| New models - Volkswagen - Touareg - 3.0 V6 TDITouareg V6 TDI boostFast and frugal: Upgraded Touareg V6 TDI is almost a second quicker to 100km/h, as well as almost 1L/100km more efficient. Volkswagen winds up the performance, but not the consumption, of Touareg's diesel V621 Nov 2007 By CHRIS HARRIS VOLKSWAGEN will release a more powerful and economical version of its 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel Touareg SUV early next year, holding pricing firm at the current $74,990. The revised engine increases power and torque to 176kW (up 11kW) and 550Nm (up a noteworthy 50Nm) respectively, while German figures indicate average fuel consumption with the six-speed automatic will drop to 9.9L/100km. The current Australian consumption figure is 10.7L/100km. Claimed acceleration of 8.3 seconds from 0-100km/h puts the updated vehicle almost a full second faster than the outgoing model. Read more:R50 Touareg from $130KFirst drive: Touareg aims at high-brow Germans All new models Alfa Romeo  Abarth  Audi  Aston Martin  BMW  Bentley  Chrysler  Chevrolet  Dodge  Citroen  Ferrari  DS  Ford  Fiat  FPV  Foton  Haval  Great Wall  Honda  Holden  Hyundai  HSV  Isuzu  Infiniti  Jaguar  Iveco  Kia  Jeep  Land Rover  Lamborghini  Maserati  Lexus  McLaren  Mazda  MG  Mercedes-Benz  Mitsubishi  Mini  Opel  Nissan  Porsche  Peugeot  Ram  Proton  Rolls-Royce  Renault  Skoda  Saab  SsangYong  Smart  Suzuki  Subaru  Toyota  Tesla  Volvo  Volkswagen Touareg pricing
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