VOLKSWAGEN Phaeton · 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion 5-zitter · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2007

From 2004 Volkswagen launched manufacture of automobiles model Phaeton, modification 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion 5-zitter and finished it in 2007. In this vehicle can sit 5 people including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 5.1 meters, weight 2.1 tons.

«Phaeton 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion 5-zitter» is a full wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.8 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 234 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a max output of 224 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.9 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 7.7 l, and the average fuel rate is 9.6 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 90 liters of diesel, what provides to drive roughly 938 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 323 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, pneumatic» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, pneumatic» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 235/60R16.

Volkswagen Phaeton is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. In addition to passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with active safety features such as Brake assistant, ESP, ABS, EBD, Traction control.