▁to ▁be ▁copied ▁by ▁British ▁industry ". ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁design ▁features ▁that ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁Kü bel w agens ▁performance ▁were : ▁▁ ▁Light ▁weight , ▁although ▁some ▁ ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁Wil ly s ▁MB , ▁it ▁was ▁over ▁ ▁l ighter . ▁ ▁Very ▁flat ▁and ▁smooth ▁under body , ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁slide ▁over ▁the ▁surface ▁it ▁was ▁travers ing . ▁ ▁Consider able ▁ground ▁clear ance , ▁roughly ▁, ▁in ▁part ▁thanks ▁to : ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁portal ▁g ear ▁hub ▁reduction , ▁providing ▁more ▁tor que ▁and ▁ride ▁height ▁simultaneously . ▁ ▁Independent ▁susp ension ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁whe els . ▁ ▁Self - lock ing ▁differential , ▁limit ing ▁sli pp age ▁and ▁retain ing ▁tra ction . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁air - co o led ▁engine ▁proved ▁highly ▁toler ant ▁of ▁hot ▁and ▁cold ▁clim ates , ▁and ▁was ▁less ▁vulner able ▁to ▁bul lets ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁radi ator . ▁For ▁starting ▁under ▁winter ▁conditions , ▁a ▁spe cially ▁vol atile ▁starting ▁fuel ▁was ▁required , ▁contained ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁auxili ary ▁fuel ▁tank . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁load - b ear ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle , ▁it ▁could ▁easily ▁be ▁modified ▁to ▁special ▁purposes . ▁ ▁The ▁Kü bel wagen ▁could ▁reach ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁body ▁types ▁and ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁Type ▁ 8 2 ▁were ▁produced : ▁▁