The Volkswagen Phaeton V8 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle with a front positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 5 valves per cylinder. It develops 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 2182 kg.
The Volkswagen Phaeton V8 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h which is 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 18.2/9.2/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 290.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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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 | 1903 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2182 kg | 4810 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 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59 kW/litre 80.2 ps/litre 79.1 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.07 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1295.2 kPa (187.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.87 kg/kW 14.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.2/9.2/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.2/9.2/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.5/10.9/8.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.5/30.7/22.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.9/25.6/18.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 290.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| 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 | 266904 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 added 2012-03-08. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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