Volkswagen Export Saloon `Beetle' is a car that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a rear positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Volkswagen Export Saloon `Beetle' is an overhead valve, 1.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 24.5 bhp (24.8 PS/18.3 kW) at 3300 rpm and 67 N·m (49 lb·ft/6.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 892 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 100 km/h or 62 mph.
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 | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1251 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Length | 4070 mm | 160.2 inches | |
| Width | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 892 kg | 1967 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 2.30 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1131 cc (69.018 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 64 mm
2.95 × 2.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 24.8 PS (24.5 bhp) (18.3 kW) at 3300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 67 Nm (49 ft·lb) (6.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 16.2 kW/litre 22 ps/litre 21.7 bhp/litre 0.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
59.24 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 744.4 kPa (108 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 282.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 22.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 24.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 27.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 20.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 27.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 48.82 kg/kW 81.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 520 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29414 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Volkswagen Export Saloon `Beetle' added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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