The Beetle 2.5 is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front mounted engine, sold by Volkswagen.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 5 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1338 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2537 mm | 99.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1579 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1546 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4278 mm | 168.4 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 144 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1338 kg | 2950 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.372 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.25 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.84 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2480 cc (151.339 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 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
50.5 kW/litre 68.7 ps/litre 67.7 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
96.77 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1216.1 kPa (176.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 127.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.68 kg/kW 17.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/31 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.6 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/13.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/37.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/31.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.010 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 17 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 17 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 284966 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 added 2012-09-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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