The Touareg is among the world's most effective superior-type SUVs. Within one decade, Volkswagen offered around 720,000 models of the high class sport utility automobile; last yr only over 70,000 motorists selected a new Touareg, which unites the greatest of the railway carriage and off road worlds in one theory. Now, Volkswagen is presenting a global premiere of a farther sophisticated variation of the Touareg at 2014 Car China in Beijing.

The 2014 era can be created out by the new entrance and back layouts and by its new colors and wheels. When it comes to technology, all V 6 TDI variations now come equipped with the automatic post-crash braking method (helps in avoiding a secondary crash in the event of an injury), bi-xenon headlights and a coasting perform. The motor is decoupled from your 8-speed automatic gear box to utilise the automobile's kinetic power on mountain descents or in driving stages where speed up is just not wanted, while coasting.

Technical perfection

The typical steel-spring working gear was optimised; progress contain an increase in relaxation and more agile directing result. An air-suspension can be found as a choice for the Touareg; it can be employed, as an example, to raise the car's ground clearance by up to 300 millimeter in off road driving. At greater speeds (from 140 km/h), the physique is mechanically lowered by the air-suspension. Farther developed was ACC adaptive cruise-control with Front Support including Town Emergency Braking (now with quitandgo perform).

Updated and networked

The inside of the flexible all round car is marked by new attributes, including controls, leather colors, lights options and new emphases. In conjunction with the RNS 850 radio navigation system and cell phone groundwork, the Touareg will start with "cellular online services" beginning this fall in Europe. In the initial stage, the subsequent will be accessible: Purposes-of-Curiosity (POI) lookup via Google, map screen via Google Earth(TMark) mapping support, Google Road View(TMark) features and "on-line traffic tips". The newest variant of the Touareg will start out there in diesel (TDI), gas (FSI and TSI) and hybrid vehicle (TSI plus e-motor) versions this summertime.

Outdoor characteristics and layout

The front end layout of the Touareg was totally redeveloped. Particularly identifying are the headlamps which are now bigger; furthermore, bi-xenon headlights are now regular on all variants of the Touareg. The trapezoid-formed lights produce a line towards the redesigned radiator grille at the center of the car.

Jointly, the radiator grille and headlamps form an outstanding broad group. Designed as a parallel line beneath it's the new fender, which has become styled for a more flat effect. The new layout gives a straight broader and more striking look to the Touareg. Fitting in to this visible image is the lower region of the fender with its totally new appearance. This provides a more total stand on the way to the new Touareg.

When the "Chrome & Design" bundle is purchased, there's a chrome strip on another degree, which is continued in to the facet and back body segments.

Back segment

When the "Chrome & Design" bundle is purchased, a wraparound chrome strip is incorporated in the fender. The LED rear fog lights have been re-located by couturiers to the fender, which - as in the preceding version - additionally incorporates the back reflectors.

Side profile

From your sides, the Touareg is recognized by two new wheel layouts. Supplementing the elective windows that consume 65% of the mild, there's a choice for 90% light-consuming back glass which provides a nearly opaque look to those appearing in from the exterior.

Colours

Interior decoration and characteristics

The inside of the Touareg reveals innovative superior-type components and an incredible coalition of tough SUV components. SUV components in the Touareg contain the aluminium rotary knobs for the Climatronic program, operating gear alteration, air-suspension, radio navigation system, mirror alteration and the atmosphere port knobs - they've now all been changed by a fresh fashion of rotary knob, which continues to be perfected equally to appear and to the touch.

Additionally noticeable is the white - instead than crimson - brightness of controls. Additionally new: chrome accents around the handle panel modules and the operating gear alteration controls. Now, a fresh switch for steering-wheel heating system was added to the left of the PDC push-button, and the new push-button for windscreen heating system was incorporated to the proper of the passenger air bag gauge. New in the region of the front seats: a guide lumbar support adaptation for the entry level Touareg version.

Upholstery materials and emphases

The lineup of upholstery supplies and wood emphases was additionally widened. Consider the "Vienna leather": a fourth color, "Bonanza Brown" (dark-brown), is now provided as well as the colors "Titan black", "Corn Silk Beige" and "Organic Brown". Besides these four colors, there's also the tasteful "Nappa leather" which can now be ordered in the new color "St. Tropez" (mild sand color). Additionally new: the two wonderful wood stress "Sapelli Mahagoni" and "Designed Ebony".

Extensive variety of regular characteristics. The V 6 FSI and V6 TDI designs come from the manufacturing plant equipped with regular attributes including bi-xenon headlights (new for all variants), all-wheel-drive, 17-inch alloy wheels (dimensions 235 tyres), cruise-control system with multifunction steering-wheel, RCD 550 infotainment program with touch screen, quit-begin system, regenerative braking, coasting operate, climate-control system (Climatronic), servo steering and ESC with trailer stabilisation perform. The V 8 variations and the Touareg Hybrid are recognized by additional regular attributes including 18-inch alloy wheels (dimensions 255 tyres), the "Chrome & Design" layout bundle, relaxation seats in "Vienna leather", wonderful wood emphases, electrical opening and closure function for the decklid, anti theft warning program and the Key-Less Accessibility locking and motor starting method. Additionally manufacturing plant-installed is a back bench seat that provides 160 millimeters of longitudinal adjustment; the seat backrest angle may also be fixed.

