2011 Volkswagen Touareg rendered
June 11, 2009 by George Skentzos
With the refreshed Volkswagen Touareg just around the corner, our artists have come up with a likeness of what we may expect to see in 2010 from the new generation model.
The new version will be smaller and considerably lighter than the current model in an effort to improve fuel consumption, coupled with a range of efficient engines.
Its new underpinnings will be shared with the next-generation Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 SUVs, with increased use of aluminium to shed unnecessary weight.
Earlier spy shots of the interior revealed that the new Touareg had adopted similar features to the Golf MkVI, a trend which is expected to carry over to the exterior.
The engine line-up will begin with a 208kW 3.2-litre V6 petrol engine, topping out with a 257kW 4.2-litre petrol V8 along with two diesel offerings – a 2.7-litre and 3.0-litre.
All engines will be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission as standard; although Volkswagen’s new seven-speed DSG could also be added to the range.
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for a CGI it looks okay. but wed like the R50 with the diesel V10
Look nice,lots better than the current one
Not a bad looking render, not sure about the lower intakes tho, looks a bit Golf-ish. Otherwise, its quite classy, that colour really suits the render too. I guess they won’t go down the 7 seat route if the car is getting smaller…
Hmm – less weight, and a 2.7 version of the 3.0 V6 diesel – if the 2.7 can get down to 7.0l/100 the car will be LCT exempt. Probably achievable with the 7 speed DSG, but I doubt if VW would consider that too much given the car is for world-wide distribution, not only AU.
VW’s 7 speed DSG is designed for low power/weight FWD cars (250NM), so if the Treg gets a DSG it will be the Audi 7 speeder rated at 500NM or more.
I believe if if gets the DSG then it won’t have a centre diff like the current one. If so…………….Gone goes a VW 4×4 and welcome another softroader.