Imported luxury cars have always been at the top of the domestic automotive industry's chain of contempt, and even some imported models need additional price increases to buy them. But there are also some imported luxury cars that cannot be sold even if the price is reduced, counting the high taxes and fees of imports, making people wonder whether these cars are selling at a loss. But even so, it is still ignored, such as the import of luxury cars Touareg is so, the price reduction can not be sold, where did it lose?
Touareg is positioned as a medium-sized and large SUV, one of Volkswagen's classic models. At present, most of the models on sale in China are produced by Volkswagen in the Czech Republic, which itself is also a traditional European industrial power, and its industrial standard is beyond doubt. The pricing range of the 2022 models on sale ranges from 57.98-84.58 million, but the price reduction of entry-level models is larger, in some fourth- and fifth-tier cities, there are more than 70,000 price reductions, but in terms of its sales, 610 units and 262 units in January and February this year are dismal. What is the hard power of this car, let's take a look.
In terms of design, Volkswagen Touareg has been actively seeking changes, and the family-style model is an advantage in models within 300,000, but it becomes a burden when it reaches 300,000 or even 500,000 levels. Therefore, Touareg has added a blackened top model in addition to the traditional shape, including the wheel hub and front grille, which are blackened to look more radical and more attractive to young people. In addition to the entry-level model, they all support matrix lights, with standard LED daytime running lights, far and near light sources are also LED, and there are 30 colors of ambient lights in the car. The rear of the car is a bilateral double exhaust hole, in general, the appearance of this car is general, and the top model is more beautiful.
The most eye-catching thing about the interior of the car is a large 15-inch LCD central control screen, and the resolution and quality of the screen and the feel are not bad. The car machine supports GPS and mobile phone interconnection, Car Networking and OTA upgrades, as well as voice recognition control, gesture control and WIFI hotspot function. Underneath the classic three-spoke steering wheel is a 12-inch LCD full-size instrument panel, which is wrapped in a lot of leather materials to ensure a certain degree of luxury.
In addition to the entry-level models are L2 level intelligent assisted driving, support 360 ° panoramic image, full speed adaptive cruise, automatic parking, automatic parking and uphill assist function, but also remote control of mobile vehicles, for some parking difficulties for this function is more practical. The standard HUD head-up display, but the wireless charging function of the mobile phone needs to be optional, and the top has a 14-speaker Dana audio.
Body size 4878 *1984 *1686mm, wheelbase 2899mm, positioning medium and large SUV, is also a standard size. The front-facing full-time four-wheel drive drive, front and rear are multi-link independent suspension, and adopt the central differential structure of the Tolson-style differential, with adjustable soft and hard and high-low suspension as standard, as well as air suspension. The high-end model adds an active steering system, which further improves handling. This mechanical structure ensures that Touareg has excellent road performance, and even better than Audi's quattro.
Adopting a 2+3 seat layout with two rows of front and rear seats, the seat material is vienna leather, and the front row supports multi-directional electric adjustment, which has excellent support for the body. The second row can be moved forward and backward, and the car is equipped with dual-zone automatic air conditioning, and the rear seat has independent air outlets. Equipped with an on-board air purifier and an in-car PM2.5 filter device, the car has less odor and good comfort performance.
It is equipped with a 2.0T turbo engine with a maximum power of 180KW, horsepower of 245Ps and a torque of 370N .m. The rest of the configuration is a 3.0T V6 cylinder engine, with a maximum power of 250KW, a maximum horsepower of 340 Ps, a maximum torque of 450N.m, a fully matched ZF 8AT gearbox, zero hundred acceleration can reach 5.9 seconds, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is 10.04L/100KM. This power system with excellent mechanical structure, open up a strong sense of movement. The tires used in the 3.0T version are 285mm width and 20 inches diameter Pirelli PZERO tires, with strong grip, the main handling performance, and the rest of the comprehensive performance is not bad, which is equipped on many high-end models.
Summary: As a fully imported luxury SUV, the biggest shortcoming of the Volkswagen Touareg many people think that it is still the appearance, the front face of volkswagen at this price point is not very competitive, compared to Mercedes-Benz BMW, or lack of some appeal, which may be an important reason for the poor sales of Volkswagen Touareg. But this car has a rich interior configuration, a wide riding space and a high-level mechanical structure, with Volkswagen's 3.0T displacement V6 engine and ZF 8AT transmission, it can be said that even if it is compared with a million-level luxury car, it will not necessarily fall behind. So for owners who really like to drive and like to have fun handling, the Touareg is undoubtedly a really good car, what do you think?