Congrats! Looks great! I know everyone on this forum is drooling.

 

I hope so! It was expensive to impress you though

Btw, it's difficult finding wheels for this car. 130/5, 71.6 mm center. Also gonna get spacers. But not sure what size to get. The car would like nice with about 2-3cm (1 inch) per wheel. Or would that be too much?

 

Congratulations! I would love to see one in the flesh very very nice!

 

Gorgeous!

What a beauty! Hope they are here soon.

 

That is one Sweet SUV! Thanks for the shots! I love the new interior (though it looks like the re-used the rear center armrest). I am happy they kept the sun shades! And the front cluster looks nice! Is that carbon fiber by the shifter?

Do the rear seats fold down in the same way as the old treg or have then updated it (where you don't have to remove the head reast each time)?

My 04V8 still looks great inside and runs fantastic (though it needs an airflow sensor and brakes). But if I was to upgrade..i think this v8 Beast is the way to go (or an 08 V10

 

so with i could order the 4.2TDI in the US.

 

Yeah this is a perfect example, IMO, of how ignorant consumers in the U.S. are able to affectively dissuade a great company of bringing a great product to a market for fear of not making enough money... Too bad for any of us who happen to know what we're missing!

 

It was stated before by another member here who has inside contact at VWoA that it was more about cost to get that motor emissions certified here in the states then anything else.

 

What is the size difference between the T3 and the T1/2, it looks much much smaller in pictures!

 

The new touareg is actually bigger in all aspects. But the shapes make it look small from a distance, but when you stand near it... It really is huge.

 

thanks for sharing Swedie. enjoy the ride!!

 

It's a Beauty!!! Here in the States, taxing authorities and oil companys are playing games with diesel. The price is all over the place: anywhere from above premium grade gasoline to between regular and extra. NEVER less than regular. In my younger years one could always count on diesel being priced (significantly) below regular. The result is consumers turning away from diesel power and auto manufacturers reluctance to commit to diesel models.

 

In Europe diesel most often is 5-10% cheaper than regular petrol.

 

Nice! I like the Alcantera leather seat inserts, way better at keeping your arse planted in the twisties

We demand an engine pic!:anger: Or maybe just politely asking would work Also an underbody shot as long as I am pushing my luck...

 

Alright! *pat on the head*

Here ya go!

 

:-( mine's on its way...................1:43 scale! Nice wheels!

 

Swedie,
How do you rate the new colour midnight blue over the old shadow blue, lighter/darker..your throughts?

Are they the 19" Everest wheels? What rubber did Volkswagen give you with them?

Very nice overall setup you have there, best of fun enjoying the new ride.

 

Yep, Everest wheels. They're nice for oem. Rubber is different for every content / market (country), but I believe what I got was Goodyear tires. Gonna check when I get home.

The midnight blue is more blue always. This color is more towards purple sometimes but turns blue at dawn / night time.

 

Correction, I got Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport tires.

 

Almost on topic (and pretty humorous IMO) the excise tax on my (07) F150 was twice as much as my Touareg... How does that work lol? No complaints I guess.

 

Oh man, that's a nice looking engine Thanks for pulling the plastics off, the intake manifold runners are totally redisigned for the better from the looks of it. The V10 runners are just basic logs I'm no diesel mechanic but the injection looks like a 'common rail' set up like the cummins motor uses. I wonder if it has a lift pump that does away with the finicky rotory style (and the primary reason for the worlds most expensive oil being mandatory)on the v10's? We're the power and torque spec's posted earlier in this thread? I'm gonna re read it Also, I wonder if the maximum fjording depth is higher than 510mm like on the 10's, airboxes look higher. Peek in the manual if yo uget a chance

 

It's 580 mm with air susp at max terrain. I posted specs here:
http://www.clubtouareg.com/forums/f49/got-my-2011-vw-touareg-v8-tdi-today-44570-2.html#post228092

I am really no offroader, but will sure try some day

 

Oh wow! That is one awesome looking Treg! Love it! Now, maybe I can afford the 2011 or 2012 in 2014

 

Dude, that is sweet....I'd give my lefty up for that !!!

 

Got a little bored. Pic of car in rain with some photoshop modding.

 

That is one GREAT looking Treg! Will have to wait a while before I can get a new one though!

 

That is a tight ride!

The one thing I noticed is that the steering wheel is on the wrong side.... It's LH drive.... (wrong for you - correct for much of the world).

I'd love to see what the MFD looks like in action - it looks even bigger than what's in my T2...

Thanks for sharing!

 

FYI sweden drives on the same side of the road as the USA.
Way back when they drove on the other side but they switched. They were smarter than the british

 

Now if only the USA(and Britain) would switch over to Metric, hmmmm .

 

very nice very clean

 

Congrats. Love the color and wheels. Don't care for the velour trim on seats (looks cool, though) but we do not get that feature in the States. A+ Enjoy your ride.