About 500,000 car drivers chose to buy the first generation of the Touareg. It is a luxury sport utility vehicle that offers a high level of comfort, sporty driving properties, avant-garde styling, excellent quality and unlimited expedition capabilities – essentially the best of the passenger car and off-road worlds unified in one concept. This legacy is now being continued in the new Touareg – a high-end and versatile all-round vehicle that brings these two worlds together even more perfectly. The Touareg will be available at dealers in Europe as soon as April of this year. (continue reading…)
The atmosphere was in proper style, with skyline and night sky, when Volkswagen—in conjunction with moderator Thomas Gottschalk, who was in good humour, and numerous prominent guests—provided for a world premiere of a special kind at the Munich Postpalast. Always taking centre stage: the new Touareg and the new Touareg Hybrid. (continue reading…)
Touareg debuts with hybrid drive and high-tech range of engines
Volkswagen SUV is 208 kilograms lighter and 20 percent more fuel efficient
Volkswagen is unveiling the completely redeveloped Touareg as a world premiere. It is the most technically innovative ‘VW’ since the brand has been in existence. This Touareg is reinterpreting the fascinating multipurpose SUV idea in a contemporary way – thanks to a range of engines that are nearly 20 percent more fuel efficient and a large variety of new assistance and safety systems. (continue reading…)
A very extensive review that should be in HD. If you’re in the market for an SUV, watch this review and go test drive a new Volkswagen Touareg 2.
Volkswagen Touareg 2. Many SUV buyers think they have to choose between off-road capabilities and on-road performance. Those who prefer not choose one or the other might consider the Volkswagen Touareg 2. It offers the raised seating position, roomy interior and off-road abilities of an SUV while also delivering impressive on-road manners. (continue reading…)
Volkswagen’s latest security system has been honoured at this year’s BusinessCar Techies Awards with the advanced electronic Intelligent Key being named Best Security Device.
Same difference. Military intelligence. Unbiased opinion. Sport utility vehicle. Clean diesel.
We love this shot and happy to see a test showing what the Touareg is made of! Check out Auto North for more pics
An oxymoron is defined as a figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. But, sometimes an oxymoron develops over time, unintentionally, due to cultural shifts in our society. The Volkswagen Touareg wears at least two of these stigmatic phrases.
Diesel has had a bad reputation in Canada and the rest of North America for decades. It wasn’t long ago that you would see a diesel vehicle spewing black smoke out of its exhaust pipe, leaving a layer of soot all over the back bumper. Today, diesels are different. Volkswagen’s Clean Diesel line of vehicles, including the Jetta TDI we reviewed last week, have to conform to some of the strictest emissions regulations in the industry. But, is the price premium really worth it?
Over thirty percent of total sales were Clean Diesel TDI
Government sponsored ‘Cash-for-Clunkers’ Program accounted for over 3,300 sales
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced July 2009 sales of 20,590 units, representing a 0.7 percent increase over July 2008.
Volkswagen’s award winning clean diesels, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, and Touareg TDI, once again posted their best sales month since their re-launch with 6,320 units — accounting for more than 30 percent of total sales. The Jetta SportWagen for the third consecutive month posted its best sales month ever with sales of 2,415 units; clean diesel TDIs represented 81 percent of SportWagen sales, and 40 percent of Jetta sedan sales.
Kurt Gensheimer has a great review on the 2009 Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI. It actually is one of the better written reviews too! Yes it’s on a Touareg but it really pulls out the key facts and is non-biased. He only gives it one “ding” on the fact it has no third row seating but later follows it up with reasoning. A must read for those who are looking at TDI in general or this particular model.
Great read, gallery and more.
$43K, 30 mpg and 406 lb. ft torque = A No-Brainer
We Americans are stubborn folk. Once we make up our mind on a topic, there’s no going back no matter what. Want proof? Take for instance the antiquated opinion most Americans still have about diesel cars. Despite the horrible reputation of stench, pollution, gutlessness and noise that diesels built for themselves in the past, based on the sales of diesel cars in America today, we still can’t seem to get past this old – and now completely unwarranted – reputation.
Repeat after me – ‘Diesel are powerful, clean, fuel efficient and quiet.’ Say it again. Then keep saying it until you actually believe it and would consider buying a diesel as your next vehicle.
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