Test drive Volkswagen Touareg 2002 - 2007 SUV

Damn in the pool of tuaregs

Is it even for nothing that it is sometimes attributed to toothless SUVs? All such neat, smooth, you will wash your sponge for any hooks or headlight garlands, even the reserve is hidden. In general, Tuareg is often perceived as a good, but very calm, peaceful car without special off -road talents.
He seemed boring and the author did not get acquainted with the works of the Volkswagen individual of the large VW unit, which, as the name implies, gives serial machines the original features, makes them more embossed.
A hell of a boiler
Germany, Oshersleben, SUV. What kind of smoke clubs between the hills, is it really sulfur? No, just dust in which not simple Tuarean are found at all! Their distinctive features are in the photo, and the overall impression of the car is this: it is not only not scary to pour on the bumpy slopes, they still do not feel sorry for them! I stood under a bridge of four logs, when one of the Tuaregs of the forwardshop was balanced on top of the protection of his abdomen is impressive. You can boldly flop into unfamiliar puddles ... However, the instructor waves his hand: it's time to drive.
As slowly as possible. And as fast as necessary. What, to hell, quickly?! Under the wheels, a break (68% do not agree? Try to move along the metro escalator, there are about 60%), and I literally stroke the pedals so as not to jump into it, but still move out. Slowly, as far as possible ... And now we are hanging on belts. Now the most difficult: to force yourself to let go of the pedal. All. Well, once, two, and ... great! Slowly, slowly, independently maintaining the minimum speed (engine, brakes), the machine in the first low gear smoothly drops to the foot of the steep.
Now we go to chat with our legs. There is no problem to hang the car diagonally. Here, a self -locking differential between the axes (triggers on command of electronics or by your order) will not help. However, clasping something below, Tuareg jerked and confidently left the bumps, again standing on the ground with all four wheels. Something this is an electronic blocking of inter-axle differentials, when the beginner to axle the wheel hold the brakes, transporting the torque to the next. You can strictly tie the rear wheels by pressing the button, although I can hardly imagine the situation when the driver’s personal intervention is required: the electronics works excellently.
And finally, the rise. Alex, what is the steepness here? I don’t remember exactly, seventy percent. Or eighty. Gas to the floor, already familiar clasp, and we are half a place up. Very cool. I'm sitting not at the fifth point, but on my back. (If you try to simulate such a rise, deviating on a chair ... Oh, do not try, the wall behind the back is hard).
Stop! Will he really move here? The box is manual, as if not pouring back ... I turn on the first one again and force myself to release the brakes again. Costs! Hurray, standing! He braked himself, clever! I press the right pedal, let go of the left, and the car jumps to the top.
Tuarean, gasoline and diesel (see Table), again and again demonstrate their tricks. And they are introduced into temptation: to stop where this cannot be done; to drive as it would not have risked until recently; Finally, believe in a saying about a quiet whirlpool.
Devil in the configuration w12
I made a deal with him and pressed the pedal. We swept over the auto -speed road shell through the autobahns: the organizers equipped the most powerful, expensive, fast, etc. on the return trip. The brainchild of an individual with a W12 engine. In general, the expected engineering and marketing move: having a gamut of the Tuaregs and the flagship 6-liter motor, create the leader of this tribe. Or a shaman?
Less than six seconds exchanged the first hundred. You willingly believe in the manufacturer when you gain 100 km/h faster than you read this proposal. A little more, and the speedometer flatterly showed more than 250, then our run -up limited electronics. He remembered the classic: the heavy noise of the torn air was heard from behind and began to overtake Margarita.
We fly. While the Germans come up with and produce such machines, they cannot be introduced to the speed limit on the autobahns. Otherwise, why 450 forces? But what about us, Russians, where to find the tracks to quench the thirst for speed? However, despite their absence, for some reason it seems to me that it is in Russia that Tuareg W12, as an experienced tempter, will seduce many ... Only advertising along the roads will have to be written even larger, otherwise the eyes do not keep up with.
Occasionally, we slow down, again gain the maximum speed. Slowly, I get used to it like, as with ordinary motion. In principle, normal accelerations, only 100 ...
And then we stopped at the gas station. 76 liters of ninety -fifth were pulled 90 euros with a penny. Transactions with the devil have always been expensive [/p
Russia: from bunch to mud
Volkswagen marketers decided to remind the potential owners of Tuaregs that they have not only a symbol of prosperity, but also a remarkable mud of mud. And that the owner can easily change fashionables to boots, and a leather case on a gun. And that this ceremonial dandy of Automir will trample on sands and slopes no worse than another tractor.
Do not believe? To convince unbelievers and attract new customers to the car, Tuareg Expirence arranged for Moscow. Here, potential customers under the guidance of experienced instructors will pass along the highway, where they are waiting for ups, descents, oblique, ford, deep cargo track, artificial pits and potholes, as well as their natural analogues.
The proposed route is so complicated as to demonstrate the fair up -up qualities of the Tuareg, and is safe enough so that the inexperienced client does not break firewood. A man far from off-road will receive a charge of adrenaline in full.
And what about Tuareg? He is good on the highway, and on the road, as it turned out, he does not graze. Double -purpose car: today is an all -terrain vehicle, tomorrow limousine. For what, in fact, the expirence was started.
Volkswagen Individual division of the Volkswagen AG concern, busy with tuning serial cars. Wooden inserts, any varieties of skin, aluminum and chrome will make your salon the only and unique. Like the appearance of a machine, for example, with the help of 17-, 18-, 19-inch discs and supern Wealthy tires. Perhaps the most serious products of the individual Tuareg forwardshop and W12. The unit works with all Volkswagen models; In Russia, individual executions are available for Tuareg and Phaeton.
Anton Chuykin
 
 
 
   

 

Source: The magazine "Driving"