Volkswagen Touareg:

TouaregAdventure - exclusive vacation packages from Volkswagen

If you have no plans for vacation yet, when you should know that Volkswagen is offering you the chance to experience the unique capabilities of the Volkswagen Touareg sport utility vehicle in a professionally guided, off-road adventure through some of America’s most ruggedly beautiful landscapes. The TouaregAdventure is a three day adventure, starting July 2007 and up to the end of Ctober 2007. You will experience the SUVs through picturesque canyons and challenging terrains. If you have no (...)
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Volkswagen Touareg Facelift by Je Design

Volkswagen has just unveiled the facelift Touareg and Je Design is the first tunner to offer a complete bodykit. A front spoiler with twin headlight insert, side skirts with air intakes, rear valance (fits also on a cars with take off trailer coupling) and a new LED Illumination under the side skirts or rear valance beautifies the silhouette of the Touareg.
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2008 ABT Volkswagen Touareg

2002, the Touareg marked Volkswagen’s powerful way into the field of SUVs. “Even for Abt, the car was absolutely new territory,“ explains Hans-Jürgen Abt. Back then, the managing director of Abt Sportsline did in fact have doubts about the market opportunities of the heavy weight: “But the SUV has become a great success, and meanwhile Touareg and Audi Q7 are among our success stories.” Of course, one reason for this is the fact that the Allgäu-based tuners particularly stress the “S” in (...
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Volkswagen to compete in 39th annual Tecate Score Baja 500

Volkswagen has officially entered two Volkswagen Motorsport Dakar Rally vehicles in this year’s running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, June 1-3, 2007. This will be the first race for the Race Touareg 2 vehicles in North America, and also marks the first ever Volkswagen factory racing entry in the legendary SCORE desert series racing. The Volkswagen team will feature an international cast of Volkswagen works drivers ready to tackle the challenging terrain of the Baja peninsula. (...)
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Volkswagen Touareg by Edo Competition

Technical Data engine: V10 cylinder TDI horsepower at rpm: approx.360 HP / (265 kW) at 3.500 U/min max. torque at rpm: 850 Nm at 2.200 U/min Driving data top speed approx. 260 km/h 0 – 100 km/h approx. 6,9 s Special features Increased perfomance up to 70 HP with electronic tuning controlled by dyno running and sport air filter 6-piston sport brake system. FA: 380 mm, red, edo competition writing 22 inch racing wheel set 3-part with: FA: (...)
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Volkswagen Touareg 2 makes US debut at NYIAS

Volkswagen’s first-ever SUV has been restyled for the 2008 model year, returning as the Touareg 2. The updated version will enter showrooms with refreshed exterior styling, an impressive list of safety features and vehicle capabilities, and three powerful engine options. After its U.S. debut at the New York International Auto Show, the Touareg 2 arrives at dealerships later this spring, with pricing starting at $39,320. Taking design cues from others in the Volkswagen model (...)
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2007 Volkswagen Touareg BlueTDI

On its new Touareg Volkswagen is introducing one of the cleanest diesel engines in the world: The BlueTDI with SCR catalytic converter. This converter reduces nitrogen dioxide (NOx) emissions by up to 90 percent. The Touareg BlueTDI, that delivers 165 kW / 225 PS, meets even the most challenging exhaust emissions standards. Currently, the lowest limits are set in the US states California, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and Maine: In the “Tier2 Bin5” standard. The Touareg BlueTDI being presented in Geneva is one of the first vehicles with a diesel engine that can clear this hurdle too. Especially in the USA, economical turbo-diesels like the V6 BlueTDI can contribute, more than any other current powertrain technology, toward reducing oil consumption and the generation of climate-impacting greenhouse gases.
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VW R-Touareg on the way

After tow top models from the German maker Passat R36 and Golf R32, Volkswagen is preparing another fire -breathing version of its cars. The Touareg SUV is next on the list to profit of the top performances provided by the R-line. But unlike the R36 and the R32 Touareg refuse the petrol engine in the favor of the diesel-power. The SUV will get a more powerful version of he 4.9 liter v10 TDI diesel engine. This engine is easy to be upgraded, the German tuner ABT shows that the engine can (...)
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2007 Volkswagen Touareg Facelift

Within just four years about 300,000 car drivers worldwide chose to drive a new Touareg. Right out of the gate the Volkswagen advanced to become one of the most successful luxury SUVs ever. In the USA the Touareg wrote history as the first diesel SUV with standard particulate filter, and in Japan its honors included being voted best SUV of the year. And not just in Asia, but on all continents the bestseller offered with innovative five, six, eight, ten and twelve cylinder engines has been lauded with award after award.
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Touareg to be first Volkswagen Hybrid

After the change in the top management, the Volkswagen company kept its plans for a hybrid line-up. But, if the old CEO wanted hybrid versions of the Golf, Jetta and Touran and a hybrid Jetta in California by 2008, the new CEO wants the Touareg to be the first Volkswagen hybrid model. Volkswagen said that the additional price for a hybrid drive system to a vehicle like Golf or Jetta is at least 2000 euro. And this models won’t have any impact on the the price-sensitive compact segment (...)
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