Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Its 3 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 500 N·m (369 lb·ft/51 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 2261 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 238 km/h or 148 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 224.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2881 mm | 113.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1617 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 5059 mm | 199.2 inches | |
| Width | 1908 mm | 75.1 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2261 kg | 4985 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | 245 PS (242 bhp) (180 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.8 kW/litre 82.7 ps/litre 81.6 bhp/litre 1.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
168.52 Nm/litre
2.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2117.7 kPa (307.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 238 km/h (148 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.53 kg/kW 20.93 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 224.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 374957 | ||
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| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI added 2014-10-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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