This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 104 bhp (105 PS/78 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1900 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1351 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 179 km/h or 111 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 6.9/4.7/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2516 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4129 mm | 162.6 inches | |
| Width | 1721 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Height | 1502 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1351 kg | 2978 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.81 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 105 PS (104 bhp) (78 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.9 kW/litre 55.6 ps/litre 54.9 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.86 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1657 kPa (240.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 179 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.42 kg/kW 29.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.9/4.7/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.9/4.7/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.5/21.3/18.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 40.9/60.1/51.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 34.1/50.0/42.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 154495 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Volkswagen Beetle 1.9 TDI Cabriolet added 2007-03-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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