VOLKSWAGEN Phaeton · 6.0 W12 4Motion 5-zitter Highline · Sedan · 2010 ‐ 2011

From 2010 Volkswagen began production of cars type Phaeton, modification 6.0 W12 4Motion 5-zitter Highline and terminated it in 2011. In this automobile can fit 5 person including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 5.1 meters, weight 2.3 tons.

«Phaeton 6.0 W12 4Motion 5-zitter Highline» have a full-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This auto can speed up for 6.1 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 250 km/h, owing to a 12-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum power of 450 hp at 6050 rpm.

Fuel rate is 21.4 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 10.5 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 14.5 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 90 l of petrol, what lets to drive approximately 621 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 365 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, pneumatic» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 335 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, pneumatic» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 235/50R18.

Volkswagen Phaeton is not tested for crash test Euro NCAP. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as ESP, Traction control, EBD, Brake assistant, ABS.