VW Phaeton V10 TDI speeding 275 km/h (165 mph) on Autobahn!

[ketur25200]

je crois que je t'est dépassé 275 km/h, j'ai réussi a monté 287 km/h mais je ne peu pas le prouvé j'ai qu'un seul témoin :) en tout cas je peu vous dire que les frein ne suive pas a cette vitesse mais c'est impressionnant

[Fincut81]

Man hört eigentlich nur Windgeräusche. Wahnsinn :) Ein Ferrari oder Lamorghini würde mit doppelter Drehzahl laut kreischen - bei gleicher Geschwindigkeit.

[TrueGamerxD]

i dont like volkswagen that much , but ferrari moooooooore like it

[PurpleSn0w01]

my friend you are crazy, i drive the same and its a great car, but this what i see is dangerous because others can change the way and come on right side and you know in germany people dont luck, i drive tomorrow from swiss to croatia over munich and will show all BMW 7 driver what is V10 TDI power!!

[Ironn222]

Good job Richie.

[technoluver6]

RICHIE yeahh ;)

[himynameispaolo]

Jesus

[PillenLilli]

lol Standart bei uns in germany da sind die 265 noch sanft ^^

[Jackdiz]

@PillenLilli bald wirds anders wenn die klasse EU ihr tolles 130 km/h gesetz durchsetzen wird =(

[Superkanolebooster]

@Jackdiz hoffentlich nicht. ich hasse die EU die will aus uns menschen maschinen machen und noch mehr regulieren und bestimmen wie jetzt schon!

[Muhlineks]

@Jackdiz

Dann gibt es ja noch den Nürburgring, da darf man ja, gegen Gebühr, auch mal rauf und sich austoben. Wer öffentliche Straßen als Rennstrecke sieht, hat eh einen an der Waffel. Aus gutem Grund ist das in keinem anderen Land erlaubt. Wer 300 fahren will, soll sich in den ICE setzen.

[sheining]

Hehe, ich bin schon öfter von München nach Hof in einer knappen Stunde gefahren.

Natürlich Nachts wo kein Schwein außer mir unterwegs war;)

[fab069]

all credits for richie! lol

[RanDomeProductions1]

cool

[muis11]

Phaeton W10 not even exist...

[wiggums1]

I know, it was supposed to be V10 TDI. I made a mistake.

[Angerfist2]

@muis11

De vader van een vriend van mij heeft een phaeton en achterop staat duidelijk W10.

[trancowy89]

why so slow?

[wiggums1]

The car's stupid computer would not let me go faster. Believe me, I wanted more than only 265.

[HardcoreIstKrieg]

Deswegen passieren auch 50% aller tödlichen Unfälle in der Nacht, obwohl zu dieser Zeit nur ein Bruchteil dessen an Autos unterwegs ist, wie Tagsüber? ;-).

[wiggums1]

Der Nachweis, wenden Sie sich bitte? Ich kann nicht feststellen, dass im Internet.

[golfisgeil]

Ich stimme 10Burton zu ! du siehst jedes auto und es ist weniger los

[Mogry51]

Weniger los mag zwar stimmen aber Unebenheiten siehste da auch nicht...

Reagieren kannst de eh nicht mehr rechtzeitig.

Die beste Zeit für solche Aktionen ist immer am frühen Morgen.

[m1rchegfn]

too dangerous to drive like that at night.. although .. love the car

[cayenne1987]

schönes video!

[adrastix]

265 bei nacht - komplett verrückt!!

[wiggums1]

Die Autobahn war gerade, und ich hatte nur fünf Biere

[jaegermeister32]

da bist wirklich a trottel wenn du über so ein kommentar stolz bist

[wiggums1]

Sie sind ein Idiot, wenn Sie glaubten, ich.

Hihihihi, IDIOT

[BMWdieselFahrer]

wie soll man denn sonst auf so bescheuerte kommentare reagieren ? lieber fahre ich schnell auf der linken bei nacht, als langsam tagsüber auf der mitleren spur und halte andere menschen unnötig auf.

[oxxXXXMICHAELXXXxxoo]

wo ist das problem. bei nacht is weniger verkehr ist doch umso besser.

[jaegermeister32]

yo nur den verkehr den es gibt siehst viel schlechter und nachts ist es auch nicht unwahrscheinlich das es einen wildwechsel gibt!

