The EcoRacer is a passenger car from Volkswagen, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a Cesar Muntada-penned 2 door roadster body style.
The 1.5 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
The Volkswagen EcoRacer weighs a stated 850 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 230 km/h (143 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Cesar Muntada | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2480 mm | 97.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 3770 mm | 148.4 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1210 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 850 kg | 1874 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 39% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 30 litres | 6.6 [7.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1484 cc (90.559 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 67.3 kW/litre 91.6 ps/litre 90.3 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 371 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.51 kg/kW 14.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133969 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Volkswagen EcoRacer added 2005-10-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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