The Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T is a 2 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 5800 rpm and 220 Nm (162 lbft/22.4 kgm) at 2000-4200 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1264 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 203 km/h (126 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 11.0/6.4/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 194.0 g/km.
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 | 2508 mm | 98.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1508 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4081 mm | 160.7 inches | |
| Width | 1724 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1264 kg | 2787 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.82 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 2000-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
62 kW/litre 84.3 ps/litre 83.1 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
123.53 Nm/litre
1.49 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1552.3 kPa (225.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.45 kg/kW 19.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.0/6.4/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.0/6.4/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.1/15.6/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.7/44.1/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.4/36.8/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 194.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76384 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T added 2001-03-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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