The Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T is a 2 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The 1.8 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1366 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4277 mm | 168.4 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1366 kg | 3012 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 84.1 mm
3.25 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
70.5 kW/litre 95.9 ps/litre 94.5 bhp/litre 1.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
139.04 Nm/litre
1.68 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1747.3 kPa (253.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.78 kg/kW 18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/34/28 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.9/8.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/14.5/11.9 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/40.8/33.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/34.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 487355 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T Automatic added 2016-06-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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