The Touareg W12 Sport is a four wheel drive off-road vehicle automobile with a front positioned engine, from Volkswagen.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 444 bhp (450 PS/331 kW) at 6000 rpm and 600 Nm (443 lbft/61.2 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 2542 kg, the Volkswagen Touareg W12 Sport manages to cover the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 5.8 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 13.9 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 22.7/11.9/15.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 382.0 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) | 1655 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1667 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Length | 4754 mm | 187.2 inches | |
| Width | 1977 mm | 77.8 inches | |
| Height | 1703 mm | 67 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2542 kg | 5604 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.78 m² | ||
| CdA | 1.03 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5998 cc (366.02 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.2 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 450 PS (444 bhp) (331 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.2 kW/litre 75.1 ps/litre 74 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.03 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1257.1 kPa (182.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.9 s
@ 101.3 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 177.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 174.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.68 kg/kW 12.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22.7/11.9/15.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 22.7/11.9/15.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.4/8.4/6.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 12.4/23.7/17.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.4/19.8/14.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 382.0 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9.5J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.5J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/40 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 127886 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Volkswagen Touareg W12 Sport (2005) added 2005-05-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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