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Volkswagen Beetle. TOC. History Development Commercial Success How Beetle Works ? Engine Interior Specifications. Beginnings - 1935. People’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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Volkswagen Beetle

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TOCHistory

Development Commercial Success

How Beetle Works ? Engine Interior Specifications

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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)

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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

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Final Design - 1938

985 cc24 hp4 cylinder

boxerAir cooled

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War Years - 1944Total production : 644 !

Mostly to echelons of Nazi Party

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Rebirth - 1952“From Wolfsburg with love”

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Marketing

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“a shape that cannot be improved”

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Commercial Success

Half a million per year ! 40 million at 1968

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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

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Engine

Rear enginedRear

transmission

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It is Air Cooled

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Chasis

Rear engined with half chasis

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EngineAir cooled

Air cycles once throughout the engine

Air is also used as heater

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Engine

Oil is also cooled! Oil acts like

cooling water of conventional engines

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LuggageLuggage on

the front Spare tire Fuel tank … and many

unused space !

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InteriorInterior volume comparable to

today’s cars !

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InteriorMetal dashboard

1938->1972

Many control button changes

Lift the lever up to seat on the back side

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Interior

Hold this to get-off from backseat!

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Interior

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Specifications

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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

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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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