This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 5300 rpm and 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Volkswagen K 70 LS is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 162 km/h which is 101 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 4470 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1655 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1807 cc (110.27 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 76 mm
3.43 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.9 kW/litre 55.5 ps/litre 54.8 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.12 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex C 40 DDH carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1057 kPa (153.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 451.75 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 | 162 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 574750 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Volkswagen K 70 LS added 2018-12-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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