Volkswagen Beetle 1.2 TSI Review - The restructure of the Beetle with a one58bhp 1.4-liter engine twin-charged version has wonderful dynamics and drivability. The smaller the capability, single-engine turbo 104bhp offers fuel economy and lower purchase value, however is it sensible to drive.
The 1.2 TSI Beetle’s forty seven.9mpg economy and one37g/km CO2 emissions improve on the 1.4 TSI’s 42.8mpg and 153g/km. It conjointly falls into insurance cluster 11E, whereas the one.4 TSI sits within the higher 18E bracket. Plus, with costs for the one.2 estimated to begin around £16,000, it’ll be cheaper to induce one on your driveway within the initial place.
Body type : sedan/saloon
Number of doors : 2
Designer
Dimensions & weights :
Wheelbase 2537 mm ninety nine.9 in
Front track 1578 mm sixty two.1 in
Rear track 1544 mm sixty.8 in
Length 4278 mm 168.4 in
Width 1808 mm seventy one.2 in
Height 1486 mm fifty eight.5 in
length : wheelbase ratio one.69
Ground clearance
Weight : 1274 kg 2809 lb
Weight distribution :
Fuel tank capability fifty five litres twelve.1 UK Gal one4.5 US Gal
aerodynamics
Drag coefficient
Frontal space
CdA
engine
Engine code
Bore × Stroke seventy one mm × seventy five.6 mm
2.8 in × 2.98 in
Number of cylinders Inline4
Capacity one.2 litre
1197 cc
(73.045 cu in)
Valve gear DOHC
4 valves per cylinder
16 Total valves
max power 104.9 PS 103.5 bhp 77.2 kW
at 5000 rpm
Specific output eighty six.5 bhp/litre
1.42 bhp/cu in
max torque one hundred seventy five Nm 129 ft·lb 17.8 kgm
at 1550-4100 rpm
Specific torque 146.2 Nm/litre
Engine construction
sump Wet sumped
compression ratio 10:1
Fuel system direct petrol injection
brake mean effective pressure 1837.2 kPa (266.5 psi)
Maximum RPM
Engine manufacturer Volkswagen
Number of crankshaft bearings
Engine coolant Water
Bore/stroke ratio zero.94
Cylinder volume 299.25
Aspiration Turbo
Compressor
Intercooler
Catalyser Y
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