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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Volkswagen's Touareg has one of the cleanest diesel engines in the world. Its BlueTDI engine with SCR catalytic converter reduces nitrogen dioxide (NOx) emissions by up to 90 percent. Touareg BlueTDI delivers 165kW/225 PS and meets even the strictest "Tier2 Bin5" exhaust emissions standards implemented in the US states particularly in California, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and Maine.
The Turbo Direct Injection engine is a 24 valve, 6 cylinder engine. The design of the engine has the valves at 90 degrees. This engine features continuous cam shaft adjustment and a dual overhead cam configuration. This engine is built with an 83 mm bore and a 91.4 mm stroke. The compression ratio is measured at 16.8 to 1. The maximum horsepower of this engine is 225, delivered at a range of 3,500 rpm to 4,000 rpm. The torque, 406 foot pounds maximum, is found in the range of 1,750 rpm to 2,350 rpm. This engine runs on ultra low sulfur diesel. The engine management is done by Bosch's EDC17 system.
The Toureg zips along at an electronically limited 127 mph and has an acceleration from 0 mph to 60 mph of 8.7 seconds.
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