This automobile has a 3 door estate/station wagon body style with a rear mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 53 bhp (54 PS/40 kW) at 4000 rpm and 110 N·m (81 lb·ft/11.2 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1035 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 135 km/h (84 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 4225 mm | 166.3 inches | |
| Width | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1035 kg | 2282 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1584 cc (96.662 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 69 mm
3.37 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
54 PS (53 bhp) (40 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
110 Nm (81 ft·lb) (11.2 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
25 kW/litre 33.9 ps/litre 33.5 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
69.44 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 872.7 kPa (126.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 135 km/h (84 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.19 kg/kW 43.74 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78177 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Volkswagen 1600 L Variant added 2001-03-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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