It’s been greater than a decade, however the Volkswagen Touareg is again in Malaysia. The facelifted third-generation flagship SUV, first launched again in 2018, arrives in CKD locally-assembled 3.0 TSI V6 kind and sits on the prime of Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles Malaysia’s (VPCM) lineup.

Constructed on the Hicom plant in Pekan, Pahang (for the primary time outdoors of Europe) and accessible in a single R-Line variant, this huge five-seater crossover is priced at a heady RM472,272 on-the-road with out insurance coverage. Whereas actually not low cost, it’s RM130,000 cheaper than the Porsche Cayenne, which can also be domestically assembled on the Inokom manufacturing unit in Kulim, Kedah.

This determine, by the way in which, contains the Volkswagen Assurance Bundle (VAP), consisting of a five-year, unlimited-mileage prolonged guarantee and a five-year upkeep bundle. With the usual two-year guarantee, the value drops to RM454,272.

Below the bonnet lies a 3.0 litre turbocharged V6, the identical one discovered within the Porsche Cayenne, which can also be based mostly on the MLB Evo platform. Right here, it produces 340 PS and 450 Nm of torque – 13 PS and 50 Nm lower than the Porsche – despatched to all 4 wheels by way of the 4Motion all-wheel-drive system and an eight-speed computerized transmission. So outfitted, the automotive will get from zero to 100 km/h in six seconds flat (three tenths of a second slower than the Cayenne) on its solution to an electronically-limited prime pace of 250 km/h.

The Touareg rides on self-levelling air suspension throughout, which may adapt the trip peak (by as much as 70 mm upwards) to match the terrain and can be lowered by as much as 40 mm on the rear for simpler cargo loading and unloading. The automotive is able to wading as much as 550 mm of water.

This third-generation model is longer, wider and barely decrease than the previous mannequin, measuring 4,878 mm lengthy, 1,984 mm huge and 1,702 mm tall, with a 2,894 mm wheelbase. Regardless of the elevated dimensions, the automotive is 106 kg lighter than earlier than, because of a mixed-material development that includes 48% aluminium and 52% high-tech steels.

On the surface, the Touareg retains the angular design language that has characterised Volkswagen fashions of late, with a big and huge entrance grille – built-in with the headlights – giving the automotive higher street presence.

The facelift, revealed to the world final Could, provides IQ.Mild HD LED matrix headlights with a whopping 38,432 micro LEDs, together with 19,200 on both aspect for the excessive beam. These are joined collectively by a light-weight strip that runs throughout the grille – a graphic repeated within the also-new full-width taillights with L-shaped graphics. The rear VW brand is now illuminated in crimson to match – a function beforehand reserved for China and the US.

On the R-Line mannequin, you get a large decrease grille with gaping air intakes for the dual entrance radiators, plus a big rear diffuser with twin (fortunately actual) trapezoidal exhaust exits. Regionally, the automotive rides on 20-inch “Braga” two-tone alloy wheels with a 5 V-spoke design.

Contained in the swanky SUV, you get the most recent model of the Touareg’s Innovision Cockpit infotainment system, consisting of a 12.3-inch digital instrument show and a ginormous 15-inch centre touchscreen, the latter integrating the air-con controls and wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A Qi wi-fi charger is customary, as is a 13-speaker, 730-watt Dynaudio Consequence sound system.

Elsewhere, you get power-adjustable, heated and cooled entrance seats with reminiscence, together with a power-adjustable flat-bottomed steering wheel with haptic contact buttons and a sliding and reclining second row. The automotive options at least 5 USB-C ports that ship as much as 45 watts of energy every. Behind, you’ll discover a beneficiant 810-litre boot, expandable to 1,800 litres with the 40:20:40-split rear seats folded.

The remainder of the package record contains keyless entry, push-button begin, four-zone computerized local weather management, 30-colour ambient lighting, a 360-degree digicam system and a hands-free powered tailgate. Regardless of the value, you don’t get a sunroof or a head-up show, however you do weirdly have evening imaginative and prescient, a primary for a Volkswagen in Malaysia.

Security-wise, the Touareg is absolutely featured with driver assists as a part of the IQ.Drive suite. These embrace autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, blind spot monitoring, entrance and rear cross visitors alert with auto braking, park help, a driver consideration monitor and a tyre stress monitoring system.

Final however not least, the Touareg is accessible in 5 colors – Lapiz Blue, Silicon Gray, Grenadilla Black, Oryx White and Dolomite Silver.

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