Volkswagen Concept D

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|image = VW_Concept_D_(IAA_1999)_1.jpg

|name = Volkswagen Concept D

|manufacturer = Volkswagen AG

|aka =

|production = 1999 (Concept car)

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|predecessor = None

|successor = Volkswagen Phaeton

|class = Mid-size luxury car (liftback)

|body_style = 5-door liftback/fastback sedan

|layout = front-engine design
4Motion (four-wheel drive)

|platform =

|engine = 5.0 V10 TDi (diesel engine)

|transmission = 6-speed Tiptronic

|wheelbase =

|length = {{convert|4995|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|width = {{convert|1874|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|height = {{convert|1440|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|1800|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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File:VW_Concept_D_(IAA_1999)_3.jpg

The Volkswagen Concept D is a concept luxury liftback designed by Ferdinand Piëch, which was unveiled at the 1999 International Motor Show Germany before going on public display.{{cite web|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20160913/CCHISTORY/160919985/volkswagen-s-concept-d-previews-phaeton|title=Volkswagen's Concept D previews Phaeton|website=autonews.com|date=13 September 2016|access-date=21 December 2020}}{{cite web|title=Volkswagen: The new high end D1|url=https://www.autointell-news.com/european_companies/volkswagen/vw_marke/volkswagen-concepts/vw-d1/volkswag5.htm|publisher=autointell-news.com|access-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040720171246/https://www.retrospeed.org/competicion/fura/index.htm|archive-date=20 July 2004|date=14 September 1999|url-status=dead}}

The vehicle featured a V10 TDI diesel engine (offering 230 kW/313 bhp at 4000 rpm and 750 Nm torque), six-speed Tiptronic, 4Motion all-wheel drive, air suspension with adaptive damping and Bi Xenon headlamps.{{cite web|url=https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/images/detail/technology-design-study-concept-d-1999-18103|title=Technology, Design: Study Concept D (1999)|website=volkswagen-newsroom.com|date=14 September 1999|access-date=8 February 2021}} It was essentially a five-door prototype of the luxury sedan, the Volkswagen Phaeton, which debuted in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/236787/vw-concept-d-concept-we-forgot/|title=1999 VW Concept D: Concept We Forgot|website=motor1.com|date=21 March 2018|access-date=21 December 2020}}