Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 150 (Mk8) is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
Figures regenerated 2026-10-16. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.