VW Touareg 2.5 R5 TDI

04-October-2007

• Vital Stats
• Price 

  $64,990

• Safety           
• Eco-friendly     
• Economical     
• Runs on 

  Diesel petrol 

• Parking     
• Storage           
• Boot 

  555 litres 

• Cupholders 

  4

• Comfort         

Who would drive this car?

Hot, sexy mamas! This is a 4WD that can 'climb' 45-degree angles – pretty steep!

Price

Touareg 2.5 R5 TDI 6 Speed Automatic = $64,990

(FYI: Touareg 3.6 V6 FSI 6 Speed Automatic = $74,990
Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI 6 Speed Automatic = $74,990
Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI 6 Speed Automatic = $121,990)
(TDI = runs on diesel petrol)

Colours

Silver Leaf Metallic, Black Magic Pearl Effect, Atacama Grey Metallic, Shadow Blue Metallic, Campanella White, Reflex Silver Metallic or Galaphogos Athrodite Metallic (graphite).

Goodies

* Dynaudio 600-watt stereo

* 6-disc CD stacker

* Climate control air con

* Bi-xenon headlights with cleaning system

* 4-zone air con

* Air suspension (only in the 5.0 V10 TDI model).

Easy to park?

Standard. It has parking distance sensors with audible and visual warnings.

Storage

Heaps! Like you could play hide and seek in there! There's centre console tray, chillable glovebox, door pockets, storage trays, sunnies compartment, central compartment on the dash (with a lid!), the back seat can fold down to free up 1570-litres-worth of space! Fantastic!

Comfy seats?

You can adjust the height, the R5 model has electric front seats with 12-way adjustment.

How big's the booty?

Huge! 555 litres.

Cup holders

2 (plus a 1-litre bottle holder) in the front and 2 in the back.

Safety

* It scored a 5-star Euro NCAP rating

* Auto windscreen wipers

* Heated outside mirrors (bye bye fog)

* Cruise control

* Auto headlights

* Front, side and curtain airbags

* Impact-absorbing front guards and bumpers

* Rigid safety shell

* ABS (anti-lock brakes)

* Brake assist

* Traction control (no slipping down the hill now!)

* ESP (electronic stabilisation program)

* Roll-over sensor.

Eco rating

275g of carbon dioxide per kilometre for the R5, 324g/km for the V6 FSI, 283g/km for the V6 TDI and 333g/km for the V10 TDI.

Fuel economy

10.4L/100km for the R5 model
13.6L/100km for the V6 FSI model
10.7L/100km for the V6 TDI model
12.6L/100km for the V10 model.

Extra options (some come with the other models)

* Metallic/pearl paint

* Electric glass sunroof

* Satellite navigation system

* Rear-view camera

* Rear seat DVD

* Dynaudio 600 watt stereo

* Bi-Zenon headlights

* Air suspension

* Electric sunroof

* 4-zone climate control air con

* Walnut wood interior

* Leather steering wheel

* Memory seat

* Tow bar

* Chrome roof rails

* Front fog lights

* Alloy wheels

* Electric opening and closing tailgate.

This car has a 5-star ANCAP rating. Find more information about ANCAP safety ratings at www.ancap.com.au

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