The Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 114 bhp (116 PS/85 kW) at 5200 rpm and 170 Nm (125 lbft/17.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1255 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 182 km/h (113 mph).
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 | 1255 kg | 2767 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
116 PS (114 bhp) (85 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.8 kW/litre 58.3 ps/litre 57.5 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.69 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1076.8 kPa (156.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.76 kg/kW 24.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76362 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 Automatic added 2001-03-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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