Volkswagen 151ci Specs: 82.5 x 92.8 mm

Volkswagen 151ci specs: 82.5 x 92.8 mm (3.2480 x 3.6535 in) bore and stroke, shared by all 3 versions. Displacement, compression and factory ratings.

At a glance

Displacement	151 ci
Cylinders	5
Bore	3.248"
Stroke	3.654"
Compression	9.5:1
Advertised power	150–170 hp
Years	2006–2014

Engines in this family

Engine	Displacement	Bore × Stroke	CR	HP
BGP / BPR / BPS / CBTA	151 ci	3.248" × 3.6535"	9.5:1	150
CBTA / CCCA	151 ci	3.248" × 3.6535"	—	170
CBT / CBU	151 ci	3.248" × 3.6535"	9.5:1	170

Factory cars with a Volkswagen 151ci

• Volkswagen New Beetle: 2006, BGP / BPR / BPS / CBTA; 2007, BGP / BPR / BPS / CBTA; 2008, BGP / BPR / BPS / CBTA; 2009, BGP / BPR / BPS / CBTA, 150 hp; 2010, BGP / BPR / BPS / CBTA, 150 hp; 2012, CBTA / CCCA, 170 hp; 2013, CBTA / CCCA, 170 hp; 2014, CBTA / CCCA, 170 hp
• Volkswagen Passat: 2012, CBT / CBU, 170 hp; 2013, CBT / CBU, 170 hp; 2014, CBT / CBU, 170 hp

What varies across the family

All are undersquare — stroke larger than bore, favouring torque low in the range.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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