VW Touareg 3.0 TDI: Way trial account
Here’… nice road test report with the VW Touareg 3.0 TDI.
The Volkswagen Touareg TDI eclipses the fuel economy of other Touaregs without compromising drivability.
The Touareg’..3.0-liter TDI .-6—while smaller than the gas-fired 3.6-liter .-6 in the base ’Reg—is barely slower and decimates the gas engine’. fuel economy numbers. EPA ratings for the gas .-6 are 14 mpg city/20 mpg highway, while the TDI is rated at 17/25. We achieved 21 mpg combined over the duration of our two-week test, and on ..40-mile,.75-mph highway loop, we saw an indicated 25 mpg on the onboard computer. In vehicles other than diesels, actually achieving the EPA’. highway rating requires traveling well below real-world interstate speeds.