[staub]

nachts ist soger besser schnell zu fahren weil weniger los is...

its better to drive at night like that becouse there are less cars and its less dangouress

[Sammamia]

what a piece of german engeneering. what a silence at high speed. really incredible

[youngb1ood]

german engineering ftw.

[Subscriver]

@Sammamia yeah, this is german perfection.

[fulljag1994]

perfect!

[luckystrike5201]

i love the autobahn, im from canada an im in germany, in canada or anywhere else u can drive as fast as you can, except in germany you dont have to worry about getting caught lol

[canoeshoe]

Its "cruising" at that speed.. I cruised it at 110mph and it was quieter than most cars going 30mph

[negrike1]

super...

[wiggums1]

At 270 km/h? No, it was more like 19 l/100 km or 12 mpg. If it was a regular unleaded V8, it would drop to maybe 25 to 30 l/100 km/h or 7 mpg.

However, doing 120 km/h or 75 mph, I was getting 8.5 l/100 km or 27 mpg. Remember, it's a very heavy car with a huge engine. 1.9 TDi is probably the best engine out there!

[BACKFIREFUR]

Tell me if im rong. But at top speed the V-10 TDI still set something like 32MPG.

I love my TDI Bettles. 55-MPG

[XlVCentury]

Hey. I'm from germany and i ask myself why everybody films on the Autobahn. ^^ Whats the Speedlimit on U.S. Highways ? Is there so much difference? (okay in germany you can drive as fast as your car can..)

[wiggums1]

Germany is the only country in the world that has no speed limit. Some Americans fly to Germany so they can experience the autobahn.

[Daaaemonslayer]

yeah but they take us down in a few years too - they discuss this all time..

[wiggums1]

Then vote for Merkel again :) CDU stopped the Greens.

[WallaWallaOnions]

Tempolimit in die USA is maximal 80mph oder ungefaehr 130km/h aber, typisch is 60/65mph (110 km/h)in manche States gibt es auch nur 50/55mph (90/100 km/h). Die deutsche Autobahnpolizei kontrollieren leute nicht fuer Richtgeschwindigkeit, aber in die USA 100mph/ 160km/h bedeutet nicht nur Tempouebertretung sondern auch "Reckless driving" (bei uns in Washington State bis zum 1 jahr Gefaengnisstraffe und 5000 dollar).

[XlVCentury]

Ok thank you very much for the info.

Danke für die information.

Ich hatte so 130 im kopf.. aber wusst nicht mehr genau.

[3DDDs]

Fair play mate , But may i recomend trading in your phaeton for an E60 M5 , Wouldn't that have bin the better car to buy ?

All the quality's of a german car and more !

[wiggums1]

The V-10 was a turbo diesel that got much better gas mileage. With gas being €1.25 a litre for unleaded or €0.95 for diesel... I made the mistake of renting an S500 and it cost me over €200 to drive from Berlin to Frankfurt. Granted, I averaged at 240-250 km/h at 3 in the morning, but €200! The TDI would have been about €100.

[Alexi7666]

165 mph at night?? Kinda nuts if you ask me. Even the autobahn is risky at that speed in the dark.

[wiggums1]

It was around 3 in the morning. There are cars going faster than me.

[Alexi7666]

balls of steel, man. Too much for me.

[wiggums1]

Naw, it's just the matter of getting used to it. :)

[PHAETONserdar]

bassss basta amcalar koysun sana serefsiz

[itsallbeendonebefore]

ok thanx Richie, really appreciate it. For some reason i still cant see the replies i posted. its too bad they dont have the v10 but the comfort i assume is the same along the whole line up of phaeton models and that was what i wanted to see. thanx once again i will surely try it out and hopefully have a video up

[wiggums1]

Sorry, I was at the airport and my cellphone wasn't fast enough and I thought I had "approved" your comment. Now I am at the hotel enjoying high-speed... anyhow, the comfort, I'd say the Phaeton's tops of all four German luxury sedans - Audi A8, Benz S350, BMW 750i. As for handling, A8 barely beats the Phaeton.

[howletiam]

Hi, what do you thing has better handling in speeds above 200km/h, Audi A8 or current Mercedes S? It seems that you like A8 for handling. Current BMW 7er is known for not so good handling in speeds above 200km/h...

