The Volkswagen Beetle RSi is a 2 door sedan/saloon-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 15 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 1515 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 225 km/h, which is 140 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 16.7/9.2/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/total, and carbon dioxide emissions are 286.0 g/km.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| Carrosserie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2513 | 98.9 | |
| Voies AV | 1553 | 61.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1553 | 61.1 | |
| Longueur | 4100 | 161.4 | |
| Largeur | 1810 | 71.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1475 | 58.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.63 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1515 kg | 3340 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.4 | ||
| maître-couple | 2.23 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.89 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Volkswagen | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.2 litre 3189 cc (194.605 cu in) |
||
| Alésage × Course | 84 × 95.9 mm
3.31 × 3.78 in |
||
| Rapport alésage / course | 0.88 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
||
| Puissance maximale | 224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) à 6200 tr/mn |
||
| Couple maximale | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
||
| Specific output | 51.7 kW/litre 70.3 ps/litre 69.3 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
||
|
100.34 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
|||
| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1261 kPa (182.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 7 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 531.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 14.8 s | ||
| 0-1000m | 27.4 s | ||
| Vitesse | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 147.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 108.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 145.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.19 kg/kW 15.36 lb/bhp |
||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 16.7/9.2/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.7/9.2/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/10.9/8.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| UK MPG | 16.9/30.7/23.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| US MPG | 14.1/25.6/19.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 286.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | all wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | |||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.DW.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 9J x 18 | ||
| Roues AR | 9J x 18 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/40 R 18 Z | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/40 R 18 Z | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 334 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.77 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.20 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 77077 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
2000 Volkswagen Beetle RSi added 2001-03-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||