The VW Touareg has undergone a mid-life facelift, introducing updates to its exterior design and inside know-how
by Brad Anderson
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by Brad Anderson
5 years after its debut in 2018, the third-generation Volkswagen Touareg has undergone a mid-cycle facelift, introducing a spread of recent options aimed toward maintaining it aggressive out there towards rivals just like the BMW X5 and Mercedes GLE. The updates are comparatively minor, nevertheless.
By way of visuals, the SUV’s design has been up to date with a revised entrance fascia encompassing a unique grille, a brand new apron and fancier optionally available matrix headlights that VW refers to as “IQ.LIGHT HD LED”.
These new headlamps embody greater than 38,000 interactive LEDs that challenge a carpet of sunshine straight onto the driving lane. VW says they illuminate the highway extra exactly than any of its earlier headlight applied sciences and embody a glare-free most important beam. The Touareg is the primary mannequin to launch with these lights however VW will quickly add them to a few of its smaller SUVs.
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Volkswagen has additionally up to date the rear fascia of the Touareg with a full-width LED mild bar and an illuminated VW badge that glows pink. Additionally fitted as normal is a brand new roof load sensor that can set off the ESC to interact earlier ought to or not it’s wanted to extend driving stability. This load sensor works along side an up to date suspension system that may be fitted energetic roll compensation and all-wheel steering. In accordance with Volkswagen, each the usual suspension and the optionally available air suspension have undergone modifications to reinforce each consolation and agility.
Shifting to the cabin reveals a plethora of contemporary options. For instance, VW’s up to date Innovision Cockpit that mixes the digital instrument panel and Uncover Professional Max infotainment system is now normal throughout the vary. Enhancements have been made to the voice management system and key surfaces at the moment are extra premium than ever earlier than. There are additionally 45-watt USB-C charging ports. Different new options embody Journey Help, Park Help Plus with distant management, Trailer Help, and Night time Help.
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Driving the refreshed VW Touareg is a number of 3.0-liter V6 engines. These embody a petroleum unit with 335 hp and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm), two turbodiesels that ship 228 hp / 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) and 282 hp and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm) respectively, and a pair of two petrol V6 plug-in hybrids.
The flagship mannequin is called the Touareg R eHybrid and combines its 3.0-liter V6 with an electrical motor to ship a mixed 456 hp for a 0-62mph (100km/h) in 5.1 seconds whereas the much less highly effective hybrid has 386 hp. Volkswagen has but to reveal the electric-only ranges of each plug-in hybrid (PHEV) fashions, which make the most of a 14.1kWh battery. The R additionally comes with a number of different R-branded parts, together with new blue brake calipers, blue inside entry, 20-inch Braga alloy wheels, new leather-based seats, a panoramic sunroof, and 4-zone computerized local weather management.
VW has not but launched pricing particulars in all markets however we do know the vary will kick off in Germany from €69,200 ($74,545) earlier than rising to €75,080 ($80,879) for the Magnificence, €79,660 ($85,812) for the R-Line, and topping out at €93,870 ($101,120) for the R eHybrid.