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Volkswagen 412 (Typ 4) 2door fastback 

1968-1972, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
68-69: flat-4/8V 7.8:1 1679cc.(102ci)

68DIN-hp

@4500rpm

40.5 hp/l 2x1bbl 92lb-ft. (125Nm)

@2800rpm

69-72: flat-4/8V 8.2:1 1679cc.(102ci)

80DIN-hp

@4900rpm

47.6 hp/l EFI 98lb-ft. (132Nm)

@2700rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.7l68hp: 145kph/90mph ?s 18.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

11.5-12.5 l/100km18.8-20.5 mpg
1.7l80hp: 155kph/96mph ?s 17.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

11.5-12.5 l/100km18.8-20.5 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 155 SR15
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed manual/RWD, 3-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4525 x 1635 x 1485 mm (178.1 x 64.4 x 58.5 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2500 mm - 1376/1342 mm (98.4 in - 54.2/52.8 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.40 m² (79.7 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.00 m² (~21.6 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 10.99 m³ (388.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1020 - 1080 kg (2249 - 2381 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 13.5 - 15.0 kg/hp (29.8 - 33.1 lb/hp) 67 - 74 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 7,770 DM (1968) 
production: ?

   

The Typ 4 was the first all-new Volkswagen since the VW Typ 1 "Beetle/Käfer" (The Typ 3 was still based on the Typ 1).
And it was the first Volkswagen with a unitary body. The Typ 4 was not as successful as Volkswagen wanted it to be.

Pictures taken at the "Bockhorner Oldtimermarkt 2010" in Bockhorn, Germany
 
  Volkswagen 412 (Typ 4) 1968-1972   Volkswagen 412 (Typ 4) 1968-1972   Volkswagen 412 (Typ 4) 1968-1972  
             
  Volkswagen 412 (Typ 4) 1968-1972   Volkswagen 412 (Typ 4) 1968-1972      
             

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