The Beetle 1.4 TSI Cabriolet is a passenger car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm and 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1500-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1434 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 201 km/h (125 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 7.1/4.9/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 133.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2538 mm | 99.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4288 mm | 168.8 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1434 kg | 3161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1395 cc (85.128 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 80 mm
2.93 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 79.1 kW/litre 107.6 ps/litre 106.1 bhp/litre 1.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
179.21 Nm/litre
2.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2252 kPa (326.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 348.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.99 kg/kW 21.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.1/4.9/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.1/4.9/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.1/20.4/17.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 39.8/57.6/49.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 33.1/48.0/41.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 133.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 609950 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Beetle 1.4 TSI Cabriolet added 2019-10-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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