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New Beetle
2001 April:
VW Australia is entering the
Australian GTP production Racing Championship
with two RSi Beetles.
The RSi Beetle comes in two versions -
2.8 litre & front wheel drive, and
3.4 litre & all wheel drive.
Road going RSi's are sold in Europe and in Japan.
In 2001 Matthew Coleman and Tim Leahey
will drive front wheel drive RSi's in Group B of the Australian GTP series.
VW plans to enter all wheel drive models in 2002.
VW RSi:
loa 4081mm, w 1770mm, h 1450mm, wb 2500mm, weight 1170kg,
2800cc V6 4-valves/cyl, ULP+ 98 octane, 150kW at 6800rpm, 270Nm,
6-speed manual gearbox, 235/625x18 tyres,
airbag, roll cage.
2000:
VW showed a Beetle RSi at the Geneva Motor Show
with a 3.2 litre V6 engine,
6-speed manual gearbox and
"4motion" four wheel drive system.
If it looks like an Audi
TT with roof,
and (now) goes like a TT (or better), is it an Audi TT?
The RSi could go on sale in Europe ~2001.
VW are also experimenting with a light-duty offroad 4WD Beetle,
the "Dune".
2000:
From a rational point of view,
the new VW Beetle is a VW Golf with less interior room,
e.g. you have 2-door inconvenience to get into
the rear seats which have limited head room.
From a romantic point of view,
this is the reborn love bug, Herbie II.
Strange to say, most people seem to be romantics in its presence.
Priced from au$37K (2000), this is an expensive small car,
hoping to become a cult icon - it has a very ordinary engine,
although it does come with airbags, ABS brakes, air-conditioning etc..
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4wd.sofcom.com/4WD.html
- sedan, 4 (or 2+2 ?) seats, 2-doors, airbags, ABS
- loa: 4081mm, width: 1724mm, height: 1498mm
- wheelbase: 2510mm , track: xxx/xxx, grnd clearance: xxx -->
- weight: 1230kg (unladen)
- 1984cc, petrol,
4-cyls, mpfi, 2-valves/cyl, sohc
LI>bore: xxx, stroke: xxx, c.r.: xxx -->
- power: 85kW at 5200rpm, torque: 170Nm at 2400rpm
- transmission: 5m/4a, front wheel drive
- suspension: MacPherson strut / torsion beam, brakes: disc/disc
- tyres: 205/55x16, fuel-tank: 55L
- prices: from $36,990, auto +$2.2K [$au, 2000]
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