The facelifted second-gen Volkswagen Touareg is set to debut at Auto China 2014 in Beijing, featuring larger headlamps (bi-xenons now standard), a deeper four-bar (previously two) front grille and a reprofiled front bumper.
A restyled rear bumper holds a new rear diffuser with twin tailpipes and LED rear fog lamps. LED tail lamps are optional. Also new are the wing mirror caps, new 18-inch Arica and 20-inch Masafi wheels and five new body colours.
Inside, you'll find new leather upholstery colours, design accents (additional chrome bits) and lighting. New style of rotary knobs, and all controls are now white-illuminated rather than red.
The central push button/display bar above the infotainment system has been extended. It used to be PDC, hazards and passenger airbag indicator, from left to right - now, a steering wheel heating switch sits on the left of the PDC button, and the new windscreen heating button has been integrated to the right of the passenger airbag indicator. The entry-level Touareg variant now gets manual lumbar adjustment for the front seats.
All variants now get an auto post-collision braking system and a coasting function for the eight-speed auto gearbox. The latter utilises the vehicle's kinetic energy when driving downhill or when acceleration is not required. The coasting may be temporarily disabled either by tapping the brakes or switching it off through the vehicle's systems.
The optional automatic distance control (ADC), essentially radar-based adaptive cruise control, now includes city emergency braking, and can pull away by itself in stop-go conditions.
Low-rolling resistance tyres are fitted, stop/start and regenerative systems are standard, plus both V6 TDI engines are now Euro 6-compliant, thanks in part to a new SCR-DPF catalytic converter module that uses AdBlue to reduce emissions.
The entry-level 3.0 TDI V6 continues to push out 204 PS, while the previous 245 PS unit now offers 258 PS. The 204 PS engine now returns a combined 15.0 km per litre (previously 14.1) and the 258 PS motor, 14.5 km per litre (previously 14.0).
The standard steel-spring running gear has been optimised; improvements include more agile steering and heightened comfort. Air suspension is an option; it increases ground clearance by up to 300 mm (exceed 140 km/h and the body lowers automatically).
Rear bench seat offers 160 mm of longitudinal adjustment, and seat back angle can be adjusted. As an option, the rear bench seat can be electrically unlatched; this folds it down to give you 1,642 litres of boot space.
The R-Line exterior package offers 19-, 20- or 21-inch wheels, R-Line bumpers, glossy black air inlets with chrome trim, side sill extensions, glossy black rear diffuser with chrome trim, chrome tailpipes for V8 versions and a rear spoiler.
The R-Line interior package offers a sport steering wheel, special silver inlays, R-Line kickplates, stainless steel pedals and tinted rear windows. The package can be optionally extended to include black headlining, piano black inlays and sport seats in Nappa leather or Alcantara/Nappa.
The facelifted second-gen Volkswagen Touareg will be available in diesel (TDI), petrol (FSI and TSI) and hybrid (TSI + electric motor) versions when it goes on sale in Europe this summer.
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