Press Release
4MOTION + air suspension
- The highest levels of active safety and comfort as a standard feature
- The only luxury-class car in the world with all-wheel drive on all variants.
4MOTION:
The technology of permanent all-wheel drive
Variable power distribution: 4MOTION, in comparison with rear-wheel drive, mainly offers its substantial advantages in the fields of traction and handling. In critical load-changing situations in particular, all-wheel drive displays its advantages almost independently of control systems such as the ESP that comes as a standard feature on the Phaeton. Power is distributed to all four wheels through the 4MOTION drive in a fully variable manner, according to the degree of slip, so power distribution is always varying. As a result, the best possible traction and lateral forces are maintained constantly on each wheel. Power distribution via a torsion differential: The key function of power distribution is handled by a torsion differential, which reacts to the slightest deviations in rate of rotation. Because the Phaeton has this differential integrated into the 4MOTION drive and a standard power distribution of 50:50 between the front and rear axles, it can be regarded as a genuine all-wheel-drive car. Another highly innovative piece of technology is the final drive developed specially for the Phaeton. It can handle an extraordinarily high gear input torque of up to 1000 newton metres and an engine output of up to 450 kW / 612 h.p.
Suspension:
4-corner air suspension technology
The fact that Volkswagen has been able to the achieve excellent driving safety and highly dynamic performance in the Phaeton while at the same time providing extremely good comfort is due to its air suspension ??????????????????????????????????????? another standard feature ??????????????????????????????????????? with four-link geometry on the front axle and trapezoidal wishbone suspension at the back. Comfortable and sporty: The automatic levelling system in the 4-corner air suspension with its continually variable damping control permits a soft suspension set-up that operates independent of load and for high levels of comfort. This design concept has a beneficial effect on driving stability and also enables the car to be deliberately lowered at high speeds in order to reduce fuel consumption as well as pitching movements. At the same time, the air suspension optimises road-holding on poor roads.
Infinitely variable: Because of the physical behaviour of the air suspension, the spring rates and the ground clearance of the car are adjusted automatically to the immediate load, so at the same time it also takes over the function of a conventional self-levelling system. This in turn means that comfort remains at the same high level in all load conditions. In addition to this, the load-dependent changes in the dynamic forces of travel are reduced. Because the damping effect can be infinitely varied, comfort and safety in driving are appreciably improved and even extreme handling situations can be managed with the precisely coordinated damping regulating system.
Three height levels: Basically the air suspension system on the Phaeton provides three different height levels: normal, high (25 mm above normal) and low (15 mm below). The low level is automatically set as a factor of speed in order to optimise road-holding and fuel consumption at speeds of more than 140 km/h. It goes without saying that the driver can also intervene manually in the suspension setting with a choice of two heights, normal and high and four damping settings: comfort, basic, sport and sport 2.
Skyhook: The actual damping regulation is based on the so-called ???????????????????????????????????skyhook???????????????????????????????? principle, which in general terms minimises the initial acceleration, guarantees a constant level regardless of road conditions, and thus provides both a special level of comfort and the best possible grip for the tyres. The combination of the 4MOTION all-wheel-drive and air suspension systems with electronic damping control represents the ultimate state-of-the-art technology that can currently be achieved ??????????????????????????????????????? an exact reflection of the basic concept behind the Phaeton.
Series equipment
- 4-zone Climatronic works without drafts and provides four temperature zones.
- 190 watt audio system and CD changer likewise standard features.
Exterior equipment
- Heat-insulated glass, green, tinted rear window
- Grey shading in the upper part of the windscreen
- Light alloy wheels, 7???????????????????? J x 17 ???????????????????????????????????Inspiration???????????????????????????????? with locking wheel nuts, tyres 235/55 R 17
- Rear lights with LED technology
- Headlamps with Xenon dipped beams and halogen main beams
- Chromium-plated bumpers, decorative strips and door and window trim strips.
- Sunglasses compartment in roof console (not in combination with sliding roof)
- ???????????????????????????????????Eucalyptus???????????????????????????????? wood trim for instrument panel, upper door trim, top of central console and front cup holders.
- Seat covers in ???????????????????????????????????Pearl???????????????????????????????? fabric design
- Front seats with 12-way electric adjustment including lumbar supports (5-seater)
- Central arm rests, front and back
- Short central console
- Multi-function leather steering wheel (4-spoke)
- Non-smoker version: storage boxes instead of ashtrays
- Stainless steel pedal plates
- Gear lever knob in leather/wood combination
- Textile foot mats, front and back
- Airbags: Front airbags for driver and front-seat passenger (front-seat passenger??????????????????????????????????????s airbag can be deactivated), side airbags for driver, front-seat passengers and rear-seat passengers, head airbags for front-seat and rear-seat passengers
- All-wheel drive (4MOTION)
- Three-point automatic safety belts front and back, height-adjustable at the front.
- Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) including ABS/EDS, MSR/ASR and Braking Assistant)
- Belt-tightener at front and rear seats for outer passengers
- Isofix attachments (for fastening two child seats at the rear)
- Child safety locks for rear doors, operable electrically by the driver
- Headrests (5), active at the front in order to avoid whiplash injuries
- Fog lamps
- Automatic door locking when vehicle begins to move, can be regulated and switched off according to the vehicle??????????????????????????????????????s speed
- First-aid kit and warning triangle
- Fastening eyes (4) in the luggage compartment, chromium-plated
- 4-zone Climatronic with air-quality / anti-condensation sensor and 4-zone temperature regulator, indirect ventilation
- Analogue clock on instrument panel
- Audio system, 8/10: 8-channel analogue amplifier with 10 loudspeakers, approx. 190 watts, CD changer for 6 CDs with cushioned storage in glove compartment
- Exterior mirrors, synchronously adjustable and separately heated, aspherical on the driver??????????????????????????????????????s side
- Six-speed automatic gearbox (Tiptronic)
- Electric windows at front and rear
- Cruise control
- Infotainment system in the instrument panel with full-colour 7-inch display
- Automatic dipping interior mirror
- Steering column adjustable in rake and reach
- Exterior lighting: courtesy/warning lights on all doors, surround lights, sentry function.
- Interior lights: footwell lighting front and rear, reading lamps front and rear, indirect interior / instrument panel lighting
- Air suspension with continuous speed-dependent electronic damping regulation, comfort and sport recognition, self-levelling
- Vanity mirror in sun visor, illuminated
- Multi-function display with 5-inch colour display
- Multi-purpose rear window aerial
- Rain sensor
- Windscreen wash-wipe system
- Servotronic steering, speed-dependent regulator
- Tyre mobility set: 12 V compressor and tyre sealant
- Central locking with radio remote control, interior switch, with crash sensor for automatic opening