[wiggums1]

The S350 was the previous generation and handling was great at high speeds. It was the interior materials that turned me off. However, I have seen the new S550 in the U.S. and I can say this.. Benz has wised up on the interior quality and is now back to using good materials. I have not driven the new S at high speeds so I cannot comment.

[itsallbeendonebefore]

hey Richie, i replied to ur post but somehow it said "comment send for evaluation" wth. anyway what i wanted to ask u was what company/dealership u got the phaeton to rent from. i am travelling to Germany this jan and i wanted to test out the car on the autobahn. also please give me the rate/day too.

[wiggums1]

Try the weekend rates.. always killer deals there. Be SURE to type in Friday 12 p.m. to Monday 9 a.m. - that's the only way you'll see the true weekend rate. I think it was $800 for the whole week, but weekend rates are around $160 for the whole weekend.

[itsallbeendonebefore]

Hey Richie, where are u located? canada? i am in the market for a used phaeton in NY the w12 specifically and i was wondering how it felt riding at that speed...did it feel stable? also do u have more video from the ride in the phaeton?

[wiggums1]

That was a rental car from Germany. I drive an Audi myself, but this car was amazing. However, in excess of 220 km/h, I felt the Audi A8 was more stable than the Phaeton. At lower speeds, the Phaeton is a bit softer, but handles great, perhaps better than a BMW 750i.

[itsallbeendonebefore]

thanx for that quick response. although i do not own an Audi or driven one, i was more interested in the Phaeton because of its build quiality (sans the electronics), the design and also the uniqueness that it possesses albeit the A8 which seems to be everywhere.

One more question i had was..what rental company did u get it from? a dealership or one of those AVIS, Hertz type ones? can u give me some details on the cost per day n so on?

[wiggums1]

It was thru Sixt Autovermietung in Frankfurt. It's Germany's largest rental agency, but I do not think they offer Phaeton V10's anymore. I was there a couple weeks ago and was disappointed to see V6 Phaetons. The V10 was a turbo diesel (not sold in the U.S.) and the performance was incredible.

[Franco7x]

Who made this video??

[wiggums1]

Me.. I'm Richie :)

[flitzer888]

bmw is going down since us guys makin the design, the actual top list is

1. AUDI  perfect

2. BENZ still perfect

3. vw very good

5. bmw going down... ugly design, too expencive for that what you get

[wiggums1]

I don't know, I have driven the Benz S350 and I can't say I am impressed with the cheap plastic all over the inside. However, I recently rode in a new S550 and it is clear Mercedes-Benz has sharply improved its quality. The previous (2000-2005) was horrible.

[AudiROCKS]

I agree! but porsche is number 2.. but they cost alot... but so do audi's a´nd mercedes

[bigreddogdagansta]

Boy, people with cash don't know how to buy a car! This car would make a 7 series owner cry!

[wiggums1]

To tell you the truth, I would take this car over a BMW 7 series. That gigantic knob in the middle sucked and I would take any car except the BMW 7.

[WallaWallaOnions]

Nah, the 7 series isn't that great of a BMW nor is it that great of a large luxury car. BMW does great small to midsized cars, and their I-6's are great, but VW/Audi and Merecedes make better large cars. This looks lightyears better than a 7er and not the mention the only V10 diesel sedan today.

[wiggums1]

I agree, the i-Drive is a nightmare. Mercedes has improved its S-Klasse, much better than the 2005 models. The 2005 models felt very cheap inside, very disappointing!

[ArieRibbenss]

no xenon headlights???

[wiggums1]

The car DID have xenon headlights. I don't know why it doesn't look that way on camera, but it was xenon for sure.

[AudiROCKS]

i think xenon lights in a vw pheaton is standart

[wiggums1]

In USA, perhaps, but I do not believe it is in Germany though. There are even V6 Phaetons in Germany.

[howletiam]

What is the most quiet car available today? Except maybach, rolls, bentley? I think its the Phaeton..

[wiggums1]

This one was a TDI, surprisingly quiet.. I suppose the V12 would be quieter.

[wiggums1]

Also, you asked about fuel economy and the limiter.. I accidentally deleted it, but the limiter was not removed. It was a factory Phaeton, no modifications. I drive an Audi myself and when I hit 100 mph, it shows 112 mph on the speedometer. And VW's also Audi.. I now think it was off because I also had a VW Passat doing the same thing. It may have been 250 km/h the whole time.

