VW Refreshes The Touareg for 2007

German publication Autobild, has reviewed Volkswagen’s facelifted SUV - the Touareg.

After selling around 300,000 Touaregs, Volkswagen has freshened up their (slightly less uglier than the Cayenne) off-roader. The main external differences are its new grille, headlights and LED rear lights. Under the skin, there’s new technology, including ABS+ (which can shorten the braking distance of the Touareg on loose surfaces by upto 20 percent.)


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M53R - 2/13/2007 1:42:23 PM

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Everyone that bought the 2006 model were really lucky...........

nybimmer - 2/13/2007 3:29:28 PM

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Ever been in a Toureg or a Phaeton at night? There's so much light-up stuff around the interior, you feel like Homer Simpson in the control room of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. It looks like they preserved the proliferation of light-up switches in the refresh.

What's the deal with that spare tire? Does it swing up with the hatch? Must be an engineering miracle, heck I can barely wrestle mine out a my trunk when I have a flat.

Rupert - 2/13/2007 5:13:32 PM

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the spare on the back isn't standard, you can do the same thing on the cayenne.

Chip - 2/13/2007 5:17:29 PM

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For some reason I think the Touareg looks dated to me. Exterior and Interior. Even with the refresh.

answer - 2/13/2007 5:44:06 PM

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I've always hated how Toureg owners move both roof rack crossbars to the rear trying to make a "spoiler".

Touregs still look good, but they are starting to show their age. The interior color in the photos there is nice.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/13/2007 5:52:46 PM

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I think that the old one was very bland and dated, but I do like this new model. In a color other than Press Release Silver (YAWN!), it would probably look fresher. The interior is a masterpiece as usual... but I wish they hadn't put on that hideous custom rear tire for the press. Nobody's going to buy that, at least in America.

chewy - 2/13/2007 6:16:37 PM

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I like the refresh.

mini22 - 2/13/2007 7:16:27 PM

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Yawn-Another SUV. Basically other than perhaps Land Rover ALL SUV's are ugly!! There is only so much you can due to a box. A box is a box is a box.Cars can be pretty,coupes can be pretty,crossovers and suv's cannot be pretty by there very design nature. I wished all governments outlawed them.

EvoAudi - 2/13/2007 7:32:27 PM

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what if......they increased the output of the V10?

mstangpny07 - 2/13/2007 10:22:59 PM

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hey...not bad...But it's not changing my mind...expect an article in a few days..
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S4cabriofoxone - 2/14/2007 11:34:55 PM

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On the new X5? Nice.

mstangpny07 - 2/15/2007 7:55:33 AM

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probably monday or tues

bmwdrvr - 2/14/2007 12:47:45 AM

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the toureg interior has always been really nice, its funny how much nicer it is than the more expensive cayenne, that shares its platform

S4cabriofoxone - 2/14/2007 11:36:36 PM

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I know, and all the magazines talk about is how "opulent" the Cayenne's interior is! I couldn't disagree more. I drove the Cayenne V6 (SLOW) and the Cayenne S (heavy) for my wife, and wasn't impressed with the interior décor at all. Cheap plastic dashboard, "aluminum" trim, and without the navigation, the interior could've come out of a new Mazda3.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/14/2007 11:37:13 PM

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Well, now that I think of it, my Audi spoils me...

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jt716 - 2/14/2007 6:42:07 PM

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The LX is even more boring..

aussiecarnut - 2/15/2007 12:57:38 AM

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i agree, it's just a dated toyota landcruiser. enough said

narmeen13 - 2/15/2007 4:06:39 AM

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"little less uglier than Cayenne" hahahahahahahahahahahh... it looks better though yes