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  • Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
  • In this new VW Touareg review, we tell you everything you need to know about this practical and impressive luxury SUV, and we tell you what it has in common with the Bentley Bentayga (spoiler alert: it's not its price).
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  • @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs
    @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs Місяць тому +23

    I love the VW UP but i really feel like VW have been taking the mick for the last 5+ years with premium prices for cars that feel entry level on the inside.

  • @alisonauchterlonie8212
    @alisonauchterlonie8212 Місяць тому +20

    I am so fed up with all the car manufactures giving us what suits them and not what “we” want. I do not want everything on a touch screen. It’s dangerous fiddling about while driving.

  • @cmartin_ok
    @cmartin_ok Місяць тому +28

    Why, even with a digital dashboard, are the Speedo markings at 20, 40, 60, 80 etc instead of 10, 30, 50, 70 to align with UK limits? This really infuriates me. Also the car, like so many, is simply too wide for UK roads, parking spaces and garages (I must be one of a few who still uses my garage to park my car in)

    • @ViewBothSides
      @ViewBothSides Місяць тому +3

      yes, interesting isn't it. Germany has a fundamental challenge with software which means they're seriously under-represented in global developments. It's due to a continuing dominance of "engineering", where 20,40,60 sounds more logical to someone who's frankly clueless about usability but doesn't know it. Plus German management think they can manage the software development without ever looking at the product.

    • @Mike_221
      @Mike_221 Місяць тому +7

      Because most of the world uses metric.

    • @avbwubus
      @avbwubus Місяць тому

      most roads will be 20 in the next few years, so 20,40,60 makes sense

    • @mandlachonco2823
      @mandlachonco2823 Місяць тому

      Well, you can change that in the settings 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @cmartin_ok
      @cmartin_ok Місяць тому

      @@mandlachonco2823 Really? If true, it's something new for the 2024 software as you've not been able to do this previously on VW cars

  • @Hashkhan786
    @Hashkhan786 Місяць тому +5

    Thanks for the review. I have ordered 5 just now.

  • @PenryMMJ
    @PenryMMJ Місяць тому +5

    The name always makes me smile. It's named after the nomadic tribe that lives in the Sahara, but Touareg in Arabic means Godforsaken.

  • @marlonfrijters8356
    @marlonfrijters8356 Місяць тому +4

    Here in the Netherlands the starter price is at €89.999.. price is quite steep.

  • @theanorakchannel2496
    @theanorakchannel2496 Місяць тому +2

    I always enjoy what car reviews, however I am often frustrated by the lack of numbers. How far will this car go on battery power if you buy the hybrid? How long is the car, especially for a big beast like this. It may not mean too much, but what is the boot capacity? And most importantly, you don’t actually mention the price on the video. Apologies if it comes up on the screen, but I am totally blind so wouldn’t be able to hear it. I’m debating whether to buy a big posh SUV like this, or just to buy a Kodiak. I’d save myself a big chunk of change, and how much would I actually gain in terms of boot space from the Guide Dogs and so on.

  • @sternskov2629
    @sternskov2629 Місяць тому +3

    It would be good if you also mentioned whether this car or other cars have or do not have heated radar and safety systems, like you did with the heated sprinkler system.

  • @RomanVerhovsek
    @RomanVerhovsek Місяць тому +2

    Tnx for the review. I've ordered mine two months ago.

  • @cabottaxi
    @cabottaxi Місяць тому +14

    £68000 aint a bargain for any car. Anyone living and driving in a city centre really doesn't need a car of this size. Piece of nonsense.

    • @bobmcdade5217
      @bobmcdade5217 Місяць тому +4

      £70K for a VW SUV? I must be getting old because that seems like an awful lot for an average car.

  • @TechReviewInsider
    @TechReviewInsider Місяць тому +4

    Its a Vanilla Ice cream with a Truffle Price 😂

  • @crawfordg
    @crawfordg Місяць тому

    On the subject of a sprint at a roundabout, an essential if you live in the Chichester West Sussex area, does the vehicle not have a Sport function on the auto box. I have a VAG vehicle and I use the Sport function on a daily basis and it gives the performance of a GTI. regards Crawford

  • @jevgenijsiljinskis1623
    @jevgenijsiljinskis1623 Місяць тому +1

    Is it also dedly slow as Tiguan? Latest Passat and Tiguan is terreble in benzin engines.

  • @richdevil77
    @richdevil77 Місяць тому +3

    Love my 2020 Touareg, I will need to replace eventually however with minimal changes on the new face lift I don’t need to be in a rush!😊

    • @utubefreak7167
      @utubefreak7167 Місяць тому +2

      Bruh, it’s good for 10 more years. Just keep up the maintenance and you’re good.

