The Volkswagen Phaeton lang 3.6 V6 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2251 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 16.5/8.4/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 265.0 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 | 3001 mm | 118.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1617 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 5179 mm | 203.9 inches | |
| Width | 1908 mm | 75.1 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2251 kg | 4963 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3596 cc (219.441 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 96.35 mm
3.5 × 3.79 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.2 kW/litre 77.8 ps/litre 76.8 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.89 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1293 kPa (187.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 599.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 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 124.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.94 kg/kW 18.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.5/8.4/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.5/8.4/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/11.9/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.1/33.6/24.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.3/28.0/20.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 265.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| 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 | 235/55 R 17 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 375001 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Volkswagen Phaeton lang 3.6 V6 added 2014-10-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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