Volkswagen is kicking off the new automotive year with the world premiere of the new Touareg. The brand’s flagship is the next milestone in the largest model campaign by Volkswagen.

Standing at the top of the model range, the Touareg shows all of the brand’s power with its expressive design, innovative technologies and dynamic handling properties. The world premiere of the top vehicle will take place in China, the world’s strongest growing SUV market and the company’s largest individual market.

The Touareg makes the brand’s standards clear. The highly expressive design by Klaus Bischoff, head of Volkswagen design, and his team, give it an unmistakable appearance that is strong in character.

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A phalanx of innovative assistance systems give it a maximum degree of safety and comfort.

One of the largest digital cockpits in its class – the Innovision Cockpit – opens up a new type of infotainment environment. Its connectivity makes it a driving internet node. The drive train, air suspension, rear-wheel steering and roll stabilisation all ensure a safe and dynamic driving experience.

With the new Touareg, Volkswagen is continuing the success story of this model series in a third generation. Like its predecessors, it will satisfy the rigorous standards of the premium automotive class and its customers.

For the Irish market, the big news is that the new Touareg will not be available as an N1 model. Volkswagen Ireland believes that this will mean that the current Touareg business will be the final five-seat commercial version of its big jeep. I expect that it will be 2019, at the earliest, before we see the new arrival.

Volkswagen is revealing the new Touareg and the entire range of its technical capabilities and comprehensive features for the first time at a world premiere in Beijing on 23 March.