The Volkswagen Beetle is a 2 door saloon-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 174 bhp (176 PS/130 kW) at 5000 rpm and 250 Nm (184 lbft/25.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The Volkswagen Beetle weighs a stated 1370 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2543 mm | 100.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4288 mm | 168.8 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1370 kg | 3020 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.9 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| 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 | 176 PS (174 bhp) (130 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.4 kW/litre 88.9 ps/litre 87.7 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
126.01 Nm/litre
1.52 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.65:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1583.5 kPa (229.7 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) | |||
| 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 128.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 127.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.56 kg/kW 17.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26/33/29 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/7.1/8.1 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/14.0/12.3 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.2/39.6/34.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.0/33.0/29.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 R 16 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 R 16 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 539264 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Volkswagen Beetle added 2018-01-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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