2009 Volkswagen Touran Pictures

Pictures Volkswagen Touran
Pictures Volkswagen Touran
Pictures Volkswagen Touran


2009 Volkswagen Touran specs: mpg, towing capacity, size, photos

The Volkswagen Touran is a compact MPV based on a vertically-stretched fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5, and sold in Europe and other select markets. It was launched in 2003 to fill a gap in Volkswagen's model lineup, below the Sharan large MPV. The vehicle was originally delivered in five- or seven-seat versions, but the five seat version is no longer available in some markets. It can be considered an extended version of the Golf Plus, since their front ends are similar in size, while the Touran's rear overhang is 200mm (7.87in) longer (and therefore a seven-seater, while the Golf Plus is a five-seater). In some regions, such as Japan, the car is called Golf Touran.


Of interest, a Hulk-inspired Touran was featured in The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift, driven by Bow Wow's character, Twinkie.

The name 'Touran' derives from the combination of 'Tour' and 'Sharan', the bigger MPV by VW.[citation needed] Despite the similarity of their names, the Touran is not related to the North American-market Volkswagen Routan.

The Touran received a facelift at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.

ParkAssist

The 2007MY Touran was the first production vehicle in the Volkswagen Group to be released with the new ParkAssist technology. ParkAssist parallel parks the car for the driver. First, ParkAssist uses sensors to determine whether the Touran will fit in the parallel parking position. Then the driver lets go of the steering wheel, selects Reverse on the transmission, then presses the accelerator and brakes accordingly and lets ParkAssist steer it into the final parking position.

CrossTouran

At the 2006 Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen released the third Cross vehicle designed by Volkswagen Individual GmbH.



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