The Beetle VR5 is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front positioned engine, sold by Volkswagen.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 5 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 167 bhp (169 PS/125 kW) at 6200 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1327 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 211 km/h (131 mph), officially stated fuel consumption is 12.4/6.8/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/total, and carbon dioxide emissions are 214.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2508 mm | 98.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1508 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4081 mm | 160.7 inches | |
| Width | 1724 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1327 kg | 2926 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.82 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2324 cc (141.819 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.2 mm
3.19 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.6 kW/litre 72.9 ps/litre 71.9 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.66 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1189.6 kPa (172.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 464.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.66 kg/kW 17.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.4/6.8/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/6.8/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/14.7/11.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/41.5/31.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/34.6/26.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/total | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 214.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81840 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Volkswagen Beetle VR5 added 2001-07-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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