Generations: what actually changed in the catalogue
The catalogue lists 13 generations. Do not collapse 12 generation and 12 generation, restyling 1: they overlap in calendar (the restyle starts 2023-12 while the unstyled 12 generation still runs to 2024-01) and they do not share the same version names or diesel outputs.
The catalogue lists 13 generations. Do not collapse 12 generation and 12 generation, restyling 1: they overlap in calendar (the restyle starts 2023-12 while the unstyled 12 generation still runs to 2024-01) and they do not share the same version names or diesel outputs.
| Generation | Years | Body | Versions in file | Power band (hp) | Gears in file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 generation | 1935–1940 | Estate | 1 | 80 | 3 Manual |
| 2 generation | 1941–1946 | Estate | 2 | 85–92 | 3 Manual |
| 3 generation | 1947–1955 | Estate | 4 | 85–136 | 3 Manual |
| 4 generation | 1955–1959 | Estate | 2 | 145–155 | 4 Manual |
| 5 generation | 1960–1967 | Estate 3-door | 7 | 140–225 | 3 or 4 Manual |
| 6 generation | 1967–1972 | Estate | 6 | 150–350 | 3 Manual |
| 7 generation | 1973–1991 | SUV 5-doors | 12 listed | 160–210 | 3–4 Automatic or 4 Manual |
| 8 generation | 1991–2001 | SUV 5-doors | 12 listed | 173–290 | 4 Automatic |
| 9 generation | 2000–2006 | SUV 5-doors | 12 listed | 288–344 | 4 Automatic |
| 10 generation | 2006–2013 | SUV 5-doors | 4 | 324–359 | 4 Automatic |
| 11 generation | 2014–2020 | SUV 5-doors | 4 | 355–385 | 6 Automatic |
| 12 generation | 2020–2024 | SUV 5-doors | 6 | 277–420 | 10 Automatic |
| 12 generation, restyling 1 | from 2023-12 | SUV 5-doors | 4 | 309–420 | 10 Automatic |
Arithmetic on those bands: from 1 generation 3.4 (80 hp) to 6 generation 6.5 V8 (350 hp) the peak rose by 270 hp. From 6 generation peak 350 hp to 12 generation peak 420 hp the further gain is 70 hp — smaller than the jump inside the 1967–1972 Estate alone. Gear count: 3 Manual through 6 generation, 4-speed boxes in 7–10 generation, 6 Automatic on every 11 generation 5.3 AT, 10 Automatic on every 12 generation and restyle version.
Body type is the other hard split. Generations 1–4 and 6 are Estate; 5 generation is Estate 3-door; from 7 generation the label is SUV 5-doors. If you need the five-door SUV body, the file starts that shape in 1973. If you want three doors, only 5 generation is labelled Estate 3-door.
Drive: RWD is the default from 1 generation through 6 generation. AWD appears in the listed 7 generation 5.7 AT / 5.7 MT rows and stays an option through the restyle. The restyle drops RWD petrol: 5.3 V8 AT AWD and 6.2 V8 AT AWD only; diesel keeps both 3.0 TDI AT (RWD) and 3.0 TDI AT AWD.
Engines and specs
Exact names below are the catalogue names. Where the same name repeats, distinguish by hp, drive, and (where measured) kerb weight.
12 generation, restyling 1 — Diesel 3.0 TDI AT 309 hp / 227 kW, 670 Nm, 3000 cm³, 6 Inline, Automatic 10, RWD. Diesel 3.0 TDI AT AWD same 309 hp / 670 Nm / 3000 cm³ / 6 Inline / Automatic 10, AWD. Gasoline 5.3 V8 AT AWD 360 hp / 264 kW, torque not measured, 5300 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Automatic 10, AWD. Gasoline 6.2 V8 AT AWD 420 hp / 308 kW, torque not measured, 6200 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Automatic 10, AWD. Boost not measured on all four. Vs unstyled 12 generation diesel: +32 hp and +47 Nm (309−277, 670−623) on the same 3000 cm³. Vs unstyled 5.3 V8 AWD AT 355 hp: restyle 5.3 V8 AT AWD is +5 hp. The 420 hp 6.2 figure is unchanged.
