VOLKSWAGEN’S Touareg has never sold as well as it deserves in Australia, and the brand hopes its new model, which has taken a long time to arrive Down Under, will do a lot better.

Better looking, better equipped, more spacious, competitively priced and more economical than before, Volkswagen has applied its considerable expertise to making this vehicle a serious contender – but is it enough to convince the badge snobs to spend serious money on a vehicle whose brand name translates to people’s car?