The new Volkswagen Touareg TDI V8 R-Line is the most powerful and sporty of the SUVs in the range

The most powerful engine in the range is dressed in the sportiest trim level in the SUV catalogue Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line

The Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI is the most powerful crossover in the flagship model of the brand’s catalogue. In turn, the R-Line trim offers the possibility of enhancing the sporty character of variants that are not always high-performance, but in this case, the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line combines the most powerful engine wrapped in the sportiest livery, all in one SUV.

On the one hand, the engine of the new Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI displaces four litres and has 8 cylinders arranged in a V configuration. In turn, it is inexorably linked to an 8-speed automatic dual-clutch gearbox, which sends its output to a 4Motion all-wheel-drive system supported by an adjustable 4Corner air suspension.

With all this equipment, the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line places 421 CV under the right pedal of whoever drives this large SUV, a power output that, nowadays, does not dazzle but its torque is: 900 Nm.

Thanks to this towing capacity, the diesel-powered V8 engine housed in the sports-tuned crossover body becomes one of the best tow vehicles on the market and, without a doubt, one of the best SUVs of 2019.

Despite weighing very close to 2 tonnes, specifically 1,995 kg, this car is capable of accelerating from a standstill to 100 km/h in a sprint in less than 5 seconds: 4.9 to be exact.

The specific package featured on the R-Line badge on its bodywork equips exclusive 20-inch wheels, compared with the 18 or 19-inch wheels of the other variants, and for the first time on a vehicle built by Volkswagen, its cabin includes the new Innovision Cockpit digital control centre.

This information system features a fully customisable 12-inch high-resolution screen. In addition, the launch package for the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line includes a Head-Up Display, which projects driving information directly onto the windscreen.

The price of the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line will start from 84,400 euros

231 V6 TDI engine available with the R-Line package

And, at the same time as this version of the Volkswagen SUV goes on sale, the range of variants will grow thanks to the addition to the Volkswagen Touareg range of the 3.0 V6 TDI engine producing 231 CV, an all-wheel-drive car thanks to the brand’s 4Motion system, which will also be associated with the R-Line trim.

Technical specifications of this car

Off-RoadVolkswagen Touareg5 versions · from 73,265 €