| Common information: | 
| Model: | Volkswagen Phaeton 4.2 V8 | 
| Produced by | Volkswagen | 
| Year begin | 2005 | 
| Car category | Large/luxury cars | 
| Drive | 4WD | 
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| Car dimensions: | 
| Car overall length: | 5060 mm | 
| Car overall width | 1910 mm | 
| Car overall height | 1460 mm | 
| Car cargo space | 500 l | 
| Passenger space | 3940 l | 
| Wheelbase | 2890 mm | 
| Turn circle | 12 mm | 
| Seats | 5 | 
| Max no. of doors | 4 | 
| Car weight | 2166 kg | 
| Car max weight with load | 2760 kg | 
 
| Towing weight | 2400 kg | 
 
 
| Engine/fuel: | 
| engine size | 4172 cm3 | 
| Engine type | V8 | 
| Engine location | Front longitudinal | 
| Valves per cylinder | 5 | 
| Bore x stroke | 84.5 x 93.0 mm (3.3 x 3.7 inches) | 
| Fuel control | Double overhead cam (DOHC) | 
| Fuel system | Injection | 
| Fuel type | Gasoline unleaded 98 | 
| Fuel mixed driving | 13.1 l | 
| Fuel_capacity | 90 l | 
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| Speed / acceleration  / power: | 
   
| Top speed | 250 km/h | 
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 6.9 s | 
| Max. power | 249.91 kW 6500 ot (335 l.s.) | 
| Power weight ratio | 0.1154062 kW/kg | 
| Max. torque | 431 Nm/ 3500 ot | 
| Cost | 
| Cost | 74520 EUR | 
| Cost | 2235600 Kč | 
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| Brakes, suspension, cooling system: | 
| Front brakes | Ventilated disks | 
| Rear brakes | Ventilated disks | 
| Brake details | Antiblocking system (ABS) | 
| Gearbox | 6-speed automatic or 6-speed manual | 
| Cooling system | Liquid | 
 
 
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic or 6-speed manual | 
| Other: | 
| Service interval | po 30000 km | 
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007