Everyone knows that the quality of the models under the luxury brand is outstanding, and if you have money to buy Mercedes-Benz BMW, there will certainly be no candidate for Volkswagen Honda, which is why luxury brands have repeatedly reduced their value and have been launching more entry-level models to meet market demand. And luxury SUVs like Q5L, X3 are already quite good for ordinary people, not to mention Q7, GLE and other models, so what if it is Cayenne, Bentley Bentayga or Lamborghini Urus? I estimate that most people dare not think that the price of millions or even three or four million is worth a suite in first-tier cities. So if there is such an SUV, it and Cayenne, Bentayga are called "brothers", as low as 600,000 can drive home, will you consider?
Sorry, you may guess that its name is Audi Q7, but the answer is obviously not, this SUV is from Volkswagen's flagship SUV product - Touareg. Since its birth in 2002, it has appeared as the most flagship product of the Volkswagen family, but unfortunately, the VW logo still limits its development, low-key and introverted has become synonymous with it, flagship, high-end and luxury are incompatible with it. In fact, I have recommended many friends before, when considering Q7, it is better to feel the Touareg, but unfortunately everyone has refused to buy a Volkswagen at this price. So today we come to talk about why Touareg has no market, why does no one understand its strength?
First of all, the price, even if the current guidance price of Touareg is as low as 591,800 yuan, the market terminal is up to nearly 100,000 preferential strength, which means that the lowest version may only need a 500,000 budget to consider. Obviously, if it is considering the Q7 built on the same platform, at least 100,000 more budgets are needed to consider the lowest version, and The cost performance of Touareg has a good performance in the same door division brothers. But the question is, is it worth buying a Touareg with a budget of 500,000? The minimum version obviously has no configuration to speak of, and even the desire to "buy a standard" cannot be realized, VW standard is not advanced at this price, it is better to buy a Lincoln Aviator and other models to have face, right?
In addition, the second-hand car market, a budget of about 500,000 If you consider second-hand models, then the 2018 BMW X5 and other models that are in better condition can be considered, they are all standard luxury medium and large SUVs, and their identity is still more advanced than toutuareg. Not to mention that after the change of Touareg did not bring any surprises, the design is decent, using the latest family language of the public, but it is still difficult to show the sense of grade, but the sense of fashion is quite good, I think it is a good idea to delegate to Tu Ang. In addition, the size performance of Touareg is indeed average, and it does not create the aura that it should have.
After all, from the perspective of size data, Touareg's figure is generally medium and large SUV, 4878 * 1984 * 1686mm of length, width and height and 2899mm wheelbase, can only barely be regarded as the entry level of this level, so it is difficult to create a flagship identity, far less than Tuang. If you choose a low-end version, then only the 19-inch rim, including the style of the rim, looks more ordinary, and it does not show the level of hundreds of thousands of SUV levels.
After entering the car, although the interior of the Touareg did not stick to volkswagen's previous family language, and even moved closer to Audi as much as possible, it unfortunately failed to create the ideal technology atmosphere. For example, the 12-inch LCD dashboard, which is very common in this level of models, and the minimum version does not enjoy this configuration, at this time with a 15-inch embedded central control LCD screen (591,800 Pilot Special Edition does not enjoy), in line with the mainstream but there is no highlight. What is commendable is that the built-in car machine system of the central control screen is good, supporting the mobile phone interconnection of various systems, and also has gesture control, car networking and OTA upgrades.
However, if you pursue the configuration, the minimum version can only be ignored, and it is also considered that Touareg does not have the minimum configuration. Because on the model with a guidance price of 591,800 yuan, the driver assistance system will not appear, and the sports appearance kit is also the only absent model in the whole series, including the full LCD instrument, the central control 15-inch LCD screen, the front seat ventilation, the atmosphere light and other functions are also lacking, so compared to the few tens of thousands of pieces of the difference between the starting low and low, it does not make people feel cost-effective. As a result, The most recommended model of Touareg is not this entry-level version, at least it must be the 3.0T entry-level version, or the relatively high-priced 2.0T top-end version.
As mentioned earlier, Touareg's size performance is average, which also means that the space that the new car can provide is not first-class, and if the pursuit of the third row of seats is naturally discouraged. In terms of this real car experience, Touareg benefited from the wider and thicker shape of the seat itself, which can also create good comfort, and even the rear row benefits from the spacious longitudinal legroom, which also brings a ride better than the X5.
Finally, talk about power, if you choose the lowest version, the 2.0T engine really does not have any surprises, this Volkswagen is well known EA888 series turbo engine, the tuning is not surprising. 180kW maximum power and 370N·m maximum torque, the whole system is matched with 8AT gearbox, also has a full-time four-wheel drive system, the official 100 km/h acceleration of 6.8 seconds, the comprehensive fuel consumption of 8.68L. This set of power can meet the performance needs of daily use, but there is no bright spot between the same price point, especially under the blessing of the identity of no luxury brand.
Summary: If you have personally test-driven Touareg, perhaps the 2.0T version of it is also enough to meet, but it is not the minimum version, because there is no premise of some functional blessings, only the chassis texture can be experienced, so touareg is still too poor in the final analysis. Unfortunately, Q7 itself is not small, if Touareg is too close to the people, then the Q7 market is in jeopardy, coupled with the flagship product of the public, how much can it lower its value? You also have an answer to this point.