V6 TDI power upgrade 165kW > 176kW

**phaeton** · 14-11-2007, 07:03 PM

V6 TDI Power Upgrade

VGA have announced a power upgrade to V6 TDI Touaregs from 165kW to 176kW.

No price change

**dmm_au** · 15-11-2007, 08:41 AM

Even more interesting. I've just written to my vehicle broker to equire if my new car will be a November production onward vehicle. Since they are quoting a Feb/Mar timeframe for delivery I think it should be.

Update:

My broker has confirmed, a production date of January.
So looks as though I get 10% more torque (and probably 20% less tyre life).

**GermanwithaVdub** · 16-11-2007, 01:20 PM

down with tyres!

**phaeton** · 16-11-2007, 06:52 PM

Official Statement from VW in Germany with specs

Volkswagen Touareg with enhanced V6 TDI engine

Wolfsburg, 16 November 2007 - Already the best-selling engine in the successful Touareg range, the V6 TDI has now been further enhanced. The result: less consumption – more power. Since being revamped in the spring of 2007, the Touareg has seen deliveries in Europe increase by a further 2.5%. In total, sales of the Touareg since its original launch in 2002 amount to 204,000 in Europe, and worldwide to 331,000.

The diesel engine’s enhancement focussed a decrease in fuel consumption. The V6 TDI, the most popular engine within the Touareg range with a market share of 80% in Germany, now needs an average of 9.6 litres of diesel for 100 kilometers. Despite the significant increases in power and torque, this figure translates into 0.8 l/100 km less than the predecessor version, and some 1.4 l/100 km city fuel consumption.

In the Volkswagen Touareg, the new 3.0 TDI six-cylinder unit now boasts a peak torque of 550 Nm (an increase of 10%) and an output of 176 KW / 240 hp (an increase of 7%). This means that the Touareg reaches his top speed of 214 km/h and attained the 100 km/h mark almost a full second faster (8.0 seconds).

In Germany the enhanced Touareg V6 TDI with manual gearbox is available immediately for a price of € 46,900; prices for the automatic version start at € 49,150.