Volkswagen Touareg

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Volkswagen Touareg
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen Group
Production	August 2002 – present
Model years	2003–present
Assembly	Slovakia: Bratislava (Volkswagen Bratislava Plant) Malaysia: Pekan (HICOM)[1] (from 2024)
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (4motion)

The Volkswagen Touareg (German pronunciation: [ˈtuːaʁɛk]) is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Volkswagen since 2002. The vehicle is named after the nomadic Tuareg people, inhabitants of the Saharan interior in North Africa.^[2] The Touareg was originally developed with the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 and as of October 2020^[update], the Touareg was developed with the Audi Q8, the Bentley Bentayga and the Lamborghini Urus, which shares their MLB Evo platform and chassis. The first generation (2002–2010) offered five, six, eight, ten and twelve-cylinder engine choices.