Vehicle

Volkswagen Touareg

The big SUV, shared under the skin with Porsche and Audi equivalents. Air suspension and V6/V8 TDI drivetrains make for expensive-looking codes whose root causes are often the corpus's usual suspects — connectors, supply voltage, and sensors at the end of long harnesses.

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Generations

7L 2002–2010

Shares its platform with the Porsche Cayenne and first Audi Q7 — where far more is written about the same air suspension.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

PL71
Engines
3.2 V6 — VR6 · petrol · 162–177 kW (217–237 hp) · 305–310 Nm (225–229 lb-ft)

3.6 V6 FSI — petrol · 206 kW (276 hp) · 360 Nm (266 lb-ft)

4.2 V8 — petrol · 228–257 kW (306–345 hp) · 410–440 Nm (302–325 lb-ft)

2.5 TDI — R5 · diesel · 120–128 kW (161–172 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 TDI — EA896 · diesel · 165–176 kW (221–236 hp) · 500–550 Nm (369–406 lb-ft)

5.0 V10 TDI — diesel · 230–258 kW (308–346 hp) · 750–850 Nm (553–627 lb-ft)

6.0 W12 — petrol · 331 kW (444 hp) · 600 Nm (443 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive
7P 2010–2018

Much lighter; the 3.0 TDI is the fleet engine and a hybrid is offered.
- Aisin TL-80SN (AA80E) 8-speed automatic
Body styles

SUV

Platform

PL72
Engines
3.6 V6 FSI — VR6 · petrol · 206 kW (276 hp) · 360 Nm (266 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 TSI — hybrid · 245 kW (329 hp) · 440 Nm (325 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 TDI — diesel · 150–193 kW (201–259 hp) · 450–580 Nm (332–428 lb-ft)

4.2 V8 TDI — diesel · 250 kW (335 hp) · 800 Nm (590 lb-ft)

4.2 V8 — petrol · 265 kW (355 hp)
Transmissions

8-speed TL-80SN/TR-82SD automatic

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive
CR 2018–present

MLB Evo; plug-in hybrid variants and rear-axle steering.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

MLB Evo
Engines
3.0 TSI V6 — petrol · 250 kW (335 hp) · 450 Nm (332 lb-ft)

4.0 TSI V8 — petrol

3.0 V6 TDI — EA897 · diesel · 150–210 kW (201–282 hp)

4.0 V8 TDI — diesel · 310 kW (416 hp)

3.0 TSI eHybrid — plug-in hybrid

2.0 turbo — petrol
Transmissions

8-speed ZF Tiptronic automatic

Drivetrain

4MOTION four-wheel drive

Service information

erWin — Volkswagen workshop literature (external) — Workshop literature

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