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| − | '''Volkswagen Touareg. 2003 to date (prod. unknown). 5-door SUV. F/A, 2460 cm³ diesel (5 cyl. OHC), 2967 cm³ diesel, 3580 cm³ petrol (V6 DOHC), 4163 cm³ (V8 DOHC), 4921 cm³ diesel (V10 OHC), 5998 cm³ (W12 DOHC).''' Second of the VW–Audi–Porsche 7L-platform vehicles to launch, in an attempt to get the SUV market in US. Aim was to develop an SUV with sports car-like behaviour on the road. No third-row seats, so accommodation not as great as rivals’. V10 TDI regarded as environmentally unfriendly in US and eventually pulled from that market. Mid-term facelift in 2006.
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| | + | *[[Volkswagen Touareg III]] |
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| − | ''Manufacturing location:'' Bratislava, Slovakia
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| − | ''Marque:'' [[Volkswagen]] | + | ''Marque:'' [[Volkswagen]] |
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| − | ''q.v.'' [[Porsche Cayenne]], [[Audi Q7]]
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 7 June 2018
Large SUV from Volkswagen, a sister car to the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7, launching second, after the Cayenne. Meant to be sporting, but more a comfortable SUV, with the second generation (from 2010) being more refined. Not economical: a V10 and W12 saw to that in the first generation, though a hybrid model débuted as part of the second.
Marque: Volkswagen
