VW Touareg update first drive: Petrol-electric option to diesel tradition
/A well-judged facelift finally delivers access to the PHEV drivetrain expected several years ago, but it doesn’t wholly break the diesel habit.
Read MoreA well-judged facelift finally delivers access to the PHEV drivetrain expected several years ago, but it doesn’t wholly break the diesel habit.
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Read MoreWITH Volkswagen putting so many eggs into the electric basket, where does that leave the brand’s most celebrated modern-era model?
Sitting pretty, actually. Timing neatly with the national launch of the Mark 8 Golf hatch, initially in mainstream petrol 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbocharged $37,990 Life and $47,990 R-Line formats with yet-to-be-priced 2.0-litre turbo 180kW/370Nm GTI and 235kW/420Nm Golf R hotshots arriving in May and November respectively, some good news.
World out of Wolfsburg, Germany, is that there will definitely be a Mark Nine line. And it will definitely continue with combustion engines.
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