Volkswagen Beetle (KdF-Wagen)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Volkswagen_Beetle_(KdF-Wagen)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
gptkbp:assemblyLocation gptkb:Wolfsburg,_Germany
gptkbp:bodyStyle convertible
2-door sedan
gptkbp:category compact car
economy car
historical vehicle
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Ferdinand_Porsche
gptkbp:engineDisplacement 985–1,584 cc
gptkbp:engineType air-cooled flat-four
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fuelType petrol
gptkbp:height 1,500 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volkswagen Beetle (KdF-Wagen)
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Berlin_Motor_Show
1938
gptkbp:layout rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
gptkbp:length 4,079 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Volkswagen
gptkbp:marketedIn worldwide
gptkbp:massProductionStartYear 1945
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:butterfly
gptkb:Bug
gptkbp:notableAppearance gptkb:Herbie_(film_series)
Disney's The Love Bug
gptkbp:notableFor symbol of 1960s counterculture
iconic design
one of the best-selling cars of all time
affordable people's car
longevity in production
gptkbp:numberOfDoors 2
gptkbp:originalName KdF-Wagen
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:productionEndYear 2003
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1938
gptkbp:relatedModel gptkb:Volkswagen_Type_1
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 4
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Volkswagen_New_Beetle
gptkbp:totalProduced over 21 million
gptkbp:transmission 4-speed manual
3-speed semi-automatic
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:German_military_(WWII)
gptkbp:weight 800–900 kg
gptkbp:wheelbase 2,400 mm
gptkbp:width 1,539 mm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Strength_Through_Joy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7