Volkswagen Touareg Killed From US Lineup
The Volkswagen Touareg has been killed from the automaker’s U.S. lineup.
First reported by Motor Trend, the midsize Touareg will be discontinued in the U.S. after the 2017 model year, leaving the German automaker with the Tiguan and Atlas for the time being. Shoppers will likely look towards the 2018 Tiguan since it got longer and offers more cargo space to replace the Touareg, while the Atlas will mainly appeal to those looking to seat seven, although the Tiguan is also available with three rows of seats, something the Touareg never got. The move might sound strange considering Volkswagen‘s desire to expand on its crossover and SUV offerings, particularly in the U.S., but a new compact model is in development that will bolster Volkswagen’s lineup.
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Designed to be a premium midsized SUV, the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg is priced from $50,405 including destination. Alternatively, the new Tiguan starts from $25,860, while the Atlas is priced from $31,425 once the entry-level 2.0T model arrives. Pricing clearly scared buyers away from the Touareg, considering Volkswagen sold just 1,630 units through June 2017.
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A sad day, I love our Touareg and it will be hard to replace
Yes a very sad day for us our Touareg this was a beast. We since have looked for a replacement to all the car company's but none even came close to our 2015 as for who mentioned to go to Audi and get a q7 not a real sturdy SUV but another soccer moms or dads car the Ford Flex was what we think will be our next SUV sorry was a v w family and was real disappointment with the cheep atlas