Launched in 2002, the Volkswagen Touareg is the fruit of the will to Ferdinand Piëchthen president of groupe Volkswagento go upmarket of the brand, next to the very exclusive sedan Phaeton. Sharing its platform with the Porsche Cayenne And later, theAudi q7the Tuareg has embodied for years the high -end of Volkswagen, as comfortable in town as to tow a heavy trailer Or to evolve in the mud.
If he was a great success at his beginnings, the Tuareg then lost ground during his generations. Today, it is rare on the roads, the fault certainly at a basic price which has continued to increase for almost € 90,000.
No flowers or crowns
The very serious British magazine Autocar has just announced that Volkswagen plans to stop the production of Touareg in 2026, without giving it descendants. The priority of the German manufacturer seem to have changed and the SUV Tayrona little less luxurious but very well equipped and which can accommodate up to 7 people, will take over.
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Present for 23 years in the Volkswagen range, the Touareg will soon be buried without flowers or crowns. He will not be the only one since Autocar also announces the end of another model. If the abandonment of the big high -end SUV is not really a surprise in view of its very low sales, the stop of the second model arrived, launched in 2021, is more surprising.
Disappointing results
This is theID.5the cut version of the electric SUV ID.4. As we explained to you a few days ago, the SUV COUPE no longer really have the odds. Sold in China and Europe, the ID.5 has never really taken off, the customers preferring it to ID.4, offering many more practical sides.
Wishing to focus on larger sales models, Volkswagen should stop the marketing of ID.5 during 2027. While we were talking about a ” Mini Buzz », A small minivan developed on the Meb electrical platformintended to replace the Touranit seems that this project was finally abandoned by the VW board of directors.
The reason for this decision would be due to the fact that the brand’s research and development center is already occupied by larger models such as the Future electric golf course which should be marketed in 2028.
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