Super TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Touareg - 5-dr wagon rangeVolkswagen modelsOverviewVolkswagen hopes price cuts will help turn the tide on slow selling Touareg17 Oct 2006 By LUC BRITTEN IF you like niche vehicles, you cannot get much more niche than VW’s Touareg. Since its 2003 launch the Touareg has been a back-burner luxury SUV, selling just 2166. It’s never quite got the traction of its Porsche Cayenne cousin – both share body and components – and as the VW Group has emerged with a strong passenger car and commercial line up, the Touareg has languished. However, a hefty pricing realignment, more equipment and new V6 engines – a 3.0-litre petrol and 3.0-litre TDI – should help build some momentum ahead of a facelifted model next year. Model release date: 1 October 2006 to 1 July 2007 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelThe Touareg – named after a nomadic African tribe – first arrived in Australia in September 2003. Initially four models were available, a V6, V6 Luxury, V8 and storm-trooping V10 turbo-diesel. Despite its credentials, it is one VW that has never been a strong seller. Just 2166 have been sold since launch and some initial electrical quality issues have tarnished the otherwise capable off-roader. Look closely and you can see the similarities between a Touareg and the more expensive Porsche Cayenne. Both share bodies and are built in Bratislava, Slovakia but the Cayenne build is completed in Leipzig, Germany. |
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