This automobile has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a rear mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that has an output of 44 bhp (44.6 PS/32.8 kW) of power at 4100 rpm, and maximum torque of 87 N·m (64 lb·ft/8.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 870 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 125 km/h (78 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1352 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Length | 4080 mm | 160.6 inches | |
| Width | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 870 kg | 1918 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1285 cc (78.416 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 69 mm
3.03 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
44.6 PS (44 bhp) (32.8 kW) at 4100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
87 Nm (64 ft·lb) (8.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.5 kW/litre 34.7 ps/litre 34.2 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
67.7 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 850.8 kPa (123.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 321.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 14 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 125 km/h (78 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.52 kg/kW 44.29 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB.TA. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwSemiAx.TA.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39424 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Volkswagen 1302 `Beetle' added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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