12 generation — Gasoline 6.2 V8 AT and 6.2 V8 AWD AT: 420 hp / 308 kW at 5600 rpm, 624 Nm at 4100, 6200 cm³, 8 V-shaped, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, longitudinal, Direct injection (direct), fuel 92, Automatic 10, RWD or AWD. Gasoline 5.3 V8 AT and 5.3 V8 AWD AT: 355 hp / 261 kW at 5600, 519 Nm at 4100, 5300 cm³, 8 V-shaped, 2 valves, boost No, fuel 92, Automatic 10, RWD or AWD. Diesel 3.0 TDI AT and 3.0 TDI AWD AT: 277 hp / 203 kW at 3750, 623 Nm at 1500, 3000 cm³, 8 Inline, 2 valves, Turbo, fuel Diesel, Automatic 10, RWD or AWD. Specific output: 420/6.2 = 67.7 hp/l; 355/5.3 = 67.0 hp/l; 277/3.0 = 92.3 hp/l. Diesel torque 623 Nm is 1 Nm below the 6.2’s 624 Nm, arriving 2600 rpm earlier (1500 vs 4100).
11 generation — four rows, all named 5.3 AT, 5328 cm³, 8 V-shaped, boost No, Automatic 6, fuel 92: RWD 355 hp / 250 kW, 519 Nm; AWD 385 hp / 283 kW, 564 Nm; RWD 385 hp / 283 kW, 564 Nm; AWD 355 hp / 250 kW, 519 Nm. The 385 hp rows are +30 hp and +45 Nm vs the 355 hp rows (385−355, 564−519). Specific output 355/5.328 = 66.6 hp/l; 385/5.328 = 72.3 hp/l — higher than 12 generation’s 5.3 (67.0 hp/l) and 6.2 (67.7 hp/l).
10 generation — 6.0 AT 359 hp / 264 kW, 495 Nm, 5967 cm³, AWD or RWD; 5.3 AT 324 hp / 239 kW (RWD) or 238 kW (AWD), 461 Nm, 5327 cm³. Automatic 4, boost No, 8 V-shaped, Gasoline. The 6.0 is +35 hp and +34 Nm vs the 5.3 (359−324, 495−461). Specific output: 359/5.967 = 60.2 hp/l; 324/5.327 = 60.8 hp/l.
9 generation — 5.3 AT at 300 hp (RWD and AWD, 5300 cm³, 449 Nm) and at 288 hp (RWD and AWD, 5327 cm³, 440 Nm). 6.0 AT at 304 hp (RWD and AWD, 481 Nm), 324 hp (AWD, 502 Nm), 340 hp (AWD and RWD, 508 Nm), all 5967 cm³. 8.1 AT at 329 hp (RWD and AWD, 606 Nm) and 344 hp (RWD, 617 Nm), 8128 cm³. Automatic 4, 8 V-shaped, boost No. The 344 hp 8.1 AT RWD is the generation peak, +56 hp vs the 288 hp 5.3 AT. Specific output of 344/8.128 = 42.3 hp/l, well below the 300 hp 5.3 AT at 56.6 hp/l — the 8.1 buys displacement and 617 Nm, not density.
8 generation — eight 5.7 AT rows: 250 hp (AWD and RWD, 455 Nm, 5733 cm³), 200 hp (AWD and RWD, 407 Nm, 5735 cm³), 210 hp (RWD and AWD, 407 Nm, 5735 cm³), 255 hp (RWD and AWD, 447 Nm, 5735 cm³). 7.4 AT 233 hp, 522 Nm, 7443 cm³, AWD. 7.5 AT 290 hp, 556 Nm, 7446 cm³, AWD and RWD. Diesel 6.5 AT 173 hp, 521 Nm, 6466 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Turbo, Automatic 4, AWD. Peak 290 hp on 7.5 AT is +117 hp vs diesel 6.5 AT (290−173). Diesel specific output 173/6.466 = 26.8 hp/l; 255 hp 5.7 AT is 44.5 hp/l.
