The Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle produced by German automaker Volkswagen Passenger Cars since 2002. It was the third sport utility vehicle from the automaker, after the much older Volkswagen 181 "Kurierwagen", and the Iltis (later produced by Bombardier).
The correct German pronunciation is Tou-a-reg, something like "too" plus a quick "ah" then the "reg". Volkswagen produced several commercials to enable people to...
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The Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle produced by German automaker Volkswagen Passenger Cars since 2002. It was the third sport utility vehicle from the automaker, after the much older Volkswagen 181 "Kurierwagen", and the Iltis (later produced by Bombardier).
The correct German pronunciation is Tou-a-reg, something like "too" plus a quick "ah" then the "reg". Volkswagen produced several commercials to enable people to pronounce the name, which was predicted to be too difficult. The name was evidently borrowed from the Tuareg people, a Berber-speaking group in North Africa.
The Touareg (internally designated Typ 7L) was a joint venture project developed by Volkswagen Group, who also include Audi, and Porsche, who were also looking to add a luxury-type SUV to its lineup, as a cost-sharing initiative. The goal was to create an off-road vehicle that could handle like a sports car. The team, with over 300 people, was lead by Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, and was based...
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