Used VW Touareg for Sale

You’re not going to get a newer model variant of the Touareg than the current 3rd generation which launched early in 2019. It is built using the Volkswagen Groups MLB platform, which also forms the base building platform for the latest Porsche Cayenne as well as the new Audi Q7. This makes for one exceptional SUV experience, and the latest Touareg comes standard with a host of features in both the Luxury and the Executive trim levels. These include:

• Discover Pro navigation system
• App-Connect
• Mobile phone interface with “Volkswagen Media Control”
• Rear-view camera with Park Assist and Park Distance Control
• Light Assist high-beam control
• Driver’s and front passenger’s airbags with a passenger airbag deactivation option
• Side airbags for outer rear seats, incl. side airbags in front and curtain airbag system
• Electrically operated child lock for rear doors which is operated at driver’s seat
• ISOFIX child seat locating points – outside rear seats
• 4MOTION®, permanent four-wheel drive with Torsen differential
• Anti-locking Brake System
• Electronic Brake pressure Distribution
• Electronic Stability Programme with trailer stabilisation
• Electronic Differential Lock
• Hydraulic Brake Assist
• Multi-collision brake system
• Anti-Spin Regulation
• Hill descent control and hill start assist

Did You Know? This, as well as all other previous generations of Volkswagen Touareg, have been manufactured in the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant in Slovakia. No other VW manufacturing plant builds or assembles them and only dedicated teams of specialist technicians work on the Touareg before they are shipped around the globe.

Power Train

Engine

• 3.0 TDI V6

Transmission

• 8-speed Tiptronic

Wheelbase

• 2,895 mm

Length

• 4,878 mm

Width

• 1,984 mm

Height

• 1,702 mm

Launched early in 2010 at the Munich Auto Show 2nd generation of VW Touareg sported a number of impressive features that were not common in many similar vehicles. These included:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Lane Assist
• Blind Spot Monitor
• Area View with four cameras
• Adaptive Air Suspension with continuous damping control (CDC) and Adaptive Body Roll Compensation
• Aisin eight-speed automatic transmission

This 2nd generation of Volkswagen Touareg underwent a cosmetic and features update in 2015. These updates included:

• Bi-xenon headlights as standard
• The inclusion of an Automatic Post-Collision Braking System
• Upgraded adaptive cruise control
• V6 TDI engine upgrades
• The inclusion of an improved standard steel-spring suspension system

Did You Know? During its Euro NCAP Safety Testing in 2018, the second-generation of Touareg received a 5-star safety rating! Its percentage scores were some of the best in its class with the Adult Occupant Safety Score coming in at 89%, the Child Occupant Safety Score coming in at 86%, the Pedestrian Safety Score coming in at 72% and the Safety Assist Score coming in at 81%.

Power Train

Engine

• 2.5 L diesel
• 3.0 L diesel

Transmission

• 5-speed manual
• 5-speed auto

Wheelbase

• 2,893 mm

Length

• 4,796 mm

Width

• 1,941 mm

Height

• 1,709 mm

The original Touareg was launched with a four-wheel-drive system as standard across the entire range. It had an automatic progressively locking centre differential as well as a “low range” which could be activated from within the vehicle cabin. It was a capable offroader and even had optional upgrades that included 4-wheel Adaptive Air Suspension and Continuous Damping Control.

The first-generation Touareg received a facelift and features upgrade in 2007. These features upgrades introduced:

• ABS Plus, which shortens braking distance on loose surfaces by up to 25%
• Adaptive cruise control
• Blind-spot monitor

Did You Know? The VW Touareg was named after a nomadic North African people called the Tuareg. They can be found in the Saharan interior and are a hardy reliable people who are believed to be descendants of the historical Berber tribes of North Africa.

Power Train

Engine

• 3.2 VR6 petrol
• 3.6 VR6 petrol
• 4.2 V8 petrol
• 6.0 W12 petrol
• 2.5 I5 TDI diesel
• 3.0 V6 TDI diesel
• 5.0 V10 TDI diesel
• Please note that not all engine types were available in South Africa

Transmission

• 6-speed manual
• 6-speed automatic

Wheelbase

• 2,855 mm

Length

• 4,754 mm

Width

• 1,928 mm

Height

• 1,726 mm