The 2018 Volkswagen Touareg has been caught on camera undergoing road testing in Germany virtually undisguised, save for some trick stickers to hide the details.
Unsurprisingly, the third-generation Touareg, Wolfsburg’s flagship SUV, will follow the design template of smaller sibling Tiguan and the seven-seater Atlas aimed at the US market. Compared to the outgoing Touareg, which has been with us since 2010, the upcoming car will get sharper styling and edges plus slimmer lights. An upsized Tiguan would be a fair description.
The Touareg will do battle with big SUVs such as Volvo’s second-gen XC90, and reports mention a more premium interior with a larger infotainment screen. What’s for sure is that it will have to be a few steps up from the Tiguan’s cabin – in design and features – to compete in this segment.
Autocar reports that the big VW will have a plug-in hybrid variant likely to be related to the powerplant showcased on the T-Prime Concept GTE from last year’s Beijing auto show.
That big and handsome showcar combined a 2.0 litre TSI engine with 248 hp/370 Nm with a 134 hp/350 Nm electric motor integrated into an eight-speed auto transmission, which also has an LSD built-in. Total system output is 375 hp and 700 Nm and all-electric range is 50 km.
Of course, VW’s regular range of TSI and TDI engines will sit below the PHEV, and 4Motion all-wheel-drive will be standard across the board – the Touareg has always been decently capable off tarmac. It is predicted that the production Touareg will be revealed late this year ahead of deliveries in early 2018.
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Hi Editor,
Second Paragraph “Unsurprisingly, the third-generation Tiguan…?? “
Not much of different compared to current generation
OMG…damn ugly design….yucks….puihhh
If this is ugly, what other words could describe CRV?
If you look closely at the rear taillights, it is fake.
This car is actually in disguise. Volkswagen is too clever for us.
Last time pariah company very action. Dare to sell their Toureg for over RM480k. they think they same league as Cayenne.
Total fail. ZERO Sales.
Now even worse. How to lawan XC90 at RM390k and X5 40e at RM388k??
Who on earth would buy a Toureg when you can get a real BMW or a real Volvo??
Own current Touareg, a very good solid feel car. The look and handling is much better than current Volvo T8 that i test drive at 120km/hr at cornering where it was floating. The lower platform is well built. Touareg has its market for those who prefer practical look.
Just sold current Touareg and moved to the Volvo XC90 T8 with Polestar tuning.
Volvo XC90 T8 is on a whole new higher class. You must have been driving the T8 in Hybrid/Comfort mode. T8 in Power mode trumps the Touareg in all possible ways.
Touareg super unrefined/noisy/rough. NVH is shit compared to the T8.
Price it below 280k sure have market
Design getting more boring. Must have sacked all their overpriced designers to payback dieselgate.
VW must hire Theophilus Chin.
Seriously?
The look is mature. Looks much better than volvo T8 that hardly see on the road. Price correctly to take some share out from hot selling X5.
Please put VW to compare to right category car.
Junk of a car. Waste your whole life in the SC sorting problems.
Can Kunta Kinte, John and other uneducated commenters please stop commenting on intelligent topics? You’re making fools of yourselves.
What’s intelligent about this topic?
And making dis site a very dumb place…. I quit long time ago… Bcos of ppl like them…
For every dumb basher comment, there will be an equal and opposite reaction from me.
you do follow him like a pet dog…
Like a vendetta. I follows u fools.
While you keep silent when somebody tells lies
we are happy you are gone. No loss
Yup..they shld shut up …every topic they hve some crap to say…get a life la dude
Oh no… now I can see a budget Q5 or if it’s done in China.. it looks like a clone Q5.
De-glorified Porsche Cayenne…gojess
De-glorified Audi Q7
as ugly as the new Q7.
last gen Q7 and Touareg were awesome looking, looks sporty and muscular at the same time.
what happened to their design?
Getting older
The front design looks like it is from 1984.The VW designers must be are all old people.
freaking ugly car…hideous looks…
i was just complimenting the new arteon look…and this crap comes up ^^