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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 THE VANCOUVER COURIER
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Volkswagen’sTouaregatruetriumph DIESEL-POWERED SUV A MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION THAN MAIN COMPETITORS
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f you want an SUV with a premium feel but not a premium price tag, Volkswagen may have a solution for you in the form of a vehicle called Touareg. While it may share its underpinnings with the Porsche Cayenne, it is significantly less expensive than other luxury off-roaders but offers comparable performance. The VW Touareg TDI is a very unique vehicle. What makes it so special is that it is the only non-luxury SUV available in Canada with a diesel engine. BMW, Mercedes and, of course, Audi and Porsche all offer diesel SUV’s, and they’re great except for the fact that they start at a minimum of about $60,000 and can easily reach $100,000 or more. For 2013, the Touareg range gets larger fuel tanks, while the diesel engine’s output increases to 240 horsepower. Otherwise not much change to report on this solid, proven vehicle.
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DESIGN The real story of this vehicle lies under the hood. If you are driving around Europe today, you would notice that the majority of the vehicles on the road are powered by clean diesel technology. It just makes sense and here’s a couple of reasons why: diesels get great mileage and provides exceptional torque. In the Touareg TDI, we have a 3.0-litre V6, which may not appear big for a vehicle of this size but the 2013 version has a 15 horsepower bump over last year and, more importantly, it delivers 406 ft-lbs of torque. That’s a lot of torque. In fact, it’s more than the average V8 pick-up trucks. Needless to say, you can tow quite a lot with the Touareg TDI. Another upside is fuel economy. Even with all that torque, it returns 11.2L/100km city and 6.8L/100km highway, which are fantastic in this category. The other big plus for clean diesel technology is resale value. Kelly Blue Book expects the Touareg TDI retain a better than average resale price. In comparison, the gasoline and hybrid models are believed to fall a few percentage points below the segment average.
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PERFORMANCE The defining features of the modern TDI engines are that they no longer bring bad memories from the past such as smoke, noise and maintenance issues. The Touareg TDI just gets up and goes about its business with ease, quietness and superb power delivery. It is one of the most fun cars to drive in the traditional SUV category. The Touareg is also sufficiently capable off-the-road for
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The VW Touareg is the only non-luxury SUV available in Canada with a diesel engine.