The Volkswagen Touareg includes among its options a V8 TDI capable of generating more than 400 CV

SUVs continually demonstrate their ability to adopt a wide variety of powertrains and features, thus becoming one of the most versatile segments on the market. We can see this trait exemplified in the third generation of the Volkswagen Touareg, a model that not only offers an innovative design language and a cutting-edge technology arsenal befitting the times, but also a traditional yet innovative engine layout. This is due to the arrival of a V8 TDI heart to drive the German SUV, a model that aims to give its customers a sportier and more radical character thanks to this powertrain.

This is how Volkswagen has chosen to break with convention and turn to a diesel engine capable of delivering performance more typical of a sports car and paired with fuel consumption figures that are far from outlandish. However, the engineers in Wolfsburg have managed to preserve the elegance and restraint characteristic of its most exclusive SUV.

In this way, the German brand not only seeks to challenge other models in the segment that boast a sporting pedigree, but also to offer a vehicle capable of handling everyday driving without major issues. This is how this V8 heart has become the ideal candidate to deliver this pairing in the Volkswagen Touareg, which is ready to break all the molds and pose serious problems for its main rivals.

Yesterday we told you about the arrival of the T-Roc R, but Volkswagen has not stopped developing high-performance SUVs, as this Touareg V8 demonstrates. It is true that no designation denoting a sportier variant appears on its bodywork, but the V8 badge on the front grille and the specific 19-inch design wheels are more than sufficient distinguishing features to know this is not an ordinary Touareg.

However, we could consider this one of those cases of a wolf in sheep’s clothing that motoring enthusiasts love so much. This is because, beneath that layer of a peaceful SUV designed to offer high comfort, lies a 4.0-litre V8 capable of generating 421 CV and 900 Nm of torque, figures that allow it to reach 100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds and go head-to-head with models such as the Audi SQ7 or the Porsche Cayenne.

It will be at this edition of the Geneva Motor Show where Volkswagen presents the new Touareg V8 for the first time, a model ready to break with everything and go further. In this way, the German manufacturer demonstrates its unwavering and unreserved commitment to large-displacement diesel powertrains, which are set to offer a perfect balance between performance and fuel consumption.

Technical specifications of this car

Off-RoadVolkswagen Touareg5 versions · from 73,265 €