The Volkswagen Beetle TDI is a front wheel drive motor car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4000 rpm and 320 Nm (236 lbft/32.6 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1394 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 | 1394 kg | 3073 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.367 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.25 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.83 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1968 cc (120.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
162.6 Nm/litre
1.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2043.3 kPa (296.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| 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 100.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.55 kg/kW 22.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28/41 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/5.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/17.4 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/49.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/41.0 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 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 285087 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Volkswagen Beetle TDI added 2012-09-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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