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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2508 | 98.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1508 | 59.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1494 | 58.8 | |
| Longueur | 4081 | 160.7 | |
| Largeur | 1724 | 67.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1498 | 59 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.63 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1327 kg | 2926 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.38 | ||
| maître-couple | 2.17 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.82 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Volkswagen | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 5 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.3 litre 2324 cc (141.819 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 81 × 90.2 mm
3.19 × 3.55 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.9 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 20 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) à 6200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) à 3300 tr/mn |
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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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94.66 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1189.6 kPa (172.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 6 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 464.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 6.2 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.3 s | ||
| 0-1000m | 29.7 s | ||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 214.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | front wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 312 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.84 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.94 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81840 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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