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Spy Shots: 2011 VW Touareg Hybrid

Back in February, Volkswagen announced it would introduce a new hybrid version of its Touareg SUV in late 2010. This being the case, it's not surprising that the German automaker would be caught testing its new fuel-saving 'ute out in the hot, barren stretches of a U.S. desert. VW's hybrid hardware will combine the new 333 horsepower supercharged 3.0L TSI V6 from the Audi S4 with a 38 kW electric motor sandwiched between the engine and an all-new eight-speed automatic transmission. Add it all up and you get a total output of 374 horses and ... Read more →

Touareg TDI V6 pricing leaks out, will start at $42,800 Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen's new Touareg V6 TDI may or may not be making its official debut this week in LA. However, pricing information for the diesel SUV does appear to have leaked out onto the web. If accurate, ...

LA Preview: Volkswagen unveiling Touareg TDI Trophy Truck Sebastian Blanco

If you?re gonna go tearing through the desert, it?s best to do it in a clean beast. VW thinks that the new Race Touareg TDI Trophy Truck will fit the bill and will unveil the clean diesel machine ...

VW tackle longest ever Dakar Rally with 4 Race Touareg 2 TDIs Sam Abuelsamid

January 2008 will mark the thirtieth running of the Dakar Rally in which competitors spend sixteen days racing thousands of miles across the Sahara. The course has been lengthened 3564 miles this ...

Volkswagen improves the Touareg TDI Xavier Navarro

Europe's best-selling engine in the Touareg, the V6 TDI, has been optimized. And most of the work has resulted in reduced fuel consumption. The V6 now averages 9.6 liters of diesel per 100 km (24.5 ...

Sydney Motor Show 2007: Volkswagen Touareg R50 offers lots of diesel performance 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is really into diesels these days as an alternative to hybrids (but don't forget this announcement). Just like Lexus is doing with their so-called "performance hybrids", Volkswagen has decided to power up their Touareg TDI. As if the huge, and hugely powerful, V10 diesel engine that is ...

VW Touareg TDI wins Pikes Peak high performance showroom stock 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Touareg for high-res images of the Pikes Peak trucks A trio of Volkswagen Touareg TDIs dominated the High Performance Showroom Stock division at the 2007 Pikes Peak Hill Climb taking the top three spots in their division. They also happened to be the only three vehicles in that division, ...

Volkswagen ditches low end hybrids, Touareg gets the nod 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Volkswagen Touareg. Truck Tend is reporting that Volkswagen has changed its plans to introduce a range of hybrid models including in its entry level vehicles. Apparently VW's recently ousted CEO was planning to introduce hybrid versions of ...

2006 VW Touareg diesel now on sale with a particulate filter 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Several years back, after Volkswagen and Porsche had announced their intentions to build the SUVs that ultimately became the Touareg and Cayenne, Volkswagen reavealed a concept pickup truck that showed off the styling of the Touareg. More important than the attractive - if non-descript - styling of ...

More diesel racing: VW Touareg V10 TDI at Pikes Peak 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Three 2006 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDIs will be competing at the 84th running of the Race to the Clouds, up to the summit of Pikes Peak, at a 14,100-foot altitude. The Touareg will run in the luxury SUV division piloted by professional drivers. Mark Miller, who competed in the 2006 Dakar Rally as a ...

Volkswagen discontinues three diesel models for 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen will not produce any diesel-engine Jetta, Golf or Beetle models in America in 2007 because the cars do not meet new federal emissions standards that take effect this fall, according to an article in Sunday's Detroit Free Press. Diesel model sales boomed for VW in 2006 and accounted for ...

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