page_title: Volkswagen Touareg
section_title: Third generation (2018–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Volkswagen Touareg / Third generation (2018–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: 2019 Volkswagen Touareg V6 R-Line Tech TD 3.0 Front Taken in Leamington Spa
context_page_description: The Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size luxury sport-utility vehicle produced by German automaker Volkswagen since 2002 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant. The vehicle was named after the nomadic Tuareg people, inhabitants of the Saharan interior in North Africa.
  As of its first generation, the Touareg was developed together with the Porsche Cayenne and the Audi Q7, sharing platforms and much technology. The vehicles were developed from the start as modern unibody SUVs, with all around independent suspension, and with the ambition of excellent performance both on and off the road. The Touareg's third generation is in production since 2018.
  The initial generation offered an exceptional choice of engine blocks, including five-, six-, eight-, ten- and twelve-cylinder engine choices.
context_section_description: The third generation Touareg will use the Volkswagen Group MLB platform like its corporate siblings, the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7. The third generation Touareg will emphasize fuel efficiency and will reportedly be significantly lighter than the first two generations. VW has discontinued the Touareg for sale in the United States, Canada and Mexico after the 2017 model year onward, based on sales, and on the availability of the larger and less expensive Atlas (Teramont elsewhere) model which was specifically designed for the United States.
caption: Front shot of 2019 VW Touareg
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