The Volkswagen Touareg V8 FSI is a 5 door off-road vehicle style car with a front located engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) at 6800 rpm and 440 Nm (325 lbft/44.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 2332 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 234 km/h or 145 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 19.7/10.7/13.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 329.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2855 mm | 112.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1649 mm | 64.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1661 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Length | 4754 mm | 187.2 inches | |
| Width | 1928 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1726 mm | 68 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2332 kg | 5141 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.41 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.78 m² | ||
| CdA | 1.14 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4163 cc (254.042 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 92.8 mm
3.33 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.8 kW/litre 84 ps/litre 82.9 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.69 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1328.2 kPa (192.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 520.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 28 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 234 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.06 kg/kW 15.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.7/10.7/13.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.7/10.7/13.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.1/9.3/7.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.3/26.4/20.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.9/22.0/17.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 329.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/55 R 18 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/55 R 18 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 153406 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volkswagen Touareg V8 FSI added 2007-02-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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