7 generation (12 versions in the file; the generation field says 24 modifications) — 5.0 AT and 5.0 MT 160 hp, 319 Nm, 4998 cm³, RWD. 5.7 AT and 5.7 MT at 160 hp (339 Nm), 190 hp (407 Nm) and 5.7 AT at 210 hp (407 Nm), each with RWD and AWD pairings as listed; Automatic 3 or 4, Manual 4. All Gasoline, 8 V-shaped, boost No. The 210 hp 5.7 AT is +50 hp vs the 160 hp 5.7 AT on the same 5735 cm³.
6 generation Estate — 5.0 V6 150 hp / 110 kW, 5000 cm³, 6 V-shaped, Manual 3, RWD. 5.0 V8 155 hp / 225 kW, 5000 cm³, 8 V-shaped (kW as recorded). 4.1 155 hp / 114 kW, 4100 cm³, 6 Inline. 5.4 V8 225 hp / 240 kW, 5400 cm³. 5.7 V8 300 hp / 257 kW, 5700 cm³. 6.5 V8 350 hp / 257 kW, 5700 cm³. Torque not measured. 6.5 V8 vs 5.7 V8: +50 hp on the same 5700 cm³ in the file (61.4 vs 52.6 hp/l). 6.5 V8 vs 5.0 V6: +200 hp.
5 generation Estate 3-door — 4.1 155 hp (two rows, both 155 hp; kW 114 and 183 as recorded), 4100 cm³, 6 Inline, Manual 3. 4.6 188 hp, 4600 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Manual 4. 4.8 165 hp, 4800 cm³, 6 Inline, Manual 3. 5.0 V6 150 hp, 5000 cm³, 6 V-shaped, Manual 3. 5.4 V8 225 hp, 5400 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Manual 3. 3.8 140 hp, 3800 cm³, 6 Inline, Manual 3. Peak 5.4 V8 is +85 hp vs 3.8 (225−140) and +75 hp vs 5.0 V6.
4 generation — 4.3 145 hp / 106 kW, 4300 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Manual 4. 4.6 155 hp / 114 kW, 4600 cm³, 8 V-shaped, Manual 4. Difference: +10 hp, +300 cm³, same 33.7 hp/l on both (145/4.3 and 155/4.6).
3 generation — two 3.5 rows: 85 hp and 92 hp, 3500 cm³, 6 Inline, Manual 3. Two 3.9 rows: 92 hp and 136 hp, 3859 cm³, 6 Inline, Manual 3. Distinguish 3.5 by 85 vs 92 hp and 3.9 by 92 vs 136 hp. The 136 hp 3.9 is +51 hp vs the 85 hp 3.5 and 35.2 hp/l vs 24.3 hp/l.
2 generation — 3.5 85 hp / 62 kW, 3500 cm³; 3.7 92 hp / 62 kW, 3700 cm³; both 6 Inline, Manual 3, RWD. Gap: +7 hp, +200 cm³.
1 generation — only 3.4, 80 hp / 58 kW, 3400 cm³, Gasoline, Manual 3, RWD. Cylinders, layout, boost not measured.
Performance and economy
0–100 km/h not measured for generations 1–7, for 12 generation, and for 12 generation, restyling 1.
Measured 0–100 km/h, fastest to slowest in the file:
- 7.1 s — 11 generation 5.3 AT RWD 385 hp (kerb 2569 kg → 6.67 kg/hp)
- 7.6 s — 11 generation 5.3 AT AWD 385 hp (2674 kg → 6.95 kg/hp)
- 7.7 s — 11 generation 5.3 AT RWD 355 hp (2569 kg → 7.24 kg/hp)
- 7.9 s — 9 generation 8.1 AT RWD 344 hp (2590 kg → 7.53 kg/hp)
- 8.2 s — 11 generation 5.3 AT AWD 355 hp (2674 kg → 7.53 kg/hp)
- 8.3 s — 9 generation 8.1 AT RWD 329 hp (2615 kg → 7.95 kg/hp)
- 8.8 s — 9 generation 5.3 AT RWD 288 hp (2405 kg → 8.35 kg/hp)
- 8.9 s — 8 generation 5.7 AT RWD 255 hp (2100 kg → 8.24 kg/hp)
- 9.6 s — 10 generation 6.0 AT AWD 359 hp (2690 kg → 7.49 kg/hp)
- 9.8 s — 9 generation 5.3 AT AWD 288 hp
- 9.9 s — 9 generation 6.0 AT RWD 304 hp
- 10.3 s — 8 generation 7.5 AT AWD 290 hp
- 10.5 s — 8 generation 5.7 AT RWD 210 hp
- 10.6 s — 10 generation 6.0 AT RWD 359 hp
- 10.7 s — 9 generation 6.0 AT AWD 324 hp
- 10.8 s — 9 generation 5.3 AT AWD 300 hp; also 8 generation 5.7 AT AWD 255 hp
- 11.1 s — 10 generation 5.3 AT AWD 324 hp
- 11.4 s — 10 generation 5.3 AT RWD 324 hp; also 8 generation 7.4 AT AWD 233 hp
- 12.5 s — 8 generation 5.7 AT AWD 210 hp
On 11 generation the 385 hp RWD vs 355 hp RWD: +30 hp, −0.6 s (7.1 vs 7.7). Same 385 hp, AWD vs RWD: +105 kg kerb (2674−2569), +0.5 s (7.6 vs 7.1). 10 generation 6.0 AT RWD 10.6 s vs 5.3 AT RWD 11.4 s: −0.8 s for +35 hp.
