The Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.0 TDI is a four wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle bodyshell.
The 3 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that produces 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 3400 rpm, and maximum torque of 550 N·m (406 lb·ft/56.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2231 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2893 mm | 113.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1656 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Length | 4796 mm | 188.8 inches | |
| Width | 1941 mm | 76.4 inches | |
| Height | 1941 mm | 76.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 201 mm | 7.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2231 kg | 4919 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2967 cc (181.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 91.4 mm
3.27 × 3.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 550 Nm (406 ft·lb) (56.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
185.37 Nm/litre
2.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2329.5 kPa (337.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.47 kg/kW 20.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/29/24 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/8.1/9.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/12.3/10.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/34.8/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/29.0/24.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/55 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/55 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 487795 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.0 TDI added 2016-06-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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