This car has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 238 bhp (241 PS/177 kW) at 6200 rpm and 315 N·m (232 lb·ft/32.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Having a stated kerb weight of 2201 kg, the Volkswagen Phaeton V6 4MOTION dispatches the 0-100 km/h dash in 9.7 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 30.9 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 239 km/h or 149 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 17.5/9.0/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 293.0 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 | 2881 mm | 113.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 5055 mm | 199 inches | |
| Width | 1903 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2201 kg | 4852 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 | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3189 cc (194.605 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 95.9 mm
3.31 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 241 PS (238 bhp) (177 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 315 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.7 kW/litre 75.7 ps/litre 74.6 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.78 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1241.3 kPa (180 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 531.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 239 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.4 kg/kW 20.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.5/9.0/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/9.0/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/11.1/8.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/31.4/23.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/26.1/19.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 293.0 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.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.ASusp.ARB. | ||
| 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 | 3.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133045 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Volkswagen Phaeton V6 4MOTION added 2005-08-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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