The Volkswagen Touareg is the brand’s largest and most expensive SUV, sold since 2002 across three generations. The current, third-generation model launched in 2018 on the Volkswagen Group’s MLB Evo platform, the same underpinnings shared with the Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7 and Q8, Bentley Bentayga and Lamborghini Urus. It measures 4,878 mm long, 1,984 mm wide and 1,717 mm tall on a 2,894 mm wheelbase.
The diesel-led range centres on a 3.0-litre V6 TDI offered in two outputs, 231 hp and 286 hp, paired with an eight-speed automatic gearbox and 4Motion all-wheel drive. At the top sits the Touareg R eHybrid, which combines the same turbo V6 petrol with an electric motor for a combined 462 hp and 700 Nm. Its 17.9 kWh battery gives around 47 km of WLTP electric-only range.
Inside, the Touareg carries Volkswagen’s Innovision Cockpit, a curved dual-screen setup spanning a 12-inch digital instrument cluster and up to a 15-inch central touchscreen, along with adaptive air suspension and four-wheel steering on higher trims.
Volkswagen has confirmed combustion production ends in 2026. A “Final Edition” run can be ordered until the end of March 2026, priced from 75,025 euros, closing out a nameplate that has sold more than 1.2 million units since 2002. No direct successor has been announced.
