Volkswagen Beetle
TOCHistory
Development Commercial Success
How Beetle Works ? Engine Interior Specifications
Beginnings - 1935People’s car :
Top speed of 100km/h Fuel consumption of 7
litres per 100km Be able to carry 2 adults
and 3 children Air-cooled Should cost no more
than RM (Reichsmarks) 1000 (£86)
Prototypes - 1935Hitler’s sketch
"It should look like a beetle, you've only got to look to nature to find out what streamlining is".
Two prototypes
Final Design - 1938
985 cc24 hp4 cylinder
boxerAir cooled
War Years - 1944Total production : 644 !
Mostly to echelons of Nazi Party
Rebirth - 1952“From Wolfsburg with love”
Marketing
“a shape that cannot be improved”
Commercial Success
Half a million per year ! 40 million at 1968
How Beetle WorksWell-known for its
EnduranceTens of years of
service Economy (!?)
7 L/100km seems good for its time
HandinessEasy to useNo water
Prof. Ferdinand Porsche
Engine
Rear enginedRear
transmission
It is Air Cooled
Chasis
Rear engined with half chasis
EngineAir cooled
Air cycles once throughout the engine
Air is also used as heater
Engine
Oil is also cooled! Oil acts like
cooling water of conventional engines
LuggageLuggage on
the front Spare tire Fuel tank … and many
unused space !
InteriorInterior volume comparable to
today’s cars !
InteriorMetal dashboard
1938->1972
Many control button changes
Lift the lever up to seat on the back side
Interior
Hold this to get-off from backseat!
Interior
Specifications
Specifications 1303 & 1302
Engine capacity 1285 cm³ Bore × Stroke 77 × 69 mm Max. Power 50 hp Max. Torque 88 Nm at 3000
rpm Compression ratio 7,5:1 Topspeed 135 km p/h
Specifications 1303s, 1302s, 1200s
Engine capacity 1584 cm³ Bore × Stroke 85,5 × 69 mm Max. Power 60 hp Max. Torque 108 Nm at 2000
rpm Compression ratio 7,5:1 Topspeed 146 km p/h
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