The Volkswagen Beetle is a 2 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 73 bhp (74 PS/54 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1159 kg.
Top stated speed is 161 km/h (100 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 9.3/5.7/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 168.0 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 | 1159 kg | 2555 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 | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 74 PS (73 bhp) (54 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.2 kW/litre 53.2 ps/litre 52.5 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.65 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1139.1 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 35.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.29 kg/kW 35.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.3/5.7/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.3/5.7/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.8/17.5/14.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.4/49.6/40.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.3/41.3/33.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 168.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 T | ||
| 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 | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 113454 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Volkswagen Beetle added 2003-10-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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