The 2008 model year of the Volkswagen Touareg, the first ever sport utility vehicle (SUV) model from the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer is making its North American debut at the 2007 New York International Auto Show.

Basic interior features are "Cricket" leather, available in either "Anthracite" or "Latte Macchiato" colors. Stainless-steel doorsill plates with the "North Sails" signature in front come standard, along with the "North Sails" logo coming embossed on the cente...

For almost thirty years, award-winning author John Matras has written about cars. He’s been in all the major car magazines, on the web and written five books, and he’s even been translated into Estonian.

With a Race Touareg 2 that has been subjected to detailed further development Volkswagen completed further tests in preparation of the 2009 Dakar Rally. In Morocco the four driver/co-driver teams Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F), Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zi...

BOTANY, AUSTRALIA - August 14, 2008: Volkswagens R series model line up welcomes its newest and fastest addition the new Passat R36. Joining the commanding presence of the Touareg R50 and the dynamic Golf R32, the Passat R36 makes this performance range a forc...

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The activity levels of the participating teams in the 2008 Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes at Skandia Cowes Week are reaching fever pitch. Virtually all of the owner helm pairings have finalised their crew configurations and some have been able to get some pr...

The Volkswagen Touareg is a luxury SUV with a growing reputation as a fast off-road performance car the vehicle started out as a prototype for the world famous Dakar Rally and debuted in the 2007 Baja 500.

Audi Driver Martin Tomczyk in the Volkswagen Race Touareg Sand and mud instead of hot tarmac: Audi driver Martin Tomczyk swapped his Audi A4 DTM for a Volkswagen Race Touareg from the Dakar Rally for the first time.

Humor me, please. If you dont mind, lets use our imagination for a moment. Lets imagine a world where fuel costs are reasonable or cheap. I know, I know, very unrealistic but youll see the reason in a second.

The Volkswagen Group has had a penchant of late for nautically-themed SUVs. Starting with the Audi Q7 Coastline revealed at the Geneva Motor Show back in March and then followed up with the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta that same month, now the carmaker has reve...

Click above for a high-res gallery of the VW Touareg North Sails Volkswagen has treaded carefully down the path first blazed by the largely ignored Mercury Villager Nautica with a sailing-themed Touareg concept that has debuted at the famous Travemünder Woche...

B y fielding three Race Touareg vehicles, Volkswagen is tackling another new challenge in cross-country rally racing while preparing for the 2009 Dakar Rally: The second rally of the Dakar series, which will lead through Portugal from 09 to 14 September, will ...

Television sports personality Kirsty Gallacher and former GB Olympic athletes Colin Jackson and Jonathan Edwards will compete in The Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes event at this year's Skandia Cowes Week.

A test mule for Volkswagens next-generation Touareg has been captured undergoing hot-weather and towing tests in Californias Death Valley. The current model is due for replacement in late 2010, and its hoped the new SUV will alleviate some of the problems with...

DEATH VALLEY, California — Volkswagen has already begun working on the next-generation Touareg , and based on this engineering test mule, numerous changes are in the works. Although the Touareg prototype is covered largely with the current Touareg's sheet me...

Ive been an admirer of the Volkswagen Touareg since it first debuted (2004 model year) for its excellent on-road driving dynamics, luxurious amenities, long-list of safety features and true off-road capabilities.

Wolfsburg, Germany – “Stanleyâ€, the first autonomous automobile to master the “Grand Challenge†for robot cars, is now on display at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.

Facts And Figures On The Volkswagen One-Two Win In Brazil With the one-two win clinched by Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (RSA/D) and Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/RSA), Volkswagen celebrated a successful Brazilian début at the Rally dos Sertõe...

IT IS smooth and sophisticated. Fast and poised. Volkswagen's flagship vehicle, the Touareg R50 is also big. Big in performance with a V10 five-litre diesel; big in weight, 2.53 tonnes, and big in size, 4.

The Touareg is a luxury SUV with a growing reputation as a fast off-road performance car the vehicle started out as a prototype for the world famous Dakar Rally and debuted in the 2007 Baja 500.

Last week saw the 32 class winners from Skandia Cowes Week 2007 being drawn at random along with the Laser SB3 owners, to set the pairings for Friday 1 August, that will determine which class winning helm will be crowned Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes, 2008.

Click to view the Harley edition Touareg in our gallery Volkswagen and Harley-Davidson are two motor companies with highly recognized images, but those images don't much overlap. That is, until now: someone has cooked up his own Harley edition Touareg.