Top speed not measured for generations 1–7, 12 generation, and the restyle. Highest recorded: 239 km/h on 11 generation 5.3 AT RWD 385 hp; then 237 (AWD 385), 234 (RWD 355), 232 (AWD 355). 9 generation peaks at 198 km/h (5.3 AT RWD 288 hp) and 196 km/h (8.1 AT RWD 344 hp); several 9 generation 6.0 AT / 8.1 AT rows sit at 156 km/h. 10 generation all four versions: 160 km/h. 8 generation range 160–182 km/h; the 255 hp 5.7 AT RWD is 182 km/h, 14 km/h above the 210 hp RWD’s 168 km/h.
Fuel consumption not measured except selected 7–9 generation rows. 7 generation 5.7 AT 210 hp RWD: city 33.4, highway 13.8, mixed 19.6 l/100 km; same engine AWD: 21.4 / 18.1 / 19.4. 8 generation 5.7 AT 210 hp RWD: 18.1 / 13.8 / 16.8; AWD: 19.6 / 14.7 / 18.1. 5.7 AT 255 hp RWD: 18.1 / 13.1 / 15.7; AWD: 17 / 13 / 14. Mixed use on that 255 hp AWD is 5.6 l/100 km below the 210 hp RWD mixed figure (16.8−14). 9 generation 5.3 AT 288 hp AWD: 20 / 11 / 16; 6.0 AT 324 hp AWD: 22 / 12 / 17. Generations 1–6, 10–12 and the restyle: city, highway and mixed not measured.
Dimensions and weight
Tank, kerb, gross, clearance and wheels not measured for generations 1–6, 12 generation, and 12 generation, restyling 1.
Tank: 159 l on every listed 8 generation version; 123 l on 9 generation; 119 l on 10 generation; 117 l on 11 generation. That is −42 l from 8 to 11 generation (159−117).
Kerb (kg), lightest measured to heaviest: 7 generation 5.0 AT RWD 1960; 5.0 MT 1991; 8 generation several 5.7 AT at 2100–2102; 9 generation 5.3 AT RWD 300 hp 2320; 11 generation 5.3 AT RWD 2569; 10 generation 6.0 AT AWD 2690; 9 generation 8.1 AT AWD 329 hp 2740. AWD adder on 11 generation: 2674−2569 = 105 kg. On 10 generation 5.3 AT: 2675−2555 = 120 kg. On 7 generation 160 hp 5.7 AT: 2264−2131 = 133 kg.
Gross: 7 generation 5.0 rows 2767 kg vs 5.7 rows mostly 3901 kg (+1134 kg). 8 generation 3084–3901 kg (one 7.5 AT RWD gross not measured). 9 generation 3175–3900 kg. 10 generation 3265–3357 kg. 11 generation 3311 kg RWD / 3402 kg AWD.
Ground clearance: 7 generation 180 mm on all listed versions. 8 generation 168–218 mm; the 218 mm row is 5.7 AT AWD 210 hp, 50 mm above that generation’s 168 mm 5.7 AT RWD 255 hp. 9 generation 180 mm except 5.3 AT RWD 288 hp at 220 mm. 10 generation 170 mm except 5.3 AT RWD 227 mm. 11 generation 220 mm on all four 5.3 AT.
