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Volkswagen Touareg
Pronunciation
The correct pronunciation in German is] killed [. [Edit] Volkswagen produced several commercials for allowing people to pronounce the name, which was expected to be too difficult. [Edit] The name was borrowed from the evidence the Tuareg people, speak a Berber group in North Africa. [Edit]
Development
The Touareg (7L internally designated Typ) was a joint venture project developed by the Volkswagen group which also includes Audi and Porsche, who were also looking to add a luxury SUV to its lineup, as an initiative sharing. The goal was to create an all-terrain vehicle capable of handling like a sports car. The team, with more than 300 people, was led by Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, and was based in Weissach im Tal, Germany. The result is that the joint actions of the Volkswagen Touareg Porsche Cayenne Porsche Group PL71 platform, although there is a style, equipment and technical differences between the two vehicles. [Citation needed]
The Volkswagen Touareg is built in Bratislava, Slovakia. The manufacturing plant shares production with Touareg-cousins, the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7. Because of the demand and the exchange rate of euro against the dollar in the United States, as well as different prices and environmental policies in the United States, the V6 and V8 engines are the majority of Volkswagen of America The Touareg offers. However, a limited number of direct injection turbo V10 (TDI) diesel engines were available for model year 2004 (before being removed for environmental reasons). They were brought to the United States for the year 2006 as a "Tier I emissions concept (43 state emissions).
Highlights
The Touareg comes standard with four-wheel drive. An automatic locking center differential gradually (with manual), and a range of "low" setting that can be activated with the controls in the cabin. Options to make vehicles more capable off-road include an air suspension system available that can increase the ride height of the car to order, and a switch from inside the rear differential lock manually. His spacing ground level of charge is 6.3 inches, Off Road level is 9.6 inches and 11.8 inches of clearance Xtra.
Specification
Motors
Gasoline engines
Model
Year
Engine Type
Power, torque @ rpm
3.2 V6
2002-2004
3189 cc (194.6 cu in) V6
220 hp (162 kW, 217 hp)
3.2 V6
2004-2006
3189 cc (194.6 cu in) V6
241 PS (177 kW 238 hp)
4.2 V8
2002-2006
4163 cc (254.0 cu in) V8
310 PS (228 kW 306 hp)
6.0 W12
2005 -
5998 cc (366.0 cu in) W12
450 PS (331 kW 444 hp) 600 Nm (443 ftlbf)
Diesel engines
Model
Year
Engine Type
Power, torque @ rpm
2.5 R5 TDI
2003 -
2460 cc (150.1 cu in) I5 Turbo
174 PS (128 kW, 172 hp) 400 Nm (295 ftlbf)
3.0 V6 TDI
2004-2007
2967 cc (181.1 cu in) V6 Turbo
225 hp (165 kW 222 hp)
5.0 V10 TDI
2002-2007?
4921 cc (300.3 cu in) V10 Turbo
313 PS (230 kW 309 hp) @ 3750 750 Nm (553 ftlbf) @ 2000
The camshaft 5.0 liter single (SOHC), 20-valve V10 Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine pushes the Touareg from standstill to 100 km / h (62.1 mph) in 7 , 8 seconds, and 230 km / h (140 mph) maximum.
The 6.0 liter overhead cam dual head (DOHC), 48-valve W12 engine version was originally intended to be a limited edition model with only 500 units planned for production: approximately 330 have been provided for the sale Saudi Arabia, the rest being sold in Europe. No sales to the United States have been made. Finally, the W12 model became an ordinary model, without any restriction of production. Currently, it is sold.