phaeton
31-01-2008, 07:23 PM
WHY TEST IT?
For our latest long-term test we've taken delivery of a near-new Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.0 TDI. As the nomenclature suggests, it's a diesel, and, shock horror, it's also a near-full-sized SUV.
Diesel was a must-do for us. The growth of diesel Down Under is more 'paper' growth than a real change in car buying habits.
Despite the fact we've been inundated with new turbodiesel models (and subsequently, launches and test cars) over the last 12 months, the real world numbers of turbodiesel passenger cars are still small. Arguably SUVs are the strongest performers in terms of market penetration, though interestingly the most popular models (read: Territory, Kluger, CRV and X-TRAIL) still do not offer diesel variants. Thus we decided to go the SUV route.
The fact that the VW has real.....................
Read more @ carsales.com.au (http://editorial.carsales.com.au/car-review/2836164.aspx)
For our latest long-term test we've taken delivery of a near-new Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.0 TDI. As the nomenclature suggests, it's a diesel, and, shock horror, it's also a near-full-sized SUV.
Diesel was a must-do for us. The growth of diesel Down Under is more 'paper' growth than a real change in car buying habits.
Despite the fact we've been inundated with new turbodiesel models (and subsequently, launches and test cars) over the last 12 months, the real world numbers of turbodiesel passenger cars are still small. Arguably SUVs are the strongest performers in terms of market penetration, though interestingly the most popular models (read: Territory, Kluger, CRV and X-TRAIL) still do not offer diesel variants. Thus we decided to go the SUV route.
The fact that the VW has real.....................
Read more @ carsales.com.au (http://editorial.carsales.com.au/car-review/2836164.aspx)