VW Beetle economy?

[OzJavelin]

Does anyone have an idea of L/100km a stock 1300/1600cc Beetle (early) would get? I've always liked early Beetles and thought might be an alternative daily driver, but I'm not sure if their economy is actually that good compared to a modern small car? I thought their light weight might help?

A friend of mine had a 56(?) oval window on '69 IRS floorpan with disc-brake frontend (adjustable torsion bars), twin-port 1600 .. and the mandatory 12V conversion. It was black with red slotted rims, Wolfsberg hubcaps, lowered and IMHO looked very cool. Not a bad one for a daily driver ..