Page 14 of Volkswagen Touareg Catalogue by Volkswagen Australia

14 volkswagen turbo diesel technology you can appreciate tdi volkswagen turbo diesel injection also known as tdi provides customers with the best of both worlds ­ the refinement performance and cleanliness of a petrol engine with the economy of a diesel economy volkswagen tdi engines use significantly less fuel than an equivalent size petrol engine this fuel efficiency provides much lower running costs environment from an environmental perspective volkswagen diesel engines produce considerably less co2 emissions than an equivalent size petrol engine when you consider that the diesel engine is also using less fuel at the same time there is a greatly reduced impact on the environment · the volkswagen 5.0 v10 tdi is one of the world s most powerful series-production passenger car diesel engines with an amazing 750nm of torque and completes the 0­100km/h sprint in just in 7.8 seconds · in 2005 the volkswagen race touareg 2.5 tdi proved its performance and reliability by being the first diesel car to ever finish on the podium in the world s toughest motorsport event the dakar rally in 2006 the volkswagen race touareg successfully finished the dakar rally on the podium again performance a characteristic of volkswagen tdi engines is the abundant amount of torque available at very low revs this provides improved `drive-ability and flexibility in practical terms the large amount of torque makes hills and traffic easy to negotiate.

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