The New 664lb ft Diesel V8 VW Touareg Will Do 0-62 In 4.9 Seconds
The VW Touareg‘s engine line up will soon be a little less limited. Right now, you can have it with a diesel V6, and… that’s it. But along with a 335bhp petrol V6, VW has today announced that a 4.0-litre diesel V8 will soon be joining the range.
Spec it, and you’ll have 418bhp to play with. That’s a little less than you get in the Audi SQ7 - which has the same V8 with a different turbo setup - but you still have the full 664lb ft of torque to unleash upon the tarmac. 0-62mph happens in just 4.9 seconds - faster than a lot of hot hatches, and only slightly slower than VW’s own Golf R. It’s also an identical acceleration figure to the considerably lighter VW T-Roc R.
You can have it as either in ‘Elegance’ trim, which is “dominated by metal and cool colour tones,” VW says, or as Touareg ‘Atmosphere’ with a “warm interior environment where wood and natural tones prevail”. Neat.
Equipment levels are better the V6 TDI’s, with the V8-powered version gaining standard-fit air suspension, ‘Tirano’ 19-inch wheels (instead of 18s), a powered boot lid and more comfortable seats.
It’s due to hit several markets in May, although it’s not currently known if it’ll make it to the UK.
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They have done this to get rid of all of the current gen components of the SQ7 that they have left to make room for the next get Q7 and SQ7 it has the same drive train, Suspension and engine as the SQ7