Volkswagen Touareg test drive since 2010 SUV

All photos of Volkswagen Touareg since 2010

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The Volkswagen concern made another shot at the 4x4 car market. Following the Amarok pickup, the Germans presented a new generation of Touareg SUV. The fully processed model has become easier, more powerful and economical than the previous version.

There are no outstanding solutions in the appearance of the car. It seems that the designers simply redrawn the front of the old Tuareg in the style of the sixth golf, modernized the back and a couple of strokes refreshed the silhouette. However, all together these details have developed into a completely harmonious picture

When working on the interior of the new Touareg, the creators of the car paid the most attention to ergonomics, and in terms of design, new Golf and Polo models were taken as the basis

The creators of Touareg-II worked on the technical part with all German thoroughness. The car slightly increased in size, but the hardness of the body for bending and twisting increased significantly. At the same time, the mass of the car decreased by 208 kg.

The line of engines is also processed. There were no places in V10 and W12 engines in it, and instead of gasoline V8 to the markets of Europe and the USA, the V6 Hybrid will be delivered. In this version, the car will receive a hybrid power plant: a V6 TSI gasoline turbo engine with a capacity of 333 liters. With. and 34-kilowatt electric motor. The total capacity of two synchronously operating units 380 liters. With.
Atmospheric gasoline V6 will be supplied to markets where hybrids will be delivered. The operating volume of this engine is 3.6 liters, power 280 liters. p., maximum torque 360 \u200b\u200bnm. At first there will be two diesel engines: V6 TDI (3.0 l, 240 hp) and V8 TDI (4.2 l, 340 hp).

The new Touareg will be produced in two modifications, in one of which the car is practically a SUV, and in the other a very strong SUV. A light option (constant all -wheel drive plus Torsen differential) is called 4Motion. Of the off-road arsenal, there is only Off-Road Driving Programme mode, which is accordingly mobilizing the side electronics.
In the version of 4xmotion Touareg, it will be able to compete in cross-country ability even with the most powerful competitors: lowering transmission transmission, 100 percent blocking of the rear and central differentials, the angle of entry/congress is 45 degrees. Volkswagenovites take the courage to say that the Touareg equipped in this way will be able to drive on any surface existing on planet Earth (quote on a branded press release).

The prices for the new Tuareg have already been announced. In Germany, the car will cost from 50,700 euros for the V6 TDI modification. For this money, the buyer will receive adjustable mirrors, rain sensor, an audio system with a CD changer, a start/stop system, ESP, an electronic lifting and descent control system, rotary front headlights and adaptive stop signals.
In dealers salons, the first living cars will appear in April of this year.