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#0783

Volkswagen Cabriolet

🇩🇪 Germany ·1975–1993· convertible

petrol

base stats

  • popularity 97 in NL#1464 most common
  • weight 1,019 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1975–1993
body
convertible
engine
1.5 L–1.8 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
—
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
4
doors
2
weight
1,019 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
20–25 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Minicompact Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

97 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1464 of all models. Most common build year: 1979 (23 cars).

19751979

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

🇺🇸 US versions (18)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1985–1993. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1993Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1993Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1992Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1992Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1991Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1991Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1990Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1990Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1989Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1989Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1988Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1988Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1987Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1987Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1986Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1986Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1985Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1985Cabriolet1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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