New Touareg Press Information 11-07-18
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Volkswagen PRESS INFORMATION NEW TOUAREG 2 2 NEW TOUAREG CONTENTS Overview 5 Summary 9 Market information 10 Exterior design 12 Interior design 16 Engines, transmissions and running gear 22 Technology 26 Prices 32 Servicing and warranty 33 Dimensions 34 Technical information 37 Standard equipment 38 3 NEW TOUAREG 4 NEW TOUAREG Overview • New Touareg offers unrivalled technology and comfort • Third generation car is Volkswagen’s most advanced SUV to date • New Touareg SEL 3.0 V6 TDI 8-speed Tiptronic priced from £51,595 RRP OTR In June 2018 Volkswagen opened the order books for its Debuting with efficient and potent V6 turbocharged engines new flagship SUV – the third generation Touareg – which the Touareg comes with an eight-speed automatic Tiptronic heads the brand’s youthful product line-up as a paragon of gearbox and 4MOTION all-wheel drive. In the UK, the car will technology, fine design, comfort and driving excellence. initially be offered with a 286 PS 3.0-litre V6 turbo diesel unit or, from the autumn of 2018, a 231 PS version of the Boasting the latest assistance systems, some of them same engine. A 340 PS 3.0-litre V6 turbocharged petrol appearing for the first time in a Volkswagen, the Touareg engine will be available to order in the UK in late 2018, with also offers the option of the new Innovision Cockpit deliveries of that powertrain beginning in 2019. (standard on R-Line Tech) which comprises an intuitive digital operating, information, communication and In addition a plug-in hybrid drive with a system power of entertainment unit that can be fully personalised. 367 PS is first planned for introduction in China. The exact launch date of the Touareg with plug-in hybrid drive in From launch, participating Volkswagen Retailers across the Europe has yet to be set. UK are also offering the New Touareg with a compelling finance offer. Customers opting for the Touareg R-Line with With a torque peak of up to 600 Nm, the 286 PS 3.0 V6 a 3.0-litre 286 PS TDI V6 through Volkswagen Financial TDI also showcases the new Touareg’s extensive towing Services’ Solutions Personal Contract Plan receive a deposit capacity. Capable of hauling braked trailer weights of up to contribution of £3,000 at 3.3 per cent APR representative. 3.5 tonnes, the new car also boasts the latest iteration of That results in a monthly payment of £499.00. Volkswagen’s handy Trailer Assist technology to facilitate simple slow-speed manoeuvring. The 3.0 V6 TDI with 286 Additionally, buyers who purchase a Touareg through a PS (2,967 cc) generates its punchy torque peak of 600 Nm personal contract plan (PCP) are eligible for two services from only 2,250 rpm, and offers 42.8 mpg on the combined priced at £299. cycle. 0-62 mph takes 6.2 seconds, and the Touareg’s top speed is 146 mph. The 2018 Touareg is the latest milestone in the largest product offensive in Volkswagen’s brand history. The global The new third generation Touareg is equipped with SUV range, led by the new car, now consists of the new permanent all-wheel drive (4MOTION) mated to an eight- T-Roc, the Tiguan, the new Tiguan Allspace, the new Atlas gear automatic Tiptronic gearbox with ‘shift by (USA) and its new sister model Teramont (China). wire’ functionality. Meanwhile the T-Cross compact SUV – shown in concept form A centre differential lock with asymmetric dynamic torque as the T-Cross Breeze – is also due to make its global debut in distribution acts as a transfer box for the flow of forces 2018. A zero emission model has already been decided upon, between the front and rear axle. A maximum of 70 per cent too, in the shape of the I.D. CROZZ – the first fully electric SUV of the drive force reaches the front axle and up to 80 per from Volkswagen. It will be launched in 2020. cent can be sent to the rear axle. 5 NEW TOUAREG Offered here in three comprehensively specified trims: SEL, Comfort, space and grace R-Line and new R-Line Tech, the five-seat Touareg sits on New technology aligns with conventional premium the Volkswagen Group’s modular longitudinal matrix (MLM). car values of space and cosseting comfort inside the new Touareg. The car’s optional electrically adjustable Wider and longer than before, the luxurious new SUV’s front seats, for instance, offer a new pneumatic dimensions are 4,878 mm long (+77 mm); 2,193 mm wide massage function with no fewer than eight programs (including wing mirrors, +44 mm) and 1,702 mm high (-7 available. The intensity of the massage functions can be mm). Together these create significantly more dynamic continuously adjusted via individual air cushions. proportions and, allied to all-new styling, endow the Touareg with an imposing yet lithe style. The car’s practicality is demonstrated by the flexible rear seat system. The position of the rear seats can be shifted The five-door, five-seat Touareg offers a 1,051 mm load by 160 mm fore/aft to create more space in the rear