Tim in Scotland wrote:

I have been looking around various VW dealers and ads locally and it would appear that Touregs are not selling at all well...................

In the local VW dealership there are the following:

05 Plate, del miles V10 TDi Toureg, 20"wheels, colour satnav,keyless entry,air suspension,tinted glass, air conditioning and telephone preparation.... list price is £57765 on your drive for £36988.............. ouch £20777 discount!

But then this one is cheap  
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Perhaps it is Micra cc pink

Take a look at this one £53k on autotrader - but at the dealership its advertised as £49k ???

http://www.vw.co.uk/templates/NewRetailer/...ler_no=445 
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Interesting - here is the technical spec for the V10



ENGINE SIZE:

Engine Type 10 cylinder diesel

Cubic capacity, ltrs/cc 5.0/4921

Max. output, PS/kW 313/230

Max. torque, lbs.ft/Nm 553/750



TOP SPEED, MPH (KM/H):


With automatic gearbox steel spring / air spring 140 (225)



ACCELERATION, SECONDS 0-62 MPH:


With automatic gearbox 7.8
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BUT..........


The RRS Supercharged is quoted as 0-62mph in 7.2 sec 
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Mmmm...I think the 0-60 time for the V10 is rather conservative. I've seen it below 7 secs in more than one roadtest. They can also be chipped cheaply to give Porsche Cayanne Turbo type acceleration.

I have not been in a supercharged sport but have driven the 4.4 that my boss owns and that is limp compared to my V10.  Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

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But................ what happens once JE & TC sort chipping the S/Chrgd. ?

Game set & match LR

Whatever................... it'll be bloody quick  
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Funnily enough I was reading a back issue of EVO with a chipped V10 Toerag.

I think it was pushing out 363bhp and 600lb ft torque.

Incredible performance but was frightening to drive as suspension could not cope with accelerative force.

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As I said, it isn't the most refined of engines. It uses some strange injection technology borrowed from an Epson inkjet printer
In spite of all the cylinders, it still felt rather course to me. Certainly the 3.0 was much smoother.

Martin, don't get me wrong, I'd got for the V8 every time. I've had umpteen V8's of one kind or another and I love 'em.

Slightly off subject, but I was intrigued to see the dirty washing going off in public at Turbochips. They "claim" to have a chip that will give an extra 40bhp for the S/C, but unless they have overcome the torque limiter, it will amount to a big fat "Zero".

Paul

MDP wrote:

But................ what happens once JE & TC sort chipping the S/Chrgd. ?

Game set & match LR

Whatever................... it'll be bloody quick

Should it not have been right from the factory,

The eggs are on the way VA  Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Hmmmm Biggles - same arguement for all the Tubo Diesels out there  
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Would agree,

Almost all the cars I have owned in the last ten years have been diesel and been chipped, with the exception of the treg V10 and my Isuzu trooper 3.1.
I thought you were talking supercharged though  Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Super-supercharged  
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MDP wrote:

Super-supercharged

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