The Beetle Cabriolet 2.0 TSI is a front wheel drive convertible/cabriolet passenger car with a front mounted engine, from Volkswagen.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 5100 rpm and 280 Nm (207 lbft/28.6 kgm) at 1700-5000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual 'box.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1510 kg.
Top quoted speed is 223 km/h, or 139 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 10.0/6.1/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 174.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4278 mm | 168.4 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1510 kg | 3329 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 | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 1700-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74 kW/litre 100.7 ps/litre 99.3 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
141.13 Nm/litre
1.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1773.5 kPa (257.2 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) | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 223 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.28 kg/kW 17.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.0/6.1/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.0/6.1/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.0/16.4/13.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.2/46.3/37.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.5/38.6/31.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 174.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 17 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 253 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 302984 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet 2.0 TSI added 2012-12-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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