The Volkswgen Touareg is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and while a lot of folks in Europe have enjoyed the full-sized SUV for as long as it's been around, people here in the US haven't had that long of a love affair with the vehicle.
The German automaker->ke94 hopes to change all that after announcing that a special-edition Touareg, dubbed the Touareg X, is coming to America.
The "X" designation on the SUV is a reference to its 10th year anniversary and as one can expect with a limited-run set, the Touareg X has its fair share of custom goodies, befitting of its stature as a special edition.
The SUV itself is based on the Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel Lux and has been revised to include a number of new features, including a Moonlight Blue Pearl exterior, a new set of 19-inch, Moab-style alloy wheels, and an interior that's been dressed to the nines.
One look at the cabin and you immediately know that this Touareg is dressed to impress. There are Vienna leather seats, a black headliner and engineered ebony wood trim. In addition to all of that, the Touareg X's cabin also got piano black accents, illuminated sill plates and faux aluminum pedal covers.
Power wasn't modified, and yet we don't think anybody will have problems with the Touareg X's 3.0-liter, turbodiesel V-6 engine, developing 240 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque.
Like we said, the Touareg X is a limited run vehicle with only 1,000 units earmarked to come Stateside. Pricing begins at $56,170.
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2013 Volkswagen Touareg X
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- Model: 2013 Volkswagen Touareg X
- Engine/Motor: inline-6
- Horsepower: 240
- Torque: 406
- Transmission: eight-speed automatic
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2011 Volkswagen Touareg
The current-generation Volkswagen Touareg was unveiled in 2010 and after only three years, the company is already in the process of building a refreshed model.
For now, though, the Touareg still looks like a really sweet ride, highlighted by a versatility that shows itself with a choice of four gasoline and four diesel powertrains being offered for the Volkswagen SUV,
For the first time, Touareg also has an optional a hybrid powertrain that combines a high-voltage electric motor with a direct-injected, supercharged TSI V-6 cranking out 333 horsepower and an eight-speed automatic transmission.