This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to all four wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 4.9 litre turbocharged 10 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 308 bhp (312 PS/230 kW) at 3750 rpm and 750 N·m (553 lb·ft/76.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2489 kg.
Top stated speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 16.5/8.5/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 308.0 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) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 5175 mm | 203.7 inches | |
| Width | 1903 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2489 kg | 5487 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.36 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.73 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 10 | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4921 cc (300.298 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 312 PS (308 bhp) (230 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 750 Nm (553 ft·lb) (76.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.5 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
152.41 Nm/litre
1.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1915.2 kPa (277.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492.1 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.84 kg/kW 18.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.5/8.5/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.5/8.5/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/11.8/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.1/33.2/24.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.3/27.7/20.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 308.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.ASusp. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.ASusp. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 ET40 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 ET40 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/50 R 18 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/50 R 18 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118613 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Volkswagen Phaeton V10 Diesel LWB added 2004-04-29. Last modified 2014-11-21. |
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