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2018 Volkswagen Touareg Strips Everything But Its Bikini Ahead of 2017 Reveal

Until a couple of years ago, the Volkswagen Touareg had a small family, having only the Porsche Cayenne and the Audi Q7 as platform brothers.
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Nowadays, that family has grown to include the Bentley Bentayga and the upcoming Lamborghini Urus, and it will continue to increase exponentially in the next few years.

The third generation of the Volkswagen Touareg is getting ready for on official unveiling in 2017, and our spy photographers have recently caught a pre-production prototype while testing in the northern parts of Sweden.

As you can see, Volkswagen decided that only the front and the rear of the car are worthy of staying camouflaged, while the rest of the vehicle is apparently ready for prime time. Considering that the 2018 Touareg will not exactly feature a groundbreaking design, you shouldn't worry too much about the bits that are still covered.

Take a good look at the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan and then at the new Teramont/Atlas, try to mingle them together in your head you will have the new Touareg. The interior is still a mystery, but there shouldn't be too many surprises compared to the rest of the current Volkswagen line-up. Expect a new infotainment system, more semi-autonomous features, and a very Teutonic cockpit design.

Despite being slightly larger, the 2018 Touareg will weigh significantly less than the current model, mainly thanks to its aluminum-intensive MLB Evo platform, shared with the latest Audi Q7, the Bentley Bentayga and the upcoming 2018 Porsche Cayenne and 2018 Lamborghini Urus.

Engine-wise, you should expect more hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, while an all-electric variant later on in the production cycle isn't out of the question either. Fans of diesel shouldn't worry because the new Touareg will also feature oil-burners, but obviously not on the U.S. market.

The model should be unveiled sometime close to the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, while a previewing concept car could go official as early as the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, in less than a couple of months.
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About the author: Alex Oagana
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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