if length and maximum load capacity of 810 litres (seats up) required. Meanwhile the angle adjustment of the rear or 1,800 litres (seats down). Kerb weight is 2,070 kg for the seat backrests is also variable in three stages, and by up launch car. to 21 degrees. Technology made simple Natural light comes in through the optionally available One of the many technical innovations in the new Touareg panoramic sliding roof – the largest yet offered by is the option of the Innovision Cockpit. The 12-inch digital Volkswagen. The transparent roof section is 1,270 mm instrument cluster – Active Info Display – merges with the long and 825 mm wide (inner dimensions), and the front 15-inch TFT touchscreen of the new Discover Premium half can be continuously opened and electrically moved infotainment system to form a new digital operating, back by almost half a metre (495 mm) and raised. information, communication and entertainment unit. Meanwhile night driving is now more pleasant than ever The Innovision Cockpit is the control centre of a new era thanks to a newly developed optional LED ambient light – an interactive interface in which the information and system. Using the ambient light, the atmosphere on settings of all essential comfort, assist and infotainment board the Touareg can be personalised via 30 different systems converge in one simple-to-use matrix. light colours whose brightness can also be adjusted. Thanks to a separate eSIM mobile data connection, the Lighting outside the new Touareg is equally impressive. new SUV is also “always on”. Indeed, never before has The optional IQ.Light LED matrix headlight system, with a Volkswagen interior of this type been digitalised and its 128 individual LEDs per headlight, ensures efficient extensively linked to the vehicle functions and outside world and intelligent lighting of the road ahead. to such an extent. Welcoming the arrival of the new Touareg to Volkswagen More broadly, today’s Touareg features the availability of a Retailers nationwide Alison Jones, Director of new generation of assistance, driving dynamics and comfort Volkswagen UK, said: “The new Touareg signals yet systems including technologies such as Night Vision (thermal another important development in Volkswagen’s growing imaging camera); Traffic Jam and Roadwork Lane Assist SUV line-up. (partly automated steering and lane departure warning up to 37 mph, acceleration and braking); Front Cross Traffic Assist “Our suite of new models, headed by Touareg, arrives on (responds to traffic crossing in front of the Touareg); active the market as SUV sales continue to accelerate in the UK all-wheel steering; and a new roll stabilisation system with and I’m confident our new flagship model will make a big electromechanically controlled anti-roll bars. impact here.” 6 NEW TOUAREG 7 NEW TOUAREG 8 NEW TOUAREG Summary • New third generation Touareg becomes Volkswagen’s global flagship SUV • The new Touareg is based on Volkswagen Group’s modular longitudinal matrix (MLM) • Wider and longer than before, the new dimensions are 4,878 mm long (+77 mm); 1,984 mm wide (+44 mm) and 1,702 mm high (-7 mm). Together these create significantly more dynamic proportions • 3.0 V6 TDI 286 PS (2,967 cc) generates 600 Nm from 2,250 rpm and offers 42.8 mpg (NEDC) on the combined cycle. 0-62 mph takes 6.2 seconds, and the top speed is 146 mph. CO2 emissions are measured at 173 g/km (NEDC) • The new third generation Touareg is equipped with permanent all-wheel drive (4MOTION) mated to an eight-gear automatic Tiptronic gearbox with ‘shift by wire’ functionality • A centre differential lock with asymmetric dynamic torque distribution acts as a transfer box for the flow of forces between the front and rear axle. A maximum of 70 per cent of the drive force reaches the front axle and up to 80 per cent can be sent to the rear axle • The five-door, five-seat Touareg offers a 1,051 mm load length and maximum load capacity of 810 litres (seats up) or 1,800 litres (seats down). Kerb weight is 2,070 kg • Inside, one of the many technical innovations in the new Touareg is the option of the Innovision Cockpit. The 12-inch digital instrument display merges with the 15-inch TFT touchscreen of the Discover Premium infotainment to form a new digital operating, information, communication and entertainment unit • A new generation of assistance, driving dynamics and comfort systems includes technologies such as Night Vision (thermal imaging camera); Traffic Jam and Roadwork Lane Assist (partly automated steering and lane departure warning up to 60 km/h, acceleration and braking); Front Cross Traffic Assist (responds to traffic crossing in front of the Touareg); active all-wheel steering; and a new roll stabilisation system with electromechanically controlled anti-roll bars 9 NEW TOUAREG Market information The ‘SUV C’ segment, in which Touareg sits, accounted Production for around 2.4 per cent of the UK’s new car market The new Volkswagen Touareg is built exclusively in the in 2017.