The New Beetle 1.9 TDI is a road car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 3750 rpm, and maximum torque of 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 1900 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1337 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2507 mm | 98.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4092 mm | 161.1 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 99 mm | 3.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1337 kg | 2948 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
110.76 Nm/litre
1.34 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1391.8 kPa (201.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 14.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 66.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.15 kg/kW 33.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 34/44 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.9/5.3 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 14.5/18.7 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 40.8/52.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 34.0/44.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.040 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 226160 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Volkswagen New Beetle 1.9 TDI Automatic added 2010-12-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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