Interior

This year's Touareg carries a 6-cylinder 3.6 liter engine with 280 horses of rip-roaring power. It is paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission. The new Touareg comes with a bumper-to-bumper 3 year / 36,000 mile warranty. The EPA reports the Touareg achieves 23 mpg on highways and 17 mpg in the city for a combined fuel economy of 19 mpg. You can take the Touareg off road thanks to its permanent all-wheel drive and nearly eight inches worth of ground clearance. Drive it in the suburbs or tackle busy urban streets and you will find it performs beyond expectations. This 4,700 pound vehicle has precise handling, a quiet ride and performs with much more agility than competing sport utility vehicles. It even tows up to 7,700 pounds to boot.

Technology

The vehicle's infotainment system is intuitive in every regard. Additional standard niceties include:

• Bi-xenon adaptive front lights
• LED taillights
• LED daytime running lights
• Heated front seats
• Power-adjustable front seats
• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• Leatherette upholstery

The Sport with Technology trim level provides power tailgate and navigation. The Wolfsburg trim offers:<

• Two-tone leather seating with ventilation
• Brushed aluminum inlays
• A black headliner
• Stainless steel pedals and doors sills
• Grey door inserts

Step it up to the Executive trim and you will find all sort of goodies like:

• A heated steering wheel
• A 10-speaker Dynaudio audio system
• A power-adjustable steering column
• Heated rear seats

Performance

This year's Touareg carries a 6-cylinder 3.6 liter engine with 280 horses of rip-roaring power. It is paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission. The new Touareg comes with a bumper-to-bumper 3 year / 36,000 mile warranty. The EPA reports the Touareg achieves 23 mpg on highways and 17 mpg in the city for a combined fuel economy of 19 mpg. You can take the Touareg off road thanks to its permanent all-wheel drive and nearly eight inches worth of ground clearance. Drive it in the suburbs or tackle busy urban streets and you will find it performs beyond expectations. This 4,700 pound vehicle has precise handling, a quiet ride and performs with much more agility than competing sport utility vehicles. It even tows up to 7,700 pounds to boot.

Safety

Standard safety equipment/technologies are as follows:

• Blind-spot monitors
• Automatic emergency braking
• Adaptive cruise control
• Lane-keeping assistance

These safeguards are available on all Touareg versions but for the base Sport trim.

The IIHS has awarded the 2017 Touareg with its best possible "Good" rating for every single crash test category. The IIHS also heaped on the praise for the vehicle's collision avoidance technology. The group rated this high-tech safeguard as "Advanced".

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