This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) at 4200-6200 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 1500-4400 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1481 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 230 km/h or 143 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 8.3/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 150.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2538 mm | 99.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4288 mm | 168.8 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1481 kg | 3265 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 4200-6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1500-4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 81.6 kW/litre 110.9 ps/litre 109.4 bhp/litre 1.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
176.41 Nm/litre
2.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2216.8 kPa (321.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 148.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 146.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.15 kg/kW 15.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.3/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.3/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.0/18.5/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.0/52.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.3/43.6/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 150.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 609708 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TSI Cabriolet added 2019-10-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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