[howletiam]

Whats the fuel consumption of V10 tdi in pheaton on top speed? W12 6.0L has around 30L/100km in 270km/h..

[wiggums1]

I got excellent gas mileage in that car. Doing 250 km/h, the computer showed 23L/100km. On one trip, almost 95% of the time at over 200 km/h, I got 15L/100 km. I was VERY impressed.

[carbonturk]

bok gibi

[carl0o0]

VW Ruless! Gotta love german cars!

[lucnovo]

this engine is truly great. I wonder about the torque of it.

[wiggums1]

Being a V-10 turbo diesel engine, I can say for sure the torque was VERY impressive. It would outdo a fuel-injected engine of that size torque-wise.

[blyxiacarta]

discounts are to entice people to continue buying 4x4 after the new road tax reforms- well in the uk atleast, dont forget they rise again next year.

[wiggums1]

Touraegs are popular here, but they're such gas guzzlers :( I find them very comfortable, but I like the new Audi Q7.

[zloben9000]

why are they discounting the Touraegs ? they are a best seller !

[wiggums1]

You said VW sucks... Touraegs are VW's, therefore, they suck.

[zloben9000]

VW SUCKS !

[wiggums1]

That's your opinion.

[ROCKSOLID19]

The Phaeton is suprisingly quiet for a diesel, well it a V10, its smooth running. I wonder what the Phaetonwould be like if it had the 6.0 V12 Diesel which is currently in the Audi Q7?

[wiggums1]

I have people telling me VW is intent on stopping the production. I would not be surprised to see that engine in the upcoming Audi A8. Not sure if VW wants to continue making Phaetons. Dealers around here are heavily discounting the Touraegs.

[Slash18622]

Nice car. But its just a VW (Volkswagen), Id rather buy the smallest BMW 7series, than the biggest Phaeton. It doesnt come close to a BMW or Mercedes. Its just a big Passat...

[wiggums1]

Same engine and transmission as Audi A8. The Passat is the same as the Audi A4. Having driven the BMW 7series, I absolutely hate the iDrive. It's the biggest mistake.

[Slash18622]

I dont say, that the engine is bad. Its quite a good car! But its "only" a Volkswagen. And you can´t say, that the Audi engine is better than the one from BMW, in no point. Okay, you may hat the I-Drive, but the Audi MMI bases on the I-Drive. They just call it MMI. Audi & Mercedes bought licenses from BMW to rebuilt it in their own version...

[wiggums1]

The Audi's MMI wasn't that bad, it wasn't as if they put every single command into that big button. Everybody has their own opinions :)

[Slash18622]

Yes, thats true, thats true! :-) Everybody has his own opinion! No doubt the Phaeton is a very good car, but my heart beats for BMW. :-) Wish you a lots of fun with your Phaeton and many nice races (you win) on the Autobahn! You rock, Dude! :-)

[Jointz77]

i just love that car! 2 bad production will be stopped.

[wiggums1]

I think it'll no longer be imported to America, but will still be made in Germany. I'm not too sure about it though... if that was true, I would be disappointed!

[Slash18622]

No, the production is stopped in Germany too...

Too less people bought that car.

[polishbunny]

damn I miss driving like that...shit germany I be back..first need to make more money in the USA, but I'll be back

[cattleman6420012000]

What a shame, I have always loved the Phaeton and I love the looks of it as well. People worry about resale values and badge snobbery here in Ireland; but if you keep a car long enough that stops to matter. it really matters after a few years, then all cars are to enjoy. The Phaeton shares many parts with the Bentley I am told. I am a big fan!!

[wiggums1]

Having rented Audi A8, BMW 750i, Benz S350 - the VW Phaeton was the BEST! I think VW will stop selling Phaetons in the U.S. - thanks to badge snobbery!

[audifanatic]

lol, Phaeton is lovely..but the A8..just a notch better :D..S class is hideous..people buy it for the stupid badge. I wish someone could drive the A8 4.2 flat out, mines limited here in canada at about 240.

[wiggums1]

The S Class feels REALLY cheap, thanks to Chrysler's innovative cost-cutting measures! It seems Phaeton had more equipment than the A8, but the overall feel, A8 is a tad better.

[cattleman6420012000]

Incredible car. I wish people would see more sense and stop arguing about badge snobbery and buy them. They are wonderful cars!