The Volkswagen Concept BlueSport is a 2 door roadster style car with a mid located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic 'box.
Top stated speed is 226 km/h (140 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 113.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2430 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 3990 mm | 157.1 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | 45% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 2000 cc (122.047 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.2 kW/litre 90 ps/litre 88.8 bhp/litre 1.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2199.1 kPa (319 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 500 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 226 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 113.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 235/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 192192 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Volkswagen Concept BlueSport added 2009-01-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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