Overview & Reviews

The five-passenger Touareg is an all-new midsize SUV from Volkswagen. Designed to provide both excellent handling on pavement and a high level of off-road ability, the Touareg, despite its unibody design, is a real SUV, not a soft-roader. Alongside that, buyers can look forward to beautifully furnished cabins equipped with plenty of standard convenience and safety features.

• Upscale interior, polished road manners, amazingly adept off-road, solid construction, lengthy standard equipment list.

• Poor fuel economy, not a lot of room in the backseat, no in-dash CD changer.

User Reviews:

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  Volkswagen doesnt back up its Toureg! - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Arthur O Wilkonson - July 3 - 7:03 pm

  This truck has been a disaster! It has been to the dealer 30 to 40 times in the 2 years Ive owned it. It apparently cant be repaired (mechanical and computer problems), is nearing the end of its warranty period and Volkswagen has told us thats simply too bad - once we are out of the warranty period we are on our own. Ill never own another Volkswagen and I am relaying my story to as many people in the Midwest as I can.

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  VW Experience - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Larry - July 1 - 8:16 am

  Compared to many others, the appearance caught my eye when shopping for a vehicle. Had planned to buy Toyota, but couldnt deal, and salesman was easy to talk to and arrange a deal when we bought both Touareg and Jetta for cash, no trade. Purchased both and drove home from Saskatoon to BC. Several recalls dealt with at Vernon VW, with staff there just the best! Hard on tires - 4th set at 112000 km! At 114000 both fuel pumps failed - go figure. Vernon VW replaced with goodwill partial warranty. Hope nothing else goes!

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  Poor Performance for 310HP v-8 - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By KJ1128 - June 18 - 10:00 am

  Very poor performance off the line for a v-8, Seems to spend most of its energy shifting through the gears (six speed). Leave plenty of room before you pulling out in front of on going traffic!!! Or it can get scary. My Toyota V-6 will run circles around it. No way to open the hatch with a manual key. Hatch locks evertime you close it. If I want it locked, Id like to be the one to do it!! Lose the rear head rest - driver cant see over them. Funky key - should detach the FOB from the key.

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  Lost of Electronic Problems - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Touareg Man - June 12 - 2:00 am

  I purchased my V8 Touareg on Columbus Day, and it has been back to the dealer 3 times in 830 miles. All the problems (several of them) relate to the onboard computer systems (check engine light, running gear, gear selector, tire monitoring system, ESP, limp home gear).

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  TOUAREG - ANYWAY YOU SAY IT - WOW - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By MILES - June 12 - 2:00 am

  BEST OF THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO PERFORMANCE SUVS. THIS IS A POWERPACKED GERMAN ENGINEERED TOURING SUV THAT DRIVES LIKE A DREAM.

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  Perfect balance - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Rivers - June 1 - 10:00 am

  I tested the X-5, Cayenne V6, MDX, Honda Pilot, Lexus 330 and decided the the Touareg was the overall best V6 suv out there. The interiors are Jaguar/Bentley quality. Great attention to detail and comfort. The v- 6 has enough power for the daily routine. The color selection is better than any other suv out there. The ride and handling are superior. I considered the X5 but thought the ride was too rough and the suv too small inside. The pricing is ridiculous. The Cayenne v-6 is a joke. Go for the V8 if you have to have the Porsche logo. As for the japanese cars, I just dont like the feel and interiors.

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  dissapointed - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By maukahale - June 1 - 10:00 am

  nice from far but far from nice. im appalled at the 8.5 mpg im getting. brakes constantly wail, clunk on up shift or downshift, leather stiching pulling apart at 3,500 miles and the car has a chime or buzzer for everything, have to pull the fuses to shut it up. should have kept my audi allroad...

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  Touareg Review - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Charm - May 26 - 10:00 am

  this is a cool car to own. ive enjoyed driving it all over the place here in california--l.a., santa cruz,san diego-- as well as off-road, through rivers, mud, rocky terrain. it has performed very well. the downside is that it requires premium gas (which does not go very far), and the oil changes are over $100 dollars (every 5000 miles). i would recommend the v8 model because the car is really heavy and the v6 seems to struggle a little b/c of all the weight.

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  Bad Touareg - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Evan - May 26 - 7:50 am

  I have never owned a vehicle where I have had more problems than with my 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. Its problems include: a replaced driveshaft, replaced radio head unit 5 times, replaced almost all wood panels on interior, replaced cluster and dash, replaced catalytic converter twice, windshield fogging up constantly, air conditioning flutters, vehicle does not move when started after it has been sitting for two days.

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  Still thinking about it. - 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
  By Driver - May 14 - 11:06 am

  The Volkswagen Touareg V6 handles great. It is not affected by high wind and standing water like most cars. Its brakes are a bit grabby, but very effective. The transmission has some slop when starting off from a rolling stop. Its acceleration is very good but has some dead spots unless you use the sport mode or tectonic manual feature. Premium fuel is necessary to maintain performance. I would have bought the V8 except that the price difference was to great. The low range selection is effortless and what a power trip. I love that feature. The seats support 200 pounds without crushing. I have been experiencing some problems with forward vision during turns. The windshield posts get in the way. Im still waiting for all the electronics to stop working; its loaded with them.