This car has a 4 door multi-purpose vehicle type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 231 bhp (234 PS/172 kW) at 6200 rpm and 320 Nm (236 lbft/32.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| Body type | 7/8 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3000 mm | 118.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1644 mm | 64.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1644 mm | 64.7 inches | |
| Length | 4722 mm | 185.9 inches | |
| Width | 1909 mm | 75.2 inches | |
| Height | 1904 mm | 75 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3189 cc (194.605 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 95.9 mm
3.31 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 234 PS (231 bhp) (172 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54 kW/litre 73.4 ps/litre 72.4 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.34 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1261 kPa (182.9 psi) | ||
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| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 531.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.5J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.5J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 77099 | ||
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| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Volkswagen Microbus added 2001-03-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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