The Volkswagen Derby is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 33.5 bhp (34 PS/25 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 54 N·m (40 lb·ft/5.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 685 kg.
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 | 2335 mm | 91.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Length | 3835 mm | 151 inches | |
| Width | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Height | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 105 mm | 4.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 685 kg | 1510 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.8 litre 771 cc (47.049 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 64.5 × 59 mm
2.54 × 2.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
34 PS (33.5 bhp) (25 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
54 Nm (40 ft·lb) (5.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.4 kW/litre 44.1 ps/litre 43.5 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.04 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 35 PICT-5 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 880.1 kPa (127.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 192.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 49.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 36.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 48.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 27.42 kg/kW 45.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 135 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 135 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.57 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 819951 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Volkswagen Derby added 2024-12-27. Last modified 2024-12-27. |
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