Welcome to Hamburg, in film studios.
Come and have a look with me at latest car produced in Volkswagen Bratislava - new Volkswagen Touareg.
First of all Germans surprised us, because they didn't allow us to make a video,
but we managed to persuade them
and we were allowed to have short introduction with the new Tuareg for 15 minutes
Design is inspired by the other new Volkswagen models
The front grill is huge and it tunes well with lights
Tuareg doesn't seem like an arrogant safe on four wheels though,
you get a feeling more of a family car, but a luxurious one.
We love the car extensions at the front fenders and at the front bonnet of the engine
This is a university of fitting and a challenge for a tinman, when once needed
You're looking at the sport version R Line, with the painted fender edges,
black glossy details and 21 inch wheels
Designers visually pushed the Touareg to the road
The third generation does not make such a terrain impression as the predecessors
You can not find an off-road mode as a extra equipment anymore called Terrain Tech
Even the bright white lacquer does not conceal that the luxury SUV has grown..
to the length almost 8 centimeters, to the width 4 centimeters
2,9 meter wheelbase remains unchanged
From the side door feel lightness, now the doors are made of aluminum
and have contributed to the 100 kg of its curb weight loss
If I did not have this steering wheel in front of me, well known from Polo, Golf or Passat,
I wouldn't say I'm sitting in a brand new Volkswagen
So called Innovision Cockpit is created by 12-inch display, that replaced the classic instrument panel
and a huge 15-inch touchscreen
A big turning controller for lights is missing – that's a great change for Volkswagen
Generally, there are just very few mechanical knobs,
this act as a controller for driving modes,
this belongs to adaptive air suspension,
parking brake, engine start button.
I like that there is such a potentiometer that for volume change of the audio,
neither Arteon nor Passat has it in their highest versions.
and finally the selector of the automatic gearbox.
Everything else, including air condition, is controlled through the touchscreen
I like this area where I can rest my hand.
Volkswagen, compared to Audi, has not yet provided a haptic response to the display.
This is the main menu which you will always use,
you can customize it for your own needs,
for example, In this area I want to have ride information,
so, here they are.
Here I can set the state of the vehicle
here it is.
What is also interesting, is, that I don't have any clean hands, but there are no fingerprints.
Similar to the Range rover Velar, before you go on the first ride, get a little more familiar with the car
and find control of the basic functions
but lets have a look on another parts as well
the dashboard is relatively slight, that's fine
the windscreen is close by
the impression from the car is more compact
thin A pillars
the mirrors shifted slightly backwards, that means, I have another through view
For the first impression, there is very good view from the car
You can feel the width of the cabin
a massive center console and also a wide arm rest on the door
It will be comfortable sitting even to more robust people, than me
the doors nicely protect sill frame, it must be in SUV
sitting at the rear, the floor is slightly deeper,
but the rear seat is slightly deeper as well
of course, I don't expect nothing less, than a big space,
but I focus on a comort of the sitting
and that is for the first impression very good
that can be tested by the first 500 km
the rear seat is devided to 60/40 and you can slide it
I will leave it in the back position
of course the rear seats are heated
and in this car we have four-zone air conditioning
just a quick look into the luggage space, because time pushes us
its volume depends on the position of the rear seats, 697 to 810 liters
the tow coupling is ejected electrically
the backrests will be folded mechanically directly from the trunk
The roller has its guide rails, so to handle it, is very simple
Volkswagen wanted to distinguish its innovative dash-board from the Audi Q7
with which it shares much of the technology
and at the same time delivering a more innovative, more interesting cockpit than Volvo XC 90 does
judge yourself, if it suceed
one thing I'm interested in - Volkswagen is known for its rather conservative approach to interiors
and the Touareg is intended for the middle and the older generation,
not as much for young people, because for a luxury SUV you need to earn
so the question is, whether people who are not brought up on smartphones
will be comfortable with these technologies
a typical Touareg customer likes technologies, uses smartphones and tablets,
so we transferred these technologies into the car
What will the basic version look like?
Will it have such a display?
The digital instrument panel will be part of the most expensive versions.
Cheaper versions will get the classic analog instrument panel
with a computer display placed in the middle,
at the middle console you find a smaller 9.2-inch screen,
complete with mechanical air conditioning controls
The new Touareg no longer has a big turning controller for lights, why?
many people use the classic switch only once
and leave the automatic mode set,
so the switch for the day lights, parking and main lights is no longer needed
I have to confess to, that for the first time I look into the bowl of full diode lights
and it was explained to me that the led lights are actually these small squares on the platform
if the light from them directly projected into the optics, into the light lens,
the man would see a non-illuminated points on the way,
so there is a so-called light-guide, that is, this clear part
that can make of these points a large light area
and the light from it projected into the lens and from there on the road
The Matrix feature means that the individual LEDs turn off as needed,
depending on how the electronics determine,
of course, the more LED lights the front reflector has, the better it can shade the opposite car
Toureg also has a night vision system with a thermal camera
When it registers a human being, or an animal,
instantly trying to illuminate the maximum of the subject,
so you notice the subject not only on the panel but on the road as well.
But, if the camera notice big traffic signs on the highway,
take off the light so that it does not reflect in your eyes.
Now we come to the driving department, which should be another great discipline of Touareg
The Germans have also started fighting agains physical laws
to make the drive of a high luxury SUV almost like a regular passenger car
Tourag got a rear-wheel steering from the Audi Q7
moving of the body in the curves eliminate active stabilizers
connected to their own 48-volt electrical power network
The stiffness and height of the chassis changes the adaptive suspension
the basic ground clereance 22 cm varies according to the conditions
In the terrain, you can lift the car up to a height of 29 cm
at high-way speeds, the electronics automatically press the vehicle down to 18cm
I can't get an eyeful of overpress at the bonnet!
And what is under it?
the basis of the offer consists of 6 cylinders and 3 liters, TSI and TDI,
the kinglike engine will be the V8 diesel with a volume of 4 liter
Volkswagen also considers Plug-in Hybride,
for China already confirmed, for Europe not yet,
with the base of four cylinder 2,0 TSI and electric motor
I heard off-record that a hybrid in Europe is supposed to be based on a 6-cylinder
Who knows whether we will admire the latest Touareg once in the museum,
anyway close by you can see it in the second half of April at the Bratislava Auto Show
The first pieces will be delivered to customers in June
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