Cars & Autos | Wednesday 1 April, 2015 8:00 am |

Volkswagen Saudi Arabia announce the new Touareg arrived to Saudi Arabia Unveiled at the SUV world premiere in Beijing earlier last year, the new Touareg, has been redesigned to offer customers new front and rear designs, new technical features and a wide range of colours and interiors.

The Touareg is one of the world‘s most successful premium-class SUVs. Within a decade, Volkswagen has sold around 720,000 units of the high-class sport utility vehicle; last year alone over 70,000 drivers chose a new Touareg, which combines the best of passenger car comforts and off-road worlds in one model.
The 2015-generation can be identified by the new front and rear designs and by its new colours. In terms of technology, all models now come equipped with an automatic post-collision braking system (helps prevent a secondary collision in case of an accident), bi-xenon headlights and a coasting function.
The new Touareg enjoys a refreshed exterior in addition to exciting new technical additions such as the Start-Stop system with neutral when rolling. A leader in the premium SUV sector, the latest Touareg offers its audience an economical drive experience, whether on or off-road.
With its stylish design and smart technology, the Touareg is a luxurious crossover SUV without compromise, as comfortable off-road as it is on the region’s highways. As a result the Touareg has enjoyed continued success in our market and we anticipate its popularity of the new model in the Saudi market.

Exterior design and features
Front end. The front-end design of the Touareg was completely re-developed. Especially distinctive are the headlights which are now larger; moreover, bi-xenon headlights as standard, and the newly designed LED daytime running lights, available from the Sport line onwards.
The trapezoid-shaped lights create a line towards the re-designed radiator grille in the middle of the vehicle. In contrast to the previous model, the grille is trimmed with four transverse chrome fins instead of two; the two lower fins are visually extended into the headlights. Together, the radiator grille and headlights form a prominent wide band.
Designed as a parallel line beneath it is the new bumper, which is now styled for a more horizontal effect. The new design gives the Touareg an even wider and more impressive appearance. Complementing this visual image is the lower area of the bumper, which boasts a completely new look. As on the new Scirocco R sports car from Volkswagen, the lower air inlet now forms a stylised “A“ instead of a “V“ that transitions into the side air inlets to the right and left; giving the new Touareg a fuller stance on the road.
Newly designed fog lights are coordinated with the new bumper design. At the bottom level, there is a new front spoiler, which perfects the aerodynamics of the underbody and the front wheels
Rear section. From the rear, the more precise styling of the Touareg is marked by its new, cleanly designed bumper which, similar to the front end, emphasizes the width of the SUV..
Integrated between the exhaust tailpipes is a redesigned diffuser. Designers have relocated the LED rear fog lights to the bumper, which, as in the previous model, also integrates the rear reflectors. Visual highlights in the area of the boot lid include the re-designed VW badge and a sharpened tornado line between the rear lights.
Colours. The latest Touareg is available in a total of twelve body colours; five of which are new to the model package: “Light Silver “, “Moonlight Blue “, “Black Oak Brown “ and “Reef Blue “.

Interior design and features
Upholstery material. The new Touareg also offers an extended line-up of upholstery materials. “Vienna leather“, on the Sport line, is now offered with a fourth colour, “Bonanza Brown“(dark brown), in addition to the colours “Titanium black“, “Corn Silk Beige“ and “Natural Brown“.
Controls. The interior of the Touareg reflects an extraordinary alliance of rugged SUV elements and sophisticated premium-class elements including aluminium rotary knobs for the Climatronic system, running gear adjustment, , radio-navigation system, mirror adjustment and the air vent knobs which have been replaced by a new style of rotary knob - perfected both to look and to touch.
In addition to the chrome accents around the control panel modules and the running gear adjustment controls, the red illumination of all controls is now white.
Above the infotainment system, the central push button/display bar on the centre console is now extended. Previously the console consisted of three elements: “Park Distance Control“ (PDC), hazard warning unit and status display “Passenger airbag off“. In the new generation Touareg, the new push button for windscreen heating has been integrated to the right of the passenger airbag indicator, meaning the three button module now boasts five buttons. Another upgrade as standard includes lumbar support adjustment in the front seat area.

Extensive range of standard features. The new Touareg is equipped with standard features such as bi-xenon, all-wheel drive, 18-inch alloy wheels (minimum), cruise control system with multifunction steering wheel, RCD 550 infotainment system with touchscreen (minimum), stop-start system, regenerative braking, coasting function, climate control system (Climatronic), servo steering and ESC with trailer stabilisation function.
Start-Stop Feature: The Start-Stop-system turns off the engine automatically when the car slows to 7km/h and comes to a halt. As soon as the brake pedal is lifted, the engine starts, meaning the engine only runs when needed.
Multiple-collision avoidance braking system: After a collision is detected, the brakes are automatically held in order to keep the car from rolling further unintended.
Fuel consumption reduced by up to six per cent: Thanks to extensive aerodynamic improvements (such as air inlet openings in the front of the vehicle, and modified door mirror caps), tyres optimisation for low rolling resistance and standard 8-speed automatic gearbox optimised for low friction, Volkswagen was able to improve the fuel efficiency of the Touareg by up to six per cent.

In everyday driving, fuel consumption is also reduced by an optimised stop-start system, a standard coasting function (until now only available with the Touareg Hybrid) which means as soon as the driver releases the accelerator pedal, the engine is decoupled from the gearbox; this is also known as “coasting“ – a function even possible at vehicle speeds up to 130 km/h.
Technical perfection. The standard steel-spring running gear has also been optimized in the new Touareg; improvements include more agile steering response and a gain in comfort. Changes in the spring/damping unit have also resulted in optimized driveability of the suspension.
The new Touareg will initially be available in KSA with a V6 direct-injection petrol engine.