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Volkswagen 1200 (Typ 1) "Beetle" |
1960-1964, Germany |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 60-64: |
flat-4/8V |
6.6:1 |
1192cc.(73ci) |
30DIN-hp |
@3400rpm |
25.2 hp/l |
1x1bbl |
56lb-ft. (76Nm) |
@2000rpm |
| 60-64: |
flat-4/8V |
7.0:1 |
1192cc.(73ci) |
34DIN-hp |
@3600rpm |
28.5 hp/l |
1x1bbl |
61lb-ft. (82Nm) |
@2000rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 1.2l30hp: |
112kph/70mph |
?s |
38.0s |
?s |
?s |
?s@?mph/?kph |
7.0-8.0 l/100km | 29.4-33.6 mpg | | 1.2l34hp: |
115kph/71mph |
?s |
23.0s |
?s |
?s |
?s@?mph/?kph |
7.5-8.5 l/100km | 27.7-31.4 mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
5.60-15 |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
4-speed/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
4070 x 1540 x 1500 mm (160.2 x 60.6 x 59.1 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
2400 mm - 1290/1250 mm (94.5 in - 50.8/49.2 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 6.27 m² (67.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.91 m² (~20.5 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.40 m³ (332.0 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): 0.48 - drag area: 0.915 m² / 9.85 sq.ft. |
| weight: |
720 - 760 kg (1587 - 1675 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
22.4 - 24.0 kg/hp (49.3 - 52.9 lb/hp) 42 - 45 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
3,790 - 4,600 DM (1960) |
| production: |
21,529,464 (all Beetle between 1945 and 2003) |
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In 1960 the Beetle received a facelift: The semaphore-type turn signals replaced by front and rear lamps.
The Beetle was built until 1978 in Germany and until 2003 in Mexico. The Beetle was imported from Mexico to Europe until 1985.
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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "Volkswagen AutoMuseum" in Wolfsburg, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Volkswagen AutoMuseum |
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Pictures taken in 2007 in Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Pictures taken in 2007 in Verl, Germany |
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Pictures taken in 2003 in Northeim (south of the Harz), Germany |
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Pictures taken in 2004 in Hanover, Germany |
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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "Volkswagen AutoMuseum" in Wolfsburg, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Volkswagen AutoMuseum
This specific car was used for the promotion of the movie "The Love Bug/Ein toller Kälfer" in Germany in 1969. |
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