  • @hughjanus7354
    @hughjanus7354 Місяць тому +7

    68 foukin thousand poundizzles... This thing used to start in high 30's not so long ago.

  • @urbanstrencan
    @urbanstrencan Місяць тому

    Another great video, love that VW keep Tuareg a Tuareg 😊😊❤

  • @krishnapalanati
    @krishnapalanati Місяць тому

    Will it be ever launched in India?

  • @Eastbarn1
    @Eastbarn1 27 днів тому

    Saw one of these the other day - it was huge!

  • @williammorris1384
    @williammorris1384 Місяць тому +3

    The reviewer reminds me of what Prince William would look like, with hair ! He’s very good though and everything is clear and simple enough, without copying anyone else 👍£70,000 though ; that’s £25,000 too much. Ridiculous actually!

  • @sevensixtysteve8662
    @sevensixtysteve8662 Місяць тому +1

    If VWs design brief was to produce a car with zero memorable features, job done I reckon. I can't think of a single reason I would choose this at 70k over competitors like the new Hyundai Santa Fe for example, which even in Ultimate trim manages to come in at 15K less as well as offering three rows of seats and a really interesting design. I don't know what's happened at VW over the past few years as creativity, ergonomics and usability seem to have left the building. If I want a large car with piano black tirm and dodgy software, I am pretty sure I don't have to pay £70k to get one. Great review though as always 😁

  • @user-by5pd6jz5f
    @user-by5pd6jz5f 27 днів тому

    is it reliable as 3.0 tdi ?

  • @mikadavies660
    @mikadavies660 Місяць тому +1

    I used to have a Toureg and was always disappointed with the lack of quality, for such an expensive vehicle.

  • @rickiek
    @rickiek Місяць тому +1

    ‘Rubbish!’ Haha…what a spontaneous reaction!
    Good review as always. 👏

  • @PostntalkReact
    @PostntalkReact Місяць тому

    That's amazing!

  • @beatles4sale2007
    @beatles4sale2007 Місяць тому +2

    Considering the Q7 came out in 2015, and you can pick up a 3 year old one for £35K on AT (and get 7 seats) I’m not sure really what a 70+ grand VW based on a 9-10 year old platform, is targeted at? And like all German brands this obsession with haptic, piano black, fake exhausts and touchscreens is mildly annoying. Not for me I am afraid….good review though, covers the bases for a buyer.

    • @ecastmart
      @ecastmart 7 днів тому

      You're so wrong man. This vehicle and the new platform was released in 2018. Do you really think that Lamborghini, Porsche or Audi would've used this same platform if it was bad or "old" as you state?

    • @beatles4sale2007
      @beatles4sale2007 7 днів тому

      @@ecastmart
      MLB Evo B/C = the platform they use, look it up. And the ICE Macan uses the 2009 1st gen Q5 platform. So in short I am so right.

  • @arbimd2
    @arbimd2 Місяць тому +1

    For nearly £70k why would I get this instead of BMW or Audi

  • @markjwil
    @markjwil Місяць тому +1

    The Touareg seems good looking but too expensive for what it is. There's better options out there.

  • @markshillinglaw3003
    @markshillinglaw3003 Місяць тому +2

    Don’t like the wheels on this test car

  • @chriswright4252
    @chriswright4252 Місяць тому

    In my opinion, I’d find it a more tempting buy if it had 7 seats!

  • @vpetmk
    @vpetmk Місяць тому +1

    Why not petrol

  • @thiagolima5232
    @thiagolima5232 Місяць тому

    love love love thi is car

  • @iniestaxavi3826
    @iniestaxavi3826 Місяць тому +4

    1. Looks like a very average SUV with an outdated exterior - more Hyundai Tuscon vibes. Everyone else is stepping up their game. 2. It's so expensive. Who on earth is getting this over other competitors?

    • @ecastmart
      @ecastmart 7 днів тому

      Because this vehicle is discreet and subtle, things that Americans who love to show off don't understand. They don't understand the concept of a premium vehicle coming from a non-premium brand. This vehicle is just as good as SUVs from Lamborghini, BMW, Porsche or Audi when it comes to platform, engines, handling at high speeds and technology. This is the reason why this vehicle is no longer available at the US.

  • @doyle201206
    @doyle201206 Місяць тому

    other than the climate controls I’d happily spend £40k on an 18 month old toerag petrol. Wouldn’t pay seventy grand for a new one. Because it doesn’t stand out is why I have always liked them to the normal chav wagon.

