Drove a buddy's Touareg V-10 Twin Turbo Diesel

[hammersley]

WOW does that baby ever fly -- I mean she is a flat out frigging race car - and ZERO Turbo Lag... ... ... ... . This one had every bell and whistle you can imagine -- INCLUDING



1. Headlights that TURN with the Steering Wheel... .

2. Additional Driving lights that illuminate the sides when you turn hard . .

3. Heated Steering Wheel

4. HUGE backup Camera that has the most unique feature - it hows a red box that depicts your present position behind the car... and a yellow one that moves as you turn the wheel showing where you will go -

5 A zillion other gadjets... ...

 

[Tinman]

Nice, but man those things are pricey. If I where made of money, I'd get on for the wife. With >500 ft/lbs of torque and probably half the weight of our rigs, I bet that think will move out. It's bascially a diesel Porsche Cayenne. Sweet. Any idea on mileage?

 

[FordCummins]

They dont do as well on mileage as you would think. IIRC, the best they do on the highway is the mid 20s. They are a pretty sweet SUV, but the low mileage, coupled with the close to 60k price tag is a deal breaker for me.

 

[hammersley]

This one had everything and listed

for over $76,000 It gets in the upper 20's... ... but if you can afford it - fuel $$ is no issue.....

 

[Regcabguy]

Toureg turbo changeout.

My friend's general manager of Bob Baker VW in Carlsbad,Ca. He got one in,sold it to a high roller,then unfortunately the turbo went out. In order to r&r the turbo,the engine must be lowered from the body. He had to fork out $8,000 for a lift in order to service the beast. Unreal vehicle though.