The new SUV will be available for purchase on March 23.
The 2019 model year will see the debut of a brand new Volkswagen Touareg. An official unveiling is scheduled for in a few weeks. The tarp will be removed from the new machine at an event in Beijing on March 23, 2019. Beijing is the center of the largest global car market and where SUVs are in serious demand.
VW has a video that reminds us about the history of the Touareg to get us started. The footage shows the meaty Touareg. SUV In some way, an off-road excursion. This includes its racing success at the Dakar Rally. Volkswagen It is also reminded that the fully autonomous version was released in 2005, but it was not intended for public use. The video also shows how the SUV’s power “rivals that of a Boeing airplane,” as well as the famous clip where a Touareg pulls an inert 747-jumbo jet.
We’ve also seen people pull out jets. While the Touareg’s V10 TDI engine with 553 pound-feet (750 Newton meters) of torque was impressive, it seems that the 747 with approximately 60,000 pounds of thrust per engine would prevail in a power-on tug of war.
This retrospective also highlights the fact that the Touareg’s overall design is unchanged since its 2002 debut. The conservative updates over the years have been very conservative. Below are spy photos showing the 2019 model. However, it is a completely new offering beneath. The new MLB Evo platform underneath makes it slightly larger, but up to 10 kilograms (220 lb) lighter.
The interior will not look very different from the outside, but it will feature a lot of technology, including a large touchscreen infotainment screen and a digital instrument cluster. Although power should be higher, it won’t be sufficient to match a jumbo jet at idle or full throttle.
VW has sold almost 1 million Touaregs and there is a good chance that the new model will still be as popular as its predecessor. We will find out March 23.