This vehicle has a 1 door saloon (sedan) body style with a mid located engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 1 cylinder layout, and 3 valves per cylinder. It produces 8.4 bhp (8.5 PS/6.3 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The Volkswagen 1-litre weighs a claimed 290 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 120 km/h or 75 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 0.89 l/100km actual driving average.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 1 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2205 mm | 86.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1000 mm | 39.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 810 mm | 31.9 inches | |
| Length | 3646 mm | 143.5 inches | |
| Width | 1248 mm | 49.1 inches | |
| Height | 1110 mm | 43.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 290 kg | 639 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 6.5 litres | 1.4 [1.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.159 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.00 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.16 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | 1 | ||
| Capacity | 0.3 litre 299 cc (18.246 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69 × 80 mm
2.72 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 3 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 8.5 PS (8.4 bhp) (6.3 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.9 kW/litre 28.5 ps/litre 28.1 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 29.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 21.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 28.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 46.3 kg/kW 77.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 0.89 l/100km actual driving average | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 0.9 l/100km average | ||
| km/litre | 112.4 km/l average | ||
| UK MPG | 317.4 UK MPG average | ||
| US MPG | 264.3 US MPG average | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 95/80 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 115/70 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98263 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 3.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Volkswagen 1-litre added 2002-08-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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