Volkswagen Touareg (03-09) - Review

Review by David Ross on
Last Updated: 10 November 2009
Volkswagen's Touareg has been a steady seller since its launch in 2003 offering a classy and comfortable car with good four-wheel drive ability. It was developed with the Porsche Cayenne, sharing much the same off-road hardware and a V6 petrol engine. However, Volkswagen has a rich diesel heritage, and the Touareg fitted with one of these engines offers the best illustration of what it can do, whether it's the hard-working 2.5 TDI, smooth 3.0 V6 TDI or the brutal 5.0 V10 TDI. Changes for 2007 included a tweaked front end, plus the availability of new technology to make it safer and more accomplished whether on the road or in the wild. There's even a Bluemotion model, offering improved fuel economy and lower emissions, although it's still far from green.
4 out of 5

Equipment

The standard 2.5 TDI and 3.0 TDI models come with ESP stability control, permanent four-wheel drove, a CD stereo, electric windows, 17-inch alloys, remote central locking, electrically adjustable heated door mirrors, air conditioning, a multifunction computer with steering wheel controls, cruise control and an automatic centre differential lock. SE models add chrome exterior trim, front fog lights, two-zone climate control, 18-inch alloys and leather upholstery. The V10 SE version also gets air suspension (CDC), xenon lights, electric front seats with lumbar support, rain sensitive wipers and an automatic dimming rearview mirror. The top of the range Altitude adds a body styling kit, sports stainless steel twin exhausts, 19-inch alloys (20-inch on the V10) and heated insulated tinted glass.

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Equipment

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  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Audio remote
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • CD Multichanger
  • Central locking
  • Climate control
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • DVD
  • Electric driver`s seat
  • Electric mirrors
  • Electric passenger`s seat
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Headlight washers
  • Heated mirrors
  • Heated seats
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Lumbar support
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Sat Nav
  • Service indicator
  • Side airbags
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Telephone
  • Traction control
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