The all-new Volkswagen Touareg was premiered at the Geneva International Motor Show. VW is very keen to make this car as successful as its predecessor by making sure it has ticked all the right boxes.
Styling-wise this car is basically the same as the new Porsche Cayenne (the two share the same family genes anyway). It has the new VW family face and is a little more muscular in appearance. The company says it’s the most technically advanced VW ever produced, which should say quite a lot. We’ll reveal a bit more on those advances, like how they managed to save 208kg on the previous car, when it’s launched in South Africa in October this year.
Some engines fitted into the new Touareg include a V6 TDI producing 176kW and a stomping 550Nm of torque. The old V10 TDI has been replaced by a 4.2 TDI kicking out 250kW and a stupendous 800Nm. A new Hybrid version is also being produced but I doubt we’ll see that one in Mzansi. With new C02 emissions legislation coming into the fore this September, I may well be wrong.
Other things you can find are a Side Assist Warning system, Adaptive Cruise Control, something called Area View which looks basically all around the car and bi-xenon headlights.
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