Volkswagen Beetle Diesel is an automobile that has a 2 door sedan/saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 202 N·m (149 lb·ft/20.6 kgm) at 1900 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1230 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2512 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4092 mm | 161.1 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 107 mm | 4.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1230 kg | 2712 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 | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
202 Nm (149 ft·lb) (20.6 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.5 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
106.54 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1338.8 kPa (194.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| 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 74.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 73.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.33 kg/kW 30.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 3.200 | ||
| 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 | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21571 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Volkswagen Beetle Diesel added 1998-07-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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