One of the reasons rear seat legroom is tight is because of the vehicle's ample cargo capacity, configured to allow up to 2,010 L
(71 cu ft) when the 60/40 split rear seatbacks are folded flat.
What's not to like? Well two things I suppose, but both aren't immediately noticeable. The first is the Touareg's price. At $53,520 the seats aren't even leather, and such items as a sliding front center armrest with 2 level storage, driver and front passenger lumbar support, 12 way power driver seat, memory for driver seat and mirrors, and wood trim on the center console aren't part of the deal. All this, and leather, costs $3,300 extra as part of the Premium Package. The Premium Package II adds manually actuated rear side sunshades to the
aforementioned Premium Package for an extra $350, worth it if you have small children.
Base Touaregs are quite well equipped, however, with such niceties as dual-zone auto climate control, a 10-speaker AM/FM/CD audio system with steering wheel controls, cruise control, and an integrated garage door opener so when someone steels your car they can ransack your house too, how convenient.
Load up the Touareg with all the options my tester featured and you might get dizzy at the stratospheric height, though. A locking rear diff will cost you $800, while that oh so cool air suspension will set you back an additional $3,875.
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| One drawback to the interior is that even at its $53,520 base price the seats aren't leather. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
What's not to like? Well two things I suppose, but both aren't immediately noticeable. The first is the Touareg's price. At $53,520 the seats aren't even leather, and such items as a sliding front center armrest with 2 level storage, driver and front passenger lumbar support, 12 way power driver seat, memory for driver seat and mirrors, and wood trim on the center console aren't part of the deal. All this, and leather, costs $3,300 extra as part of the Premium Package. The Premium Package II adds manually actuated rear side sunshades to the
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| While some niceties are missing, the base Touareg is quite well equipped. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
Base Touaregs are quite well equipped, however, with such niceties as dual-zone auto climate control, a 10-speaker AM/FM/CD audio system with steering wheel controls, cruise control, and an integrated garage door opener so when someone steels your car they can ransack your house too, how convenient.
Load up the Touareg with all the options my tester featured and you might get dizzy at the stratospheric height, though. A locking rear diff will cost you $800, while that oh so cool air suspension will set you back an additional $3,875.