VOLKSWAGEN Touareg · 6.0 W12 · SUV & Crossover · 2008 ‐ 2010

From 2008 Volkswagen started manufacture of cars type Touareg, modification of 6.0 W12 and finished it in 2010. This five-door SUV & Crossover has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 2.4 tons and is assigned to fit 5 person total.

«Touareg 6.0 W12» is a full-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 5.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 250 km/h, due to a 12-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 450 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 22.5 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 11.7 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 15.7 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 100 l of petrol, what lets to go approximately 637 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 368 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, pneumatic» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 358 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Double wishbone, independent, pneumatic» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 275/45R19.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Touareg gained the maximal number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a perfect safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, Traction control, ESP.