The standard Volkswagen Beetle has a wheelbase of 2,400 mm.
Wheelbase is the distance between the front and rear axle centerlines. On the standard Beetle, that compact measurement supported the car’s familiar two-door body while leaving room for four occupants, a front luggage compartment and the rear-mounted engine.
The 2,400-mm figure remained a defining dimension across much of the classic Type 1’s long production life. Volkswagen preserved the basic platform architecture even as the car received larger windows, revised bumpers, different engines, improved brakes and changing electrical systems.
The Super Beetle can cause confusion because its front structure was redesigned for MacPherson strut suspension. Its wheelbase was slightly longer—about 2,420 mm—but the extra length was placed ahead of the windscreen. That is why specifications for the standard Beetle and Super Beetle should not be mixed. The standard car’s 2,400-mm wheelbase is the canonical figure normally given for the original Beetle design.