Prhim Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 From US website, Autoweek.com: "Trouble is brewing between VW and Porsche, according to reports in Germany. The media there say VW wants to update its base Touareg in late 2005 with a 270-hp 3.6-liter V6 running FSI direct-injection, replacing the 220-hp 3.2-liter V6. Porsche, which has a deal with VW for 3.2-liter V6 engines for its mechanically identical base Cayenne, was caught unaware of its four-wheel-drive partner’s plans for the new V6. VW chairman Bernd Pischetsreider recently approved those plans without the knowledge of Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Funny isnt it - i mean little old me knew of the existence of the 3.6 V6, but porsche didnt!!!! Would be nice to see it happen though. I did read somewhere that the Cayenne V6 has a slightly modified intake compared to the Touareg and R32 - wonder if this gives any difference in power delivery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 And so this then leads us all into the Mark V R36!!! As SK says, if we all knew the 3.6 was in the pipeline where have all the top dogs at Porsche been hiding? TP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prhim Posted April 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 The Porsche 3.2 is supposed to deliver 250bhp - up 30bhp on the Touareg. As you say, the Cayenne has a modified intake system - and also a different exhaust (which has led many US Treg owners to debate the feasibility / effect of transplating the Pepper exhaust onto the Treg). Despite the extra 30bhp, the Pepper's quoted 0-60mph time is only something like 0.2 sec faster (9.7 instead of 9.9 I think...). Personally, I wish they hadn't detuned the Treg's V6 from the R32 spec... but there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 VW Germany and UK publish 241PS and 310nm for Touareg V6. According to VW UK that is a "new" engine based on original not just software update. I suspect Phaeton-R32 cam shafts and new ECU map... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Wendelin Wiedeking [/ QUOTE ] Say that wi' mouth full of chips n peas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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