Graham's V6 A3

[zjonesg]

Hi Everyone,

I'm a new boy on the block with a 3.2 V6 Audi A3, Manual. I'm confused by the quoted power outputs of my engine: Audi quotes 250PS (247BHP) but my handbook (Manufacturer's) states : chassis, engine, body, trim, Gbox and a PS of 279!!!?  Aside from putting it on a rolling road, has anyone heard of a 3.2 279PS Audi A3? it sounds like the Golf variant output but did they put that engine in the A3 and what's the difference mechanically in the engine?

Cheers

Graham

 

 

[Trevor]

Hi Graham....welcome to the Forum

This is what I found for the 3.2 engine

Power output	235–250 PS (173–184 kW; 232–247 hp)

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From Wikipedia

In 2001, the VR6 was enlarged to 3.2 litres, to create a limited-production, high-performance, 168 kilowatts (228 PS; 225 bhp) version of the New Beetle called Beetle RSi. The Beetle RSi was the first production vehicle to use the 3.2 litre 24-valve VR6 engine.^{[citation needed]} This engine was later used in the Mk4 Golf R32, and was also introduced in the original Audi TT. According to Volkswagen Group, these variants produced 184 kilowatts (250 PS; 247 bhp) in TT trim (engine ID code: BHE), and 177 kilowatts (241 PS; 237 bhp) in R32 trim (engine ID code: BFH/BML).

The then range-topping 3.2-litre VR6 was later used in the current Audi A3 and the Mk5 Golf R32.

In 2005, the European market version of Volkswagen's sixth generation Passat, now with a transverse engine layout, went on sale with a revised version of the 3.2-litre VR6 as its top-spec engine. For North America, the Passat received a new 3.6-litre VR6 with a narrower 10.6 degree cylinder angle, producing 206 kilowatts (280 PS; 276 bhp). These revised 3.2 and 3.6 feature Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI). This new 3.2 FSI VR6 develops 184 kilowatts (250 PS; 247 bhp) at 6,250 rpm, and 330 newton metres(243 lbf·ft)at 3,000 rpm.^[8] The introduction of the Passat VR6 also marked the first time a VR6 powered vehicle was made available in North America before Europe.

 

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So unless your engine was destined for the American market and ended up in your car then I suspect it is 250PS.

Cheers   Trevor