This vehicle has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 268 bhp (272 PS/200 kW) at 3250-4250 rpm and 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm respectively.
An 8 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1735 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h, which is 155 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 5.4/4.6/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 129.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2820 mm | 111 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 4726 mm | 186.1 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1735 kg | 3825 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2967 cc (181.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 91.4 mm
3.27 × 3.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 272 PS (268 bhp) (200 kW) at 3250-4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.4 kW/litre 91.6 ps/litre 90.3 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
202.22 Nm/litre
2.44 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2541.2 kPa (368.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.68 kg/kW 14.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.4/4.6/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.4/4.6/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 18.5/21.7/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 52.3/61.4/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 43.6/51.1/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 129.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 435182 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Audi A4 3.0 TDI quattro Tiptronic added 2015-09-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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