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Volkswagen Touareg

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The Car Guide rating 3.5/5 74% Detailed ratings

Price $50,975 – $68,575 Payments

Fuel consumption 10.4 – 13.8 L/100km

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Currently in its second incarnation, the massive Volkswagen Touareg SUV shares its roots with the Audi Q7 and the Porsche Cayenne. Under its hood, there's a 3.6-litre 280-horsepower V6 or an optional 3.0-litre turbodiesel with an impressive 406 lb.-ft. of torque. It can tow up to 3,500 kilos (7,716 pounds). Regardless of the version you choose, the 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive come factory standard.

Tests and Features

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2017 Volkswagen Touareg: Luxury in Disguise

If you were to conduct a focus group of average people and asked them to start naming luxury SUVs, the Volkswagen Touareg would probably not be at the top of their list. It’s somewhat of a dark horse in this category, despite being on the market since 2003. I suppose …May 16, 2017

2015 Volkswagen Touareg: Crossing The Sierra Nevada

They say that what makes a drive memorable is not so much the vehicle you’re driving as the route you take. Many manufacturers offer diverse programs that afford their clients unique experiences. What would you say to a ride across the Moroccan desert at the wheel of a Touareg, a …May 7, 2015

2014 Best Buys: Intermediate SUVs Over $50,000

Some models are born to shine! It all starts with a great platform. Once a platform has proven itself, automakers will use and reuse it to ensure the success of their other models. That’s exactly what happened with the 2014 Porsche Cayenne / 2014 Volkswagen Touareg duo. While the Cayenne …October 23, 2014

2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI: Luxury, Take Two

Volkswagen has enjoyed an upscale reputation amongst Canadian buyers for the past 20 years, as ever-more-comfortable versions of vehicles like the Golf, the Jetta, and the Passat have been gobbled up by price-conscious drivers who perceive German engineering to be a badge of pride. The success of VW in carving …October 4, 2013

He said, she said: Test driving the Volkswagen Touareg TDI

The premise of the He said, she said chronicle is simple: we lend a press vehicle to a couple to test drive extensively for two weeks and give the two participants one simple instruction: to take note of all of their impressions, both good and bad. Each of the test …May 31, 2012

Volkswagen's Enigmatic Touareg Comes in from the Cold for 2011

I’m going to be brutally honest here: I did not like the previous generation Touareg very much. That said, having only driven it on a couple occasions, I admit my experience with the Bavarian beast was quite limited. However, my issue wasn’t necessarily one of experience. No, my issue was …April 16, 2011

2010 Volkswagen Touareg: A Bigger Beetle?

Volkswagen, when pronounced properly, is perhaps one of the easiest German-to-English translations extant. Trading the harsh English “v” for a softer “f” sound, you don’t need a degree in languages to understand what the term “folksvagen” means. A name birthed by none other than history’s most hated man, the brand’s …October 24, 2010

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News

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Volkswagen will Unveil "Another" SUV at the New York Auto Show

With the Atlas hanging around, a now-updated Tiguan, and the eventual arrival of something sub-compact based on the T-Roc—not forgetting the Golf SportWagen Alltrack—you’d think Volkswagen has all the SUVs it needs to tackle the current sport utility tsunami that’s flooding the industry. Turns out Volkswagen thinks otherwise, because at …March 27, 2018

Dieselgate: Volkswagen's 3.0L TDI V6 Engine Accused of Cheating Emission Tests

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just added another Volkswagen engine to its blacklist. In fact, the EPA is now accusing Volkswagen of including its emission test cheating software in its 3.0-litre TDI V6 engine, currently used in the Volkswagen Touareg, the Porsche Cayenne, and the Audi A6, A7, A8 …November 2, 2015

Volkswagen Touareg X Will Make it to North America

It has been 10 years since Volkswagen marketed its first SUV, the Touareg. To celebrate this event, Volkswagen of America announced the release of the Touareg X Special Edition. Since the SUV’s release, it has sold over 700,000 Touaregs worldwide including 121,385 units in the United States. The Touareg X …December 5, 2013

2011 Volkswagen Touareg : At last a makeover

Volkswagen, the European automotive giant, has just presented it’s new Touareg SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) equipped with the most important upgrades in it’s history. Aesthetic aspects As a start, it is equipped with the typical Volkswagen grille initiated with the Golf VI models, followed by the new Polo models. It’s …February 24, 2010

Volkswagen Sweeps Dakar

Volkswagen has dominated what is arguably the single most difficult race in motorsports. Led by veteran driver Carlos Saintz, the Volkswagen team of specially prepared (read: in no way related to what you can buy) Touaregs to occupy all three podium positions of the 2010 Dakar rally, now held in …January 21, 2010

Videos

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Motoring TV 2004 Episode 2

Mitsubishi Galant 2004 Volkswagen Toureg Porsche 911 Turbo diagnosing brake wear cell phones and gas stations don't mix …

Driving a Volkswagen Touareg through Spain’s Sierra Nevada

Motoring TV recently travelled to Spain's Sierra Nevada mountain range to drive the 2015 Volkswagen Touareg. And while it's highly unlikely that the average Touareg owner would subject their vehicle to the type of punishment the Motoring TV team put the sport utility through, the new Touareg handled it quite …

Volkswagen Driving Experience - Sierra Nevada Spain

Images of the Volkswagen Driving Experience in the Sierra Nevada region …

2009 Volkswagen Touareg

Our review of the 2009 Volkswagen Touareg

The Car Guide rating 74%

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Global rating

Fuel economy	4/10
Reliability	6/10
Safety	9/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	8/10
Overall	7/10

Mid-size SUVs over $50,000

Fuel economy	7/10
Reliability	6/10
Safety	9/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	8/10
Overall	7/10

What's new in 2016

No major change

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Structure
June 22, 2016
Brakes
March 22, 2016

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