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Friday, October 5, 2012

Vokswagen Touareg Edition X

Just about 10 years ago, VW introduced an all-new SUV bearing a name that only those with the most talented tongues could pronounce: the Touareg. It was such an odd name that VW actually made a commercial poking fun at the fact that no one really knew how to pronounce it, much like the Merkur tongue twister in the mid-1980s.

In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, VW is releasing a special edition Touareg Edition X. On the outside, you have a standard Touareg ? one of the more stylish crossover SUVs available ? but it features a set of 19-inch ?Moab? wheels, silver anodized roof rails, bi-xenon headlights with LED daytime runners, and smoked taillights. You also get the ?Chrome & Style? package, tinted windows, and ?Touareg X? logos.

On the inside, your hind side is supported by luxurious Amber Brown Nappa leather in a braid embossed style. You get real ebony inlays on the door panels and on the instrument panel to add a little elegance to the package. The front door sills boast illuminated ?Touareg X? decals and you also get color-coordinated stitching on the leather-wrapped steering wheel, gear shifter, and the floor mats.

You have a wide array of engine and drivetrain options in the Touareg Edition X, as there are five different options available, including a hybrid drivetrain. The only option that VW offers us any details on it the 150 kW (201-horsepower) 3.0-liter V-6 TDI engine. This model with the 8-speed automatic transmission runs ?61,025 ($79,363 at the current exchange rates). That?s a ridiculous ?10,500 premium over the base SE model for minimal additions. According to the press release, the Touareg Edition X is available now, but there is no mention of its U.S. availability.

Once VW releases all of the official standard features we can better assess it. For now, it just seems way overpriced.

Vokswagen Touareg Edition X originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 5 October 2012 14:00 EST.