Fiveyears after the launch of the third-generation Touareg, Volkswagen has refreshed its flagship as it looks to keep pace with rivals such as the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE. We have previously reviewed the diesels and the top-rung plug-in hybrid Touareg R, but have now spent some more time in the standard eHybrid.
It’s available in Elegance trim only and uses the same set-up as the £80,370 R – a 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine paired with a gearboxmounted electric motor – but with a lower system output of 375bhp (compared with the R’s 455bhp). Both hybrids retain the same 14.3kWh battery as before, bucking a trend from rivals that have gained increased capacity as part of recent facelifts – the X5 and GLE now offer 25.7kWh and 31.2kWh respectively.