VW has lifted the wraps off its new Touran, ahead of the MPV’s international debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
The third generation of Wolfsburg’s popular people carrier boasts fresher looks that are in line with the likes of the Golf 7, with sharper, more angular styling cues. The Touran rides on a modified version of the firm’s multipurpose MQB platform, which makes it 130 mm longer than its predecessor. Despite the increase in size, the Touran tips the scales at 62 kg less than before.
With 113 mm of the added length coming bay way of its stretched wheelbase, the Touran has a lot more cabin room in both five- and seven-seat guise. The German firm also claims that the Touran features segment-leading boot and utility space. Besides the added room, the cabin’s also a little more premium in its appearance – with soft-touch surfaces and glossy trim. A large infotainment system touchscreen takes price of place in the facia and boasts support for Apple’s Car Play and Google’s Android Auto.
The Touran will be available with a wide range of the company’s turbopetrol and turbodiesel engines, including the 81 kW 1,2 TSI, the 1,4 TSI in 110 kW guise, and a 140 kW version of the 2,0 TDI. All models in the range will comes standard with stop/start and brake energy recuperation that help cut fuel consumption by up to 19 percent.
Optional features include a tri-zone climate control system, a MirrorLink function to relay information from a smartphone’s screen onto the facia-mounted screen, and a voice amplification system that features a microphone mounted in the front of the cabin to help the front occupants communicate with those in the rear.
With deliveries set to start in Europe in the second half of the year, we should start seeing the Touran locally toward the end of the year or early in 2016.