Countdown to the premiere of the new Volkswagen Touareg, the big SUV of the German firm. It will debut in September, but here’s a preview of what it will be.

Last hours and last minutes of the fine tunning of the New Volkswagen Touareg, the third generation large SUV of the German firm. According to the latest information which Autopista.es has its world premiere will take place at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show to be held in mid-September to start sell shortly afterwards (in November).

He design Volkswagen Touareg 2018 It will be one of the major changes of the new generation from the model it replaces. Not expect a great aesthetic revolution, since many of the stylistic features already seen in the last delivery VW Tiguan and Arteon saloon, well present outside the Touareg (As recreations of our illustrator C. Schulte). The frontal area, for example, it has many similarities, while the one back adopts certain details Tiguan but more robust and labeled forms.

VW Touareg 2018: Technological Interior

Initially, interior of the VW Touareg will feature configuration five seats. Remember that in the SUV range of the German firm, you can now find a vehicle of this type with an interior for seven occupants (The new VW Tiguan Allspace). Pertaining to the style adopted by the inside, this we can cross off technological and minimalist with large digital display behind the wheel -12.3 inches size- as one of their key differentiators. Not go unnoticed by the new Head-up Display projection system relevant information on the windshield, plus the new touch screen multimedia system positioned in the central area of ​​the dashboard.

Lovers connectivity They may use most of their Apple or Android devices inside the new VW Touareg, thanks to the implementation of the latest evolution of the system MirrorLink. Gesture recognition system driver, areas wireless charging (Induction) for mobile devices, electrically adjustable seats with massage function (depending on version) … technology, comfort and safety will be traveling companions aboard Touareg 2018, an SUV that will also include some driving functions semiautonomous as the new evolution of a adaptive cruise control with automatic speed control and separation distance with the vehicle traveling ahead.

Volkswagen Touareg 2018: Some key technical points

At Volkswagen group They are clear: synergies, synergies and more synergies. In the case of Large SUV, in its current range you can find cars from the likes of Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne. Precisely these two models will serve as the starting point for the technical development of the new generation VW Touareg.

Respect to its outer dimensions, it is expected that the VW Touareg 2018 You have a similar length to the current model (about 4.8 meters; It is recalled that the new Tiguan Allspace measures 4.70 m and 4.49 m Tiguan). As for the engine range, the third generation of SUV German will feature several versions of gasoline, diesel and hybrid engines four TSI cylinder variants of access to gasoline, in addition to more powerful versions V6 both diesel and gasoline . The hybrid variant in all probability be called GTE (plug-in hybrid) and it could be similar to that drives the Passat (in saloon, the maximum power is 218 hp).

You see, with all these arguments the New VW Touareg 2018 It will become, without any doubt, in all flagship of the German firm, a privilege shared with the no less impressive Arteon.