VW Bug

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
Toyota Corolla
gptkbp:assemblyLocation gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Puebla,_Mexico
gptkb:Wolfsburg,_Germany
gptkbp:bodyStyle convertible
2-door sedan
gptkbp:category compact car
economy car
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Ferdinand_Porsche
gptkbp:engineType air-cooled flat-four
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:height 1500 mm (varies by year)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VW Bug
gptkbp:layout rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
gptkbp:length 4079 mm (varies by year)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Volkswagen
gptkbp:marketedIn worldwide
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:entomologist
Type 1
gptkbp:notableAppearance gptkb:Herbie_(film_series)
gptkbp:notableFeature distinctive rounded shape
rear engine
iconic status
gptkbp:notableFor icon of 1960s counterculture
originally designed as the 'people's car' for Germany
subject of numerous customizations and modifications
featured in motorsport, including rallying
one of the best-selling cars of all time
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:productionEndYear 2003
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1938
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Volkswagen_New_Beetle
gptkb:Volkswagen_Golf
gptkbp:totalProduced over 21 million
gptkbp:transmission 4-speed manual
3-speed semi-automatic
gptkbp:weight 800–900 kg (varies by year)
gptkbp:wheelbase 2400 mm
gptkbp:width 1550 mm (varies by year)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Volkswagen_Type_1
gptkb:VW_Beetle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6