New Volkswagen Touareg R to receive diesel V8, making U.S. debut by 2012

Volkswagen has given the Golf, the Scirocco and the first-generation Touareg the R treatment. VW’s R models are the fastest, the sportiest and the best in its lineup. The equivalent to this is the AMG for Mercedes-Benz and M for BMW. In Europe, VW’s big SUV is offered with R50 badges and it is powered by a 350hp, 5.0-liter V-10 TDI.

That model wasn’t sold in the US but it’s likely that the R version of the new 2011 Touareg will be. The V-10 TDI was uprated from the 313-hp base variation but all the iterations have been suspended since they can’t meet the existing emissions standards. This engine is succeeded by the Audi’s 340hp, 4.2-liter diesel V-8 diesel.
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Larrybel2000 - 9/3/2010 4:11:12 PM

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Go VW. It sound like it's going to be nice.

MorePower - 9/3/2010 4:54:02 PM

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It sounds great and I would be interested in it if it had the diesel. Without the diesel, I can get much more sport in my suv by going with the upcoming Grand Cherokee SRT-8 or the more likely Infiniti FX50 without paying the extra $20,000+ for an X5 with the new engine.

sdcarguy - 9/4/2010 10:03:44 AM

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That V8 TDI will be wicked. Can't believe the Cayenne wont get it too.