Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
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Detailed specifications and information
| Name | Volkswagen Karmann Ghia |
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| Source | Wikidata |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Source |
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| Retrieved At | 2026-11-03 |
| Powertrain | 1200 cc, 1300 cc, 1500 cc, or 1600 cc flat-4 Source |
Detailed source specifications
| Section | Label | Value | Source Url |
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| Powertrain | Engine | 1200 cc, 1300 cc, 1500 cc, or 1600 cc flat-4 | Source |
| A marque of the Volkswagen Group See also : Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | Engines | Petrol engines Discontinued petrol engines G40 / G60 VR6 engine Diesel engines Discontinued diesel engines North American engines Air-cooled engine Wasserboxer | Source |
Contents
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| Volkswagen Types 14, 34, and 145 | — |
| 1958 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (Type 14) | — |
| Overview | — |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Production | Germany Type 14: 1955–1974 Type 34: 1961/1962–1969 445,238 total units built: [ 1 ] Coupé: 364,401 (Type 14 and 34) Cabriolet: 80,837 (all Type 14) Brazil Type 14: 1962–1971 TC (Touring Coupé): 1972–1975 41,689 total units built: [ 2 ] Coupé: 23,393 Cabriolet: 177 TC (Touring Coupé): 18,119 |
| Assembly | West Germany: Osnabrück [ 3 ] Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo ( Volkswagen do Brasil ) |
| Designer | Carrozzeria Ghia : Luigi Segre and Felice Mario Boano and others; 1972 update by Sergio Sartorelli |
| Body and chassis | — |
| Class | Sports car ( S ) |
| Body style | 2-door convertible 2-door coupé |
| Layout | RR layout |
| Related | Volkswagen Beetle Volkswagen Type 3 Puma GT |
| Powertrain | — |
| Engine | 1200 cc, 1300 cc, 1500 cc, or 1600 cc flat-4 |
| Chronology | — |
| Successor | Porsche 914 Volkswagen Scirocco Volkswagen SP2 |
Karmann Ghia (1963) [ 19 ]
| Engine | Displacement | Power | Torque | Wheelbase | L × W × H (M) | Weight | Top Speed | 0→100 Km/H (0-62 Mph) | Fuel Cap. |
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| OHV four-stroke air-cooled flat 4 " Volkswagen ", single Solex 28 PICT carburettor | 1,192 cc (77 × 64 mm) | 34 PS (25 kW; 34 hp) at 3,600 rpm | 8.4 kg⋅m (82.4 N⋅m; 60.8 lb⋅ft) at 2,000 rpm | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) | 4.14 × 1.63 × 1.33 | 820 kg (1,808 lb) | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| OHV four-stroke air-cooled flat 4 " Volkswagen ", Modified with double Solex 32 PBIC carburettor and OKRASA long-stroke crankshaft. | 1,295 cc (77 × 69.5 mm) | 50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp) at 4,200 rpm | 9.6 kg⋅m (94.1 N⋅m; 69.4 lb⋅ft) at 2,800 rpm | 150 km/h (93 mph) | — | — | — |
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| Discontinued vehicles | Aircooled 181 411/412 (Type 4) 1500/1600 (Type 3) Beetle (Type 1) Brasília Country Buggy/Sakbayan Gacel Hebmüller Cabriolet Karmann Ghia Kommandeurswagen Kübelwagen Schwimmwagen Senda SP1/SP2 Type 18A Type 147 (Fridolin) VW-Porsche 914 Watercooled Ameo Apollo Arteon/CC Atlantic Beetle C-Trek Cabrio Cabriolet Carat Caribe Citi Golf (China) Citi Golf (South Africa) Clásico Corrado Corsar Dasher Derby Eos Fox Gol Golf Plus Golf Sportsvan Iltis K70 Logus Lupo New Beetle Parati Passat Lingyu Passat (North America) Phaeton Phideon Pointer Polo Playa Polo (Russia) Quantum Rabbit Routan Santana Scirocco Sharan SpaceCross Suran/SpaceFox Taro T-Roc Cabriolet Touareg Touran Up Vento/Polo Sedan Voyage/Gol Sedan XL1 | — |
| Aircooled | 181 411/412 (Type 4) 1500/1600 (Type 3) Beetle (Type 1) Brasília Country Buggy/Sakbayan Gacel Hebmüller Cabriolet Karmann Ghia Kommandeurswagen Kübelwagen Schwimmwagen Senda SP1/SP2 Type 18A Type 147 (Fridolin) VW-Porsche 914 | — |
| Watercooled | Ameo Apollo Arteon/CC Atlantic Beetle C-Trek Cabrio Cabriolet Carat Caribe Citi Golf (China) Citi Golf (South Africa) Clásico Corrado Corsar Dasher Derby Eos Fox Gol Golf Plus Golf Sportsvan Iltis K70 Logus Lupo New Beetle Parati Passat Lingyu Passat (North America) Phaeton Phideon Pointer Polo Playa Polo (Russia) Quantum Rabbit Routan Santana Scirocco Sharan SpaceCross Suran/SpaceFox Taro T-Roc Cabriolet Touareg Touran Up Vento/Polo Sedan Voyage/Gol Sedan XL1 | — |
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| Engines | Petrol engines Discontinued petrol engines G40 / G60 VR6 engine Diesel engines Discontinued diesel engines North American engines Air-cooled engine Wasserboxer | — |
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| Type 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Economy Beetle (Type 1) Fox Compact Fastback / Squareback (Type 3) Rabbit I Golf II Jetta I Jetta II Dasher Mid-size Type 4 Quantum Coupé Karmann Ghia Scirocco I Scirocco II Convertible Beetle Convertible Rabbit Convertible Cabriolet Karmann Ghia Convertible 181 Thing / Safari Van Microbus (Type 2 - T1) Microbus (Type 2 - T2) Vanagon Pickup Rabbit Pickup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Type | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | — | — | — |
| Economy | Beetle (Type 1) | Fox | — | — | — | ||
| Compact | Fastback / Squareback (Type 3) | Rabbit I | Golf II | — | |||
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| Mid-size | Type 4 | Quantum | |||||
| Coupé | Karmann Ghia | Scirocco I | Scirocco II | — | — | — | |
| Convertible | Beetle Convertible | Rabbit Convertible | Cabriolet | — | — | — | — |
| Karmann Ghia Convertible | — | — | — | — | |||
| 181 Thing / Safari | — | — | |||||
| Van | Microbus (Type 2 - T1) | Microbus (Type 2 - T2) | Vanagon | — | — | — | — |
| Pickup | Rabbit Pickup | — | — | ||||
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Available sourced specifications
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group |
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| Last sourced | 2026-11-03 |
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