Wheels not measured except 11 generation: 265/65 R18, 275/55 R20, 285/45 R22 on every 5.3 AT.
Chassis where recorded (7–12 generation unstyled): Independent, spring front and rear; Ventilated disc front; rear label Disc ventilated. Compression ratio not measured throughout.
Which version to choose
Buy 12 generation, restyling 1 if you want the diesel with the highest hp/litre in the file. 3.0 TDI AT (RWD) or 3.0 TDI AT AWD: 309 hp, 670 Nm, 3000 cm³, 6 Inline, Automatic 10. That is +32 hp and +47 Nm versus 12 generation 3.0 TDI AT / 3.0 TDI AWD AT (277 hp, 623 Nm, 8 Inline, Turbo). 0–100, top speed, consumption, tank, kerb, clearance: not measured. Choose AWD only if you need AWD; the file does not give a weight or speed penalty for it on this restyle.
Buy unstyled 12 generation 6.2 if peak petrol horsepower is the filter. 6.2 V8 AT (RWD) and 6.2 V8 AWD AT (AWD): 420 hp, 624 Nm — +65 hp and +105 Nm versus 5.3 V8 AT / 5.3 V8 AWD AT (355 / 519). Same 10 Automatic, same boost No. The restyle 6.2 V8 AT AWD keeps 420 hp but does not list a RWD 6.2. Performance, economy, mass: not measured.
Buy 12 generation diesel if you want 623 Nm without the 6.2’s 6200 cm³. 3.0 TDI AT or 3.0 TDI AWD AT: 277 hp, 623 Nm at 1500 rpm vs 624 Nm at 4100 on the 6.2 — 1 Nm less, 2600 rpm earlier, 3200 cm³ smaller. Cylinder count in the file is 8 Inline (not 6; the restyle diesel is 6 Inline).
Buy 11 generation if you need a measured sprint and a measured 230-plus km/h top speed. The 385 hp 5.3 AT RWD is the catalogue’s fastest 0–100 (7.1 s) and highest vmax (239 km/h), at 6.67 kg/hp. The 385 hp 5.3 AT AWD is 7.6 s and 237 km/h. If you accept 355 hp, RWD is 7.7 s / 234 km/h; AWD is 8.2 s / 232 km/h. You give up the 10-speed box (6 Automatic here) and the 420 hp 6.2, and you gain the only wheel-size list in the file. Tank 117 l, clearance 220 mm.
Buy 10 generation if you want 4 Automatic and a 359 hp 6.0 still in SUV 5-doors form. 6.0 AT RWD 10.6 s / 160 km/h / 2630 kg vs 5.3 AT RWD 11.4 s / 160 km/h / 2555 kg: +35 hp, −0.8 s, +75 kg. AWD 6.0 AT is the generation’s quickest at 9.6 s despite 2690 kg. Top speed is 160 km/h on all four — 79 km/h below 11 generation’s 239 km/h peak (239−160). Fuel not measured. Tank 119 l.
Buy 9 generation 8.1 if you want the largest petrol in the file. 8.1 AT RWD 344 hp, 617 Nm, 8128 cm³, 7.9 s, 196 km/h, 2590 kg. That 7.9 s is 0.8 s slower than 11 generation’s 385 hp RWD despite 344 vs 385 hp (−41 hp) and similar kerb. The 329 hp 8.1 AT RWD is 8.3 s / 193 km/h. AWD 8.1 AT 329 hp: vmax 156 km/h, 0–100 not measured, kerb 2740 kg. Specific output 42.3 hp/l at 344 hp loses to 5.3 AT 300 hp at 56.6 hp/l. Tank 123 l.
Buy 9 generation 5.3 or 6.0 if you want less displacement than 8.1. Fastest 5.3 here is 288 hp RWD at 8.8 s / 198 km/h — the generation’s highest vmax, 2 km/h above the 344 hp 8.1 AT. 6.0 AT 304 hp RWD is 9.9 s / 192 km/h. Consumption measured only on 288 hp AWD 5.3 AT (mixed 16) and 324 hp AWD 6.0 AT (mixed 17).
