www.edmunds.com If cars had superpowers, the 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2 V8 would be Captain Light Fantastic. Each time you start the VW Touareg 2, it salutes you with an impressive light show as the range-adjusting dynamic headlights calibrate themselves. That’s the story with this revised version of VW’s sport-utility, as a range of exotic enhancements to the electronics expand its dynamic possibilities, while a number of luxury features have been added, like a stylish interior treatment and a power liftgate. It’s a sport-utility with a superhero’s range of special powers. The Touareg 2 seems to have driven away from its VW heritage and become more like the Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne, with which the Touareg shares the fundamentals of its platform and powertrain. Of course, this 2008 Volkswagen Touareg V8 rang the cash register to the tune of 750, and this makes us wonder, is the Touareg 2 now the sport-utility version of the Volkswagen Phaeton, a luxury sedan that never found its audience?
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Extra legroom in the back? are you mad? i sat in the front with endless space and then sat in the back with 3″ of legroom free!
porsche audi price????????? touareg is 50,000 cheaper!!!!!
@myVW4LIFE @myVW4LIFE I’m not so sure about the “made to last” part. I have an ’04 loaded Touareg V8 and I will say that the cost of maintenance is OUTRAGEOUS. Any upscale german car, VW included, is a big bag of problems once it hits 90-100k miles. I don’t even have 70k on mine yet and I’ve already spent a considerable amount. Average MPG… around 10, tires well inflated and car is in proper working condition with no warnings/faults/errors. I will say that I LOVE my car though. L O V E !
yes you want the badge – evidently it makes the car affordable – it is the same as the porsche and the audi…….and yeah, all these other “more expensive” brands are made by Volkswagen anyway!
@myVW4LIFE I could not agree more man
god americans shuldnt make car reviews
YES
Love mine
just go back to the kitchen lady
Touareg is a very nice car!
i know … but its a luxury SUV with a VW badge, the badge doesnt change the fact that it is a proper luxury suv
@educortazarc trust me, it makes a big difference. That’s why there are brands like Acura(Honda), Lexus(Toyota), and Infiniti(Nissan)
I’m not saying it’s a cheap car but have to pay at least 1,7 times more for a Audi Q7 and nearly 2 times more for a Porsche Cayenne with the same engine… so wtf are you talking about the “near Audi or Porsche price”?
the touareg v10 is the best cars in the world!!!!!!!!this v8 is very famous in USA but the v10 is my dream car!!!
WOW 7.7 seconds! Thats soo……slow! Is it just me or does edmunds just seem like they get the slowest times. Car and Driver got the old 310 hp touareg at 7.5. Maybe they should stop testing uphill with 600lbs. of passengers and the A/C on full blast. Still a nice looking suv though.
the badge is the drawback?’ seriously??
its like “oh i would have liked the touareg to have pink rims but it doesnt so its a bad car”
lol
@dvielledent lmfao or at least should be making a sandwhich
the 4.2L V8 FSI does better then 13 miles to the gallon.. she’s really just talking bullshit!
Probably they just don’t like German cars..
If it only it had slightly better mileage. Good v8 though, good looking, 4wd, good off road. I think its pretty good. I’d buy one over an audi or a porsche because those two are hideous and I think this is more practical and easier to use
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That’s some real bullshit with that VW badge/price thing… I’m not saying it’s a cheap car but have to pay at least 1,7 times more for a Audi Q7 and nearly 2 times more for a Porsche Cayenne with the same engine… so wtf are you talking about the “near Audi or Porsche price”?
ur zamn right, this cars a beast off-road, i went up against my dad in his rover and theres nothing that he could do that i couldn’t. and eff that VW badge shyt, VW is for all the cool people.
how dare the woman says that vw is not worthed to have! i prefere this touareg above an audi!
the touareg is one the most luxuriest suvs in the world and he is the second best offroader after the range rover in his class!
I don’t know what its like down in Mexico, but in the US, we are not all sexist pigs.