Volkswagen Beetle
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The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic compact car, originally designed in the 1930s and widely recognized for its distinctive rounded shape and status as one of the best-selling cars of all time.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Beetle canonical | 9 |
| Volkswagen New Beetle | 3 |
| Volkswagen Type 1 | 3 |
| KdF-Wagen | 2 |
| VW Beetle | 1 |
| Volkswagen Beetle (A5) | 1 |
| Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1) | 1 |
| Volkswagen Beetle design | 1 |
| Volkswagen Type 1 platform | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
car model
ⓘ
compact car ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bug
ⓘ
Volkswagen Beetle ⓘ
surface form:
VW Beetle
Volkswagen Beetle ⓘ
surface form:
Volkswagen Type 1
|
| bodyStyle |
2-door convertible
ⓘ
2-door sedan ⓘ |
| category | best-selling cars ⓘ |
| class | economy car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| designer | Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ |
| doorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| drivetrain | RR layout ⓘ |
| enginePosition | rear ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled flat-four ⓘ |
| eraOfPopularity |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Herbie film series ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| inspiredByPolicy | German people’s car program ⓘ |
| layout |
rear-engine
ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Volkswagen Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Volkswagen
|
| marketSegment | people's car ⓘ |
| massProductionStart | 1945 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
air-cooled engine
ⓘ
distinctive rounded shape ⓘ |
| originalProductionEnd | 2003 ⓘ |
| platform |
Volkswagen Beetle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Volkswagen Type 1 platform
|
| predecessor | Volkswagen prototypes of the 1930s ⓘ |
| productionLocation |
Australia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Puebla ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla, Mexico
South Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (assembly)
Wolfsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Wolfsburg, Germany
|
| productionStart | 1938 ⓘ |
| record | longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single platform ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
ⓘ
Volkswagen Type 2 (Transporter) ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 4 ⓘ |
| status | iconic car ⓘ |
| successor |
Volkswagen Beetle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Volkswagen Beetle (A5)
Volkswagen Beetle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Volkswagen New Beetle
|
| totalProduction | >21 million units (classic Type 1) ⓘ |
| usedIn | motorsport (rallying and circuit racing) ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 2400 mm (approximate, classic models) ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
VW Beetle
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Type 1
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen New Beetle
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Beetle (A5)
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Type 1 platform
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen New Beetle
subject surface form:
Volkswagen Type 2
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1)
subject surface form:
Volkswagen Beetle
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen New Beetle
subject surface form:
Volkswagen Beetle
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Type 1
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Type 1
this entity surface form:
Volkswagen Beetle design
subject surface form:
Charlie Watson
this entity surface form:
KdF-Wagen
this entity surface form:
KdF-Wagen