Buy 8 generation 255 hp 5.7 if you want the best measured mixed figure and a sub-9 s RWD time in this generation. 5.7 AT RWD 255 hp: 8.9 s, 182 km/h, mixed 15.7, kerb 2100 kg, 8.24 kg/hp. AWD 255 hp: 10.8 s, 176 km/h, mixed 14 (lowest mixed in the file). 7.5 AT AWD 290 hp is the generation’s power peak but 10.3 s / 179 km/h — 1.4 s slower than the 255 hp RWD with +35 hp and +483 kg (2583−2100). 7.4 AT AWD 233 hp: 11.4 s, 174 km/h, 2600 kg, 11.16 kg/hp. Diesel 6.5 AT AWD 173 hp: 14.97 kg/hp (2590/173), vmax 160 km/h, 0–100 not measured — the heaviest kg/hp among weighed versions. Tank 159 l, the largest measured.
Buy 7 generation only if you need Manual, a 160–210 hp 5.0/5.7, and SUV 5-doors. 5.0 AT vs 5.0 MT: same 160 hp, kerb 1960 vs 1991 kg (+31 kg on MT). 5.7 210 hp vs 160 hp: +50 hp; RWD kerb 1999 vs 2131 kg on the 160 hp Automatic. Mixed fuel only on 210 hp 5.7 AT. 0–100 and vmax not measured. Clearance 180 mm.
Buy 6 generation 6.5 V8 if the filter is peak Estate horsepower. 350 hp, 5700 cm³, Manual 3, RWD — +50 hp vs 5.7 V8 300 hp on the same 5700 cm³ in the file, +200 hp vs 5.0 V6 150 hp. Torque, 0–100, vmax, fuel, mass: not measured.
Buy 5 generation 5.4 V8 for the only Estate 3-door peak. 225 hp, +85 hp vs 3.8 (140 hp), +75 hp vs 5.0 V6 (150 hp). 4.6 188 hp is the only 4-speed Manual in that generation.
Buy 4–1 generation only as early Estate cataloguing. 4 generation 4.6 vs 4.3: +10 hp. 3 generation: take 3.9 136 hp if you want that generation’s peak (+51 hp vs 3.5 85 hp); the two 3.5 names split 85 vs 92 hp, the two 3.9 names split 92 vs 136 hp. 2 generation 3.7 vs 3.5: +7 hp. 1 generation is 3.4 80 hp, the floor of the model in this file.
AWD vs RWD, same engine, where both exist. 12 generation: names split (5.3 V8 AT vs 5.3 V8 AWD AT, and the 6.2 / 3.0 TDI pairs) with identical hp/Nm in each pair — the extra item is AWD, not power. 11 generation: AWD adds 105 kg and 0.5–0.5 s depending on the 385/355 pair (7.6 vs 7.1; 8.2 vs 7.7). 10 generation 5.3 AT: AWD is 0.3 s quicker (11.1 vs 11.4) despite +120 kg. 8 generation 210 hp 5.7 AT: AWD is 2.0 s slower (12.5 vs 10.5) and +200 kg (2300−2100).
Problems and reliability. This file has no failure rates, recall counts or durability scores. What can be said without leaving the numbers: kg/hp on weighed versions runs from 6.67 (11 generation 385 hp RWD) to 14.97 (8 generation 6.5 AT diesel). Generations 1–6 have no kerb, so kg/hp is not measured. Consumption is not measured on the newest two generations, so an economy argument for 12 generation diesel versus 6.2 cannot be closed from this catalogue.
Short map. Fastest measured: 11 generation 5.3 AT RWD 385 hp. Highest hp: 12 generation 6.2 V8 AT / 6.2 V8 AWD AT and restyle 6.2 V8 AT AWD at 420. Highest hp/litre: restyle 3.0 TDI AT / 3.0 TDI AT AWD at 103.0. Highest measured mixed economy: 8 generation 5.7 AT AWD 255 hp at 14 l/100 km. Largest tank: 8 generation 159 l. Lightest kerb: 7 generation 5.0 AT 1960 kg. Only Estate 3-door: 5 generation. Only Manual after 7 generation: none in the listed 8–12 and restyle rows.