Volkswagen concept hints at next Touareg
The luxury concept car, which in production form could share its platform with the latest Audi Q7, is said to offer a lounge-like interior with a combined infotainment and instrument display under a large sheet of transparent glass.
Power comes from a petrol plug-in hybrid drive, produces 375bhp and offers a fully-electric range of around 31 miles. In turn, this returns over 94.2mpg on the European economy cycle, equating to less than 70g/km CO2, while accelerating to 62mph in around six seconds.
European-specification cars could offer a different drivetrain, based on the 3.0-litre TDI engine, but Volkswagen’s GTE-branded plug-in hybrids have so far used petrol engines. More details will be revealed once the car breaks cover next week.
Alex Grant
Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
