2011 VW Touareg New Generation Photos Leaked

2011 VW Touareg New Generation scale model photos leaked - 800

Two photos showing a scale replica of the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg have leaked out six-to-ten weeks ahead of its unveiling. The photos, which surfaced on Dutch website Autoweek.nl, show a vehicle that replaces the boxy front fascia with a rounder look and chrome accents.

The front-end changes bring the car more inline with the new design paradigm seen on some of the company's most recent vehicles. It looks to have a windshield installed at a greater incline, leading towards an available dual-pane sunroof. The angle of the photo suggests a shorter vehicle than the previous model, but a with a lengthier rear end.

Hopefully, these photos will prompt Volkswagen to release official pictures and details. The lighter-weight Touareg will likely get TSI and TDI engines, as well as a 240-horsepower 3.0-liter diesel, and 290-horsepower 3.0-liter supercharged V6.

Built on the Cayenne platform, the next-generation 2011 Volkswagen Touareg will likely be introduced at either the Geneva Motor Show in March, or the New York Auto Show in April. A market launch will take place before in the fall or winter.

Source: autoweek.nl

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MaT7eY

Great !! From now on VW will apply Golf MK6 front to all models !

January 27, 2010 2:39 pm

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andreydobra

so true, they need to start being more imaginative, yeah, the front looked good on things like Scirocco, golf or polo, but don't start welding it on anything coming out of the assembly line

January 27, 2010 2:58 pm

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NewsWorthy

How is that different from the other manufacturers? Acura MDX, TL and TSX. Toyota Sienna, Venza, Camry and Corolla. Mercedes GLK, E Class and C Class. Audi Q7, Q5, A4, 5, 6 and 8. BMW anything... Just to name a few. Its more branding than anything else. They want you to be able to identify their vehicle with a family resemblance. Sometimes the resemblance is overwhelming. With that said, based on what I see here (Not Much), I'll stick with the Toureg2.

January 27, 2010 3:23 pm

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Aleksi

Doesn't look like much. Looks pretty much like a Passat wagon... We need better pictures to see it more clearly.

January 27, 2010 2:42 pm

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johnny232

VW should fire their lead designer and fast

January 27, 2010 2:43 pm

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coopergt

sorry the porsche and this now look like blood brothers way more than they used to. Look at the rear

January 27, 2010 2:48 pm

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andreydobra

frankly this design doesn't exude any personality whatsoever, I'd be better off with the current gen or the Tiguan

January 27, 2010 2:58 pm

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N20_Purge

So much for creative ideas... it is basically a Golf tweaked for off-roading!

January 27, 2010 3:04 pm

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RzGTmorio

Nice prototype of the VOLKWAGEN TOUAREG

January 27, 2010 3:41 pm

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2010S5

The pictures appear to be those of a scale model, presumably 1:18. I like the current Touareg better, at least until better pictures come out.

January 27, 2010 3:48 pm

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scratchy996

ok, this just doesn't work.

January 27, 2010 4:20 pm

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BabyMilo

From what i can see i am slightly disapointed

January 27, 2010 4:45 pm

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xLumino

simply better then the current bulky one. I like it and hope for an elegant ass

January 27, 2010 5:46 pm

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cristi

booooo! it doesn't look mean anymore.

January 27, 2010 5:54 pm

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benz_man

Hopefully VW learned from the last toureg and wont share so many parts with the Cayenne this go around. I remember working at the dealership and seeing customers heads explode when we quoted them 2K on a set of pads and rotors. LOL

January 27, 2010 6:36 pm

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DogFalcon

I bet this is fake!

January 27, 2010 7:42 pm

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MTC

A child of VW Golf and Porsche Cayenne (current one) not exactly what I call an attractive family... at all

January 27, 2010 10:25 pm

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motorjedi

I thought SUV design could not get more bland than the last Touareg (well, before the facelift, if I'm honest), but this one has managed just that. I don't get it. The Tiguan looks modern and funky, while still being restrained enough to not eclipse VW's more expensive and flash cousins from Audi and Porsche etc, but this is just wrong. It's the same reason the Audi R8 will never be as powerful, flash or raucous (or indeed expensive) as a Gallardo, which is essentially the same car. I really hoped the Touareg would step out from behind the Cayenne's shadow and stand on its own in this second generation, but from these pics, it doesn't look like it. Shame, VW.

January 28, 2010 3:09 am

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MutantSushi

This is a mini-van of an SUV. Isn't the entire point of SUVs to not be a mini-van? Seriously, I thought the current-gen Touareg was just about perfect visually/ proportion-wise (though the Tiguan is even better). ...I really hope Tiguan doesn't go this same route.

January 28, 2010 7:47 am

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HEMI426

I bet it's bad in off roading, that's what I like about the current model, it can do off road work and has a low gearing. This looks a bit soft to me.

January 28, 2010 6:12 pm

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