  • @malikmirag
    @malikmirag Місяць тому

    If it was 7 seater like all space I'll get

  • @Steve-Cross
    @Steve-Cross Місяць тому +2

    The new Qashqai is a much better value for money SUV. Top of the range Tekna + has everything the VW has and more. Obviously not as big or as powerful, but a great little SUV for half the price of the basic model. If you don’t need to tow a big caravan, it is more than adequate and luxurious.

  • @thezanzibarbarian5729
    @thezanzibarbarian5729 Місяць тому +3

    If any small SUV could be considered to be like a cheaper Bentley, it's the Genesis GV70. It certainly _IS NOT_ a VW Touareg!

    • @sssssneaker
      @sssssneaker Місяць тому +1

      haha except this really IS a Bentley underneath the cheap plastic, while the Genesis is a Hyundai with softer plastic

    • @thezanzibarbarian5729
      @thezanzibarbarian5729 Місяць тому

      @@sssssneaker Point taken 8-))...

  • @x3merx3mer
    @x3merx3mer Місяць тому +2

    00:40 They actually made it look cheaper 🤨

  • @ksturmer5388
    @ksturmer5388 Місяць тому +1

    Every Touareg I've owned (which is why I never will have another one) has had the same problem. Rain runs down the drainage system from the roof and then it collects in the nearside passenger footwell. No problem eh? Erm.....underneath the passenger footwell are all the main ECU's! Cost me thousands to put right. Never again. Love the truck, I hate the design. A 4x4 which gets damaged with rain water!! That V6 diesel is amazing.......stereo....fab! The bills.........for fixing it when it goes wrong are mortgage material. If I'm lying....VW UK......loan me one for a years test.

  • @richardbenning3388
    @richardbenning3388 Місяць тому

    £68k for a VW? The world has gone mad

  • @tungstencarbide7255
    @tungstencarbide7255 Місяць тому

    Burying climate control in a touchscreen is just as bad as not having a spare wheel. That just makes a car not worth buying.

  • @neuro.weaver
    @neuro.weaver Місяць тому +4

    A ...luxury SUV with so much cheap plastic?
    This is the Germans try to full us worse than Diesel-gate!

    • @sa34w
      @sa34w Місяць тому

      VW is luxury ?

    • @aerox69x
      @aerox69x Місяць тому +1

      The scary thing is…. I have a Tesla and a VW…. And the Tesla feels more premium (which is saying something as Tesla’s are not renown for their “premium” feel

    • @RomanVerhovsek
      @RomanVerhovsek Місяць тому +1

      @@aerox69x I've tested Tesla Y and can't be compared to Touareg (cheap 'leather', wrongly put stitches on the steering wheel and so on - a friend of mine has model Y with panel gaps, squeaky plastic and he waited 3 months for spare parts after the accident so he was w/o the vehicle for 10 weeks).

    • @aerox69x
      @aerox69x Місяць тому +1

      @@RomanVerhovsek not comparing it to a Touareg (they not in the same class) but if you look at the Golf, Tiguan, id4 and id3 and they are all worse. Our Tiguan has been in twice for issues (locking system , sensor, rear view wiper)the Tesla has had no issues and only the vac filter needed replacing having done 3 times the mileage

  • @Gmoneyluv4u
    @Gmoneyluv4u 29 днів тому +1

    VW discontinued it in the states

    • @ecastmart
      @ecastmart 7 днів тому

      Because this vehicle is discreet and subtle, things that Americans who love to show off don't understand. They don't understand the concept of a premium vehicle coming from a non-premium brand. This vehicle is just as good as SUVs from Lamborghini, BMW, Porsche or Audi when it comes to platform, engines, handling at high speeds and technology. This is the reason why this vehicle is no longer available at the US.

  • @CheeseyWotsit
    @CheeseyWotsit Місяць тому +2

    Zee Germans are losing zee plot.

  • @Hashkhan786
    @Hashkhan786 Місяць тому

    Who is watching this video in 2021

  • @darrenmay3578
    @darrenmay3578 Місяць тому +1

    Seems a lot of cash for a dull SUV.

  • @robertwalker1742
    @robertwalker1742 25 днів тому

    Buy that over a Volvo, u want you’re head examined.

  • @ARCHSTANTON61
    @ARCHSTANTON61 Місяць тому +1

    TO MUCH MONEY

  • @alexanderstefanov6474
    @alexanderstefanov6474 Місяць тому +1

    It's a bargain Lamborghini Urus

  • @carcapone6455
    @carcapone6455 Місяць тому +1

    Looks really nice from exterior but the interior looks awful and dated