This Baby's Got Style, Substance, Speed, and Unfortunately Teething Problems
I just couldn't get my head around how Volkswagen was somehow going to stick a 220 horsepower V6 into a 2,300 plus kilogram
While the new 3.2-liter V6, that incidentally makes a maximum of 225 lb-ft of torque at 3,200 rpm, is nowhere near as exciting during open throttle as the 310 horsepower 4.2-liter V8 that I first tested, I was expecting to be completely let down. After all, up to this point I'd driven SUVs that weighed less and offered more power and torque, and they weren't particularly stimulating on the open road. What a shock it was when the big, bulky Touareg got up and went as quickly as
Its also slower when compared to a BMW X5, Infiniti FX45 or Mercedes-Benz ML, in either base or V8 forms, but amazingly even the V6 Touareg out hustles the new V8-powered Lexus LX 470, which posts a 9.7 second run to 100 km/h - and that one felt pretty good to me as well. Recent Articles
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