VW Touareg Lux Limited edition launched at NAIAS

VW Touareg Lux Limited edition

By Zack Newmark
January 12, 2009 6:58 PM
Filed Under: Detroit Auto Show, German, Volkswagen

Volkswagen is releasing a special edition SUV just for the US market. The Volkswagen Touareg Lux Limited is a stepped up trim with the same three engine choices as the standard Touareg.

The clean diesel Touareg gets 25 mpg on the highway and 221 hp from a V6 TDI. A V6 and V8 FSI produce 276 and 345 hp.

Included in the Lux lineup is a two-tone leather interior with a main color of either "latte macchiato" or "anthracite." Either choice gets "St. Tropez white" door inserts. The Latte option keeps center seat inserts in white, with accenting in "Poplar grain." "Engine spin dark" metallic accenting is used with the anthracite. 12-way front power seats are also included.

Outside, the Touareg Lux Limited rides on new 20-inch alloys wrapped in all-season tires. Side skirts, front and rear aprons, and a choice of four colors comes with the package. One color "Biscay Blue" is new to the Touareg.

The Volkswagen Touareg Lux Limited is on display now at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Source: VW

Press Release (Click to expand)

New Touareg "Lux Limited" - Exclusive special edition SUV for the USA

  • Clean Diesel of limited edition launches with 25 mpg Highway fuel economy
  • Touareg "Lux Limited" with two-tone leather interior is coming early this year

In just a few weeks, Volkswagen of America will be introducing one of the most economical and cleanest SUVs to the US market: the new Touareg V6 TDI with a powerful 165 kW / 225 PS Clean Diesel. In parallel to the debut of the pioneeringly efficient Touareg, Volkswagen is now presenting in Detroit an outstandingly exclusive special model of its high-end SUV: the Touareg "Lux Limited". It will launch with the new V6 TDI and two highly advanced gasoline engines: a V6 FSI (206 kW / 280 PS) and a V8 FSI (257 kW / 350 PS).

Exterior of the "Lux Limited" edition

On its exterior, the Touareg "Lux Limited" makes its appearance with high-end 20-inch alloy wheels ("Ayers Rock" type) and size 275 all-season tires, a styling package with special side skirts and customized front and rear aprons and a color lineup customized for the limited edition. The Touareg "Lux Limited" may be ordered in the exterior colors "Biscay blue", "Black magic pearl effect", "Campanella white" and "Galapagos gray" - the "Biscay blue" color new to the product lineup.

Interior of the "Lux Limited" edition

The Volkswagen Touareg is offered with a very long list of standard features across the board - i.e. in every version. After all, the German SUV is one of the highest end vehicles of its type in the world. The "Lux Limited" - developed by Volkswagen Individual - now goes even one step further. That is because it always includes a two-tone leather interior combined with special interior accents based on the particular color variant. Version 1: Cricket leather in the color combination "Latte Macchiato / St. Tropez white"; where the center seat panels are kept in white. In this case, the interior accents are in "Poplar grain" decor. Version 2: Cricket leather in "Anthracite / St. Tropez white". An "Engine spin dark" decor with a metallic look and feel is used here. In both variants the door panel inserts are trimmed in "St. Tropez white". In addition, the driver and front passenger of the Touareg "Lux Limited" get standard 12-way power seats.

 

Comments

GmBHcarfanatic
January 13, 2009 4:34 AM
enlightened to be the first to comment on this all i got to say is.... VW and their unlimited limited editions of this car for the US... every other day a new limited edition comes out!

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