Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Engines by Year

The Karmann Ghia used the Beetle's air-cooled engine under a coachbuilt body.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Type 14 (US) (1956–1974): 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974

Type 14 (US) (1956–1974)

1956 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	—	Coupe, Convertible (from 1958 US)

1957 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	—	Coupe, Convertible (from 1958 US)

1958 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	—	Coupe, Convertible (from 1958 US)

1959 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	—	Coupe, Convertible (from 1958 US)

1960 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	—	Coupe, Convertible (from 1958 US)

1961 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	34 hp gross	Coupe, Convertible

1962 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	34 hp gross	Coupe, Convertible

1963 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	34 hp gross	Coupe, Convertible

1964 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	34 hp gross	Coupe, Convertible

1965 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
73 flat-four 1200	34 hp gross	Coupe, Convertible

1966 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
78 flat-four 1300	—	Coupe, Convertible

1967 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
91 flat-four 1500	—	Coupe, Convertible

1968 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
91 flat-four 1500	—	Coupe, Convertible

1969 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
91 flat-four 1500	—	Coupe, Convertible

1970 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
91 flat-four 1500	—	Coupe, Convertible

1971 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 dual-port	—	Coupe, Convertible (to 1974)

1972 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 dual-port	—	Coupe, Convertible (to 1974)

1973 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 dual-port	—	Coupe, Convertible (to 1974)

1974 Karmann Ghia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 dual-port	—	Coupe, Convertible (to 1974)

Working on one of these engines?

• Engine displacement from bore and stroke
• Static and dynamic compression ratio
• Which camshaft for your build
• What size carburetor
• Horsepower to torque at any RPM
• Torque converter stall speed

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