The Volkswagen Caravelle/Microbus syncro is a 4 door multi-purpose vehicle-bodied car with a rear positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 2.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 112 bhp (114 PS/84 kW) at 4800 rpm and 174 N·m (128 lb·ft/17.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1625 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 126 km/h (78 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/8 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2460 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1844 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1991 mm | 78.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1625 kg | 3583 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.1 litre 2110 cc (128.76 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 76 mm
3.7 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 114 PS (112 bhp) (84 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 174 Nm (128 ft·lb) (17.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.6 kW/litre 53.8 ps/litre 53.1 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.46 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Digijet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1036.3 kPa (150.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 527.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 24.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 126 km/h (78 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.46 kg/kW 32.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 15741 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Volkswagen Caravelle/Microbus syncro added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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