Neatly utilized tape disguise obscures narrower grille and new lights and bumpers
by Chris Chilton
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by Chris Chilton
Some girls spend hours rigorously making use of a ton of make-up in such a means that folks will assume they’re not carrying any in any respect. And that’s precisely what Volkswagen’s disguise crew has been as much as with these three prototypes of the facelifted Touareg SUV, the corporate’s flagship SUV in Europe.
As an alternative of plastering a ton of swirly camo wrap over its take a look at vehicles to obscure the brand new particulars and trim, Volkswagen’s R&D group prefers to artfully recreate the look of the outgoing automotive on the grille, headlights and bumpers of a brand new one.
We’ve seen the approach used on prototypes of the Passat and Tiguan, and now it’s been utilized to the Touareg. Drive previous one in all these take a look at vehicles within the snow and also you may moderately assume it’s a present automotive, besides that these photos have been most likely taken in Arjeplog, Sweden, the place nearly each automotive on the street this time of yr appears to be a still-secret prototype.
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However a more in-depth take a look at the nonetheless photographs reveals some telltale clues that that is the facelifted automotive VW will unveil later this yr. Most clearly the central grille bars don’t line up with the bars on the headlights and the grille itself is shorter on the brand new automotive. Precisely how a lot of what VW desires us to imagine is grille and headlights is definitely fabricated from of black and silver tape is difficult to inform, however we think about it’s quite a bit and that the brand new automotive will undertake a skinnier grille just like the one on the Mk8 Golf.
Trying decrease down we will see that the prototype has extra painted bumper floor across the license plate, and that the outgoing automotive’s decrease aspect consumption bars have been replicated with chrome tape.
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We’re not seeing a lot completely different on the again, however the taillights will definitely characteristic a brand new LED design, whereas there may also be inside upgrades too, although most high-spec Touaregs already characteristic a big infotainment show and digital instrument cluster.
One factor not prone to change is the Touareg’s five-seat format, which is one main drawback versus the Audi Q7 that shares the identical platform. That’s maybe one cause why Volkswagen chooses not carry the Touareg to North America, its place within the lineup being taken by the seven-seat Atlas.
