2009 Volkswagen Touareg 2 User Reviews

Pros

Quick, luxurious, smooth, handles well

Cons

Rain sensing wipers don't work well in mist, gas mileage not good

Purchased As New

I've had my 08 Touareg for almost 2 years now. Only have about 14,000 miles on it thanks to also having a company car. I have to say it's been great so far. I started out looking at the Porsche Cayenne but was blown away by the sticker price. After trying to negotiate the sales guys tells me to look at a Tourareg cause it's basically the same vehicle. The 280hp V6 has plenty of power, it's got a smooth luxurious ride and handles extremely well. I leased it for 4 years and it has a 4 year warranty 50,000 mile warranty so I'm hoping that I'm covered if any problems arise. So far so good. I know a lot of the comments are mixed on this vehicle but hey no car can be everything to everyone. Here are some of my likes and dislikes. The stock stereo is pretty impressive and I'm a musician and would have no problem condemning it if it were inferior! The leatherette interior feels just like leather and no one I know has detected its not. The V6 has got mucho power and acceleration. Handling is superb. I had a corvette previously and while this is no corvette, I'm was shocked at how well it takes turns. The heated seats rock and take little time to do their trick. The dual zone climate control works nicely as well. Best of all, especially if you live in areas where it snows or want to do some off roading, the Tourareg is one super capable SUV. Seriously do some research, this thing is only second to the hummer in it's off road capabilities. Some things I don't particularly like... for a luxury vehicle, c'mon VW you could have added power passenger set (not just driver), real leather would be nice and I'm not a big fan of the rain sensing wipers. They just don't work well in misty conditions. I'd much rather have a set of manual wipers where I can control the intermittent interval rather than a sensor doing it for me. I was so disappointed that I had VW change the sensor which seemed to improve this slightly but I'm still not happy. The 6 speed transmission is very smooth but shifts a lot and sometimes you find yourself lugging in a high gear at low speeds. This is how VW got the gas mileage even up to the marginal level, by installing a 6 speed auto trans. The sport mode is nice which basically turns the tranny into a 5-speed with more aggressive shifting. An last, the gas mileage is poor compared to other vehicles with similar horsepower like the Acura MDX or Infiniti FX... but again you can 't win them all and I think VW has a winner with the Tourareg. For the money.. .it's one serious vehicle.