Volkswagen Touareg: prices and specifications
4 generations Country of origin: Germany
First generation (2002–2010)
Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size crossover that became one of three models created by the joint venture of Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi. The car's name comes from the Tuareg people living in North Africa.
More than three hundred engineers, designers, and stylists worked on the project under the leadership of Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert. The result of their work was the PL71 platform, which also underpins the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7.
The premiere of the first generation took place in 2002 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Production was set up at the concern's plant in Bratislava (Slovakia). Five years later, at the Paris Motor Show, a facelifted version was released: in addition to exterior changes, it received new and improved engines, transmissions, and a number of modern active safety systems.
A distinctive feature of the model is the adaptive air suspension with dynamic electronic dampers, which allows changing the ground clearance from 160 to 300 mm. In 2009, a prototype of the hybrid version of the Touareg was presented.
Second generation (since 2010)
The second generation was shown in 2010 in Munich, and the world premiere took place the same year at the Beijing Auto Show. Deliveries to Ukraine began in 2011.
The car is equipped with gasoline engines (3.6 L, V6; 4.2 L, V8) and diesel engines (3.0 L, V6; 4.2 L, V8). The only available transmission is an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic. All five trim levels for the Ukrainian market have permanent all-wheel drive 4MOTION.
