Is that in DB or SOTP ? What are you comparing it to? Whatever your quietest gasser is/are, get the diesel model.

 

Go and test drive one and see for yourself.

Noise is so subjective and people will have very different perceptions based on their own idea of what is quiet and what is not.

 

I have test driven the touareg a couple of times and it seems quiet, but there is no opportunity to leave the city on a test drive and travel on the concrete highway roads to the south of vancouver in the usa. I notice a big difference once on the US roads. seem much noisier.

is there a sound measurement rating on cars that anyone knows of?

thanks

 

I notice a big difference once on the US roads. seem much noisier.

Sorry, but this is a bull! We simply allow people to drive faster.
A nice BMW sedan is a good choice for a quiet ride. An SUV, even on best low resistance rolling tires, will be noisier. IMO VW Touareg is among quietest SUVs available.

 

Concrete is always noisier, even in a Rolls Royce. And the choice of tires will make a difference too.

 

Yes and Yes. And from personal experience I can confirm there's noticeably more road noise in a Touareg equipped with 20" wheels vs. 18". Trade offs. Road noise vs. handling for example.

 

I'm pretty picky about road noise and I find the Touareg to be a nice fit. We had a 2012 Eos and the road noise was annoying. We had a 2010 CC and the road noise was the reason we sold it. The Touareg on a 11 hour trip was very quiet and comfortable to my ears.

That being said, the 2008 V6 engine is fairly growly/noisy - especially on the passenger side. The 2006 and older V8s seemed quieter.

Note: specifically we have a 2008 V6 with air suspension

 

C&D does comparative db readings also. Touareg across 5 tested seems to have the LOWEST db measurements.

http://www.caranddriver.com/compari...-2013-bmw-x5-xdrive35d-final-scoring-performance-data-and-complete-specs-page-7

There are smart phone db apps ALSO.

 

The road noise in my '13 is very quiet, much better than my old mercedes sedan.

 

I have driven my 2012 TDI on the I5. Much quieter than the Flawed Explorer I used to drive (on AT tires). I find the TREG quiet for a diesel SUV on both the OEM 20"Goodyear LS2 and 18" Pirelli ice & snow tires.

My only complaint is I wish I had discovered the Treg earlier in life