Sporty R-Line

In late summer 2014, Volkswagen may also be starting the really sporty Rline characteristics bundles (outdoor and inside). The R-Line exterior bundle updates the outdoors of the Sport Utility and contains such attributes as 1 9-inch alloy wheels ("Salvador" layout; other 1 9-, 20- and 21-inch wheels available as choices), fenders in R-Line style (front fender in st yle of Touareg V 8 variants), shiny black atmosphere inlets with added chrome trim, side sill extensions, shiny black diffuser at back (additionally with added chrome trimming), chrome tailpipes for the Touareg V 8 variations and a rear spoiler which is as distinguishing as it's sporty. Moreover, the automobile's dynamic characteristics are signposted by an R-Line decal in the radiator grille display.

The R-Line inside bundle adds the subsequent to the Touareg: a hobby steering wheel, R-Line "Silver Lane" inlays, R-Line door-sill plates, stainless pedal covers and tinted rear windows. The bundle also can be optionally expanded to contain a black rooflining, black piano-finish i nlays and activity seat program in "Nappa leather" (2-tone) or "Alcantara/Nappa" with the R symbol on the headrests (Germany: inside bundle and extension don't contain tinted rear windows or piano-finish).

Hightech SUV

The Touareg provides comfort systems and numerous support to the most advanced SUV out there. The motor oil degree is electronically shown in the Touareg. Automatic opening and closure of the decklid is elective. The greatest panoramic sliding sun roof of any Sport Utility brings considerable light into the automobile even on overcast times. The Region View support system recognises the around surroundings of the Touareg via four cameras, which increases the car's security. All round protection is offered by around nine air bags.

Lane Support ensures the vehicle will not wander in the appropriate course; and Side Support warns of vehicles approaching from your back when shifting lanes. ACC adaptive cruise-control plus Entrance Support with Town Emergency Braking brakes into a standstill if required. The support systems are networked by the pre-crash occupant safety system and guarantees that in case of an injury not only are the belts tensioned, but - if sidelong dynamics suggest that is required - the windows and the panoramic sun roof are shut. Additionally revolutionary are the bi-xenon headlights with elective Dynamic Light Support. This cam-established main beam handle system "sees" on coming traffic and automobiles driving forward and mechanically controls the primary shaft lights, separately for each headlamp - via The cornering mild module - without generating gla r e for the others in visitors. Wholly, the amount of these components makes the Touareg among the safest automobiles ever.

Engine and all-wheel-drive technology

The all-wheel-drive Touareg is accessible - depending on the revenue area - as a version with a turbo diesel (V 6 and V 8 TDI), gas (V6 and V 8 FSI), turbo charged gas (V 6 TSI) or Hybrid Vehicle (V 6 TSI & electric-motor) push system. The V 6 engines have an 8-speed automatic gear box. All engines have an end-start system as normal; they additionally ut ilise regenerative braking to recuperate kinetic power.

4MOTION

In the foundation variant, all Touareg autos have the 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system with Torsen differential lock (maximum. climbing angle: 3 1 degrees). Moreover, all Touareg variations have an offroad driving programme which is used via a 2-phase rotary switch. It configures the ASR, EDS and ABS techniques for off road use and activates hill-climb gear shift and support points of the automated gearbox.

It contains a reduction gear phase and central a n d back differential locks that supply to 100 percent locking (4XMOTION: maximum. climbing angle of 4 5 degrees). This variant has a five-phase turn wheel that the motorist uses to configure the Sport Utility for different usage.

V6 TDI with SCR DPF catalytic converter and V 8 TDI

In Europe, clients can select from the Touareg Hybrid and three TDI engines.

At once, gas consumption of the 204-PS V 6 TDI blue motion Technology variation was redu ced from 7.0 l/100 kilometer (means 184 g/km CO 2) to 6.6 l/100 kilometers (174 grams/km CO 2). As mentioned, the energy was raised in the 258-PS variation: The "big" V 6 TDI now develops 10 kW / 1 3 PS more energy; but its gas consumption was decreased from 7.2 l/100 kilometer (means 189 g/km CO2) to 6.8 l/100 (178 grams/km CO2). The strongest diesel remains the V 8 TDI with 250 kW / 340 PS.

European petrol engines - hybrid push with electrical motor and V 6 TSI

In Europe, Volkswagen offers the Touareg Hybrid, which includes a 245 kW / 333 PS V 6 TSI (turbo charged direct petrol injection engine) jointly with a 38 kW / 52 PS electric-motor. Despite that, the Touareg Hybrid establishes the standard among fully fledged off-highway SUVs with a gasoline engine with a gas consumption amount of only 8.2 l/100 kilometer (means 193 grams/km CO2). It can generate at velocity up to 50 km/h in all-electrical driving - with zero-emissions.

Fuel usage reduced by up to 6 per cent

As a result of wide-ranging aerodynamic developments (including atmosphere inlet openings in entrance, altered door mirror covers, new wheel spoiler), tyres optimised for low-rolling resistance and regular 8-speed automatic gear box optimised for low-friction, Volkswagen could enhance the fuel economy of the Touareg by up to 6 per cent (V 6 TDI with 150 kW).

In regular driving, gas consumption can be reduced by an optimised quit-begin system (motor is quit at rates under 7 km/h now) and by the regenerative braking perform. Moreover, a typical coasting perform for the V 6 variations (so far only accessible with the Touareg Hybrid) optimises fuel-economy in regular driving. How it functions: just as the driver releases the accelerator pedal, the motor is decoupled from your gear box; this is also referred to as "coasting". That is even potential at automobile speeds up to 130 km/h, therefore it can be utilized in motorway driving.