The Volkswagen Phaeton lang 3.0 V6 TDI is an all wheel drive motor car, with the powerplant located in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) at 4000 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 2313 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 238 km/h (148 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 224.0 g/km.
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