The Volkswagen
Touareg has been a regular at ABT Sportsline ever since it first broke cover
some 16 years ago, so the new generation couldn’t have missed out on the
tuner’s upgrades. Said to “ensure optimum power delivery”, the ABT engine
control unit has been applied to this 3.0-liter TDI model. As a result, the
output has gone up from 286 PS and 600 Nm of
torque, to 330 PS and 650 Nm of torque.
Next, the tuner has
concentrated its efforts on the wheels. Thus, the Volkswagen Touareg that you
see pictured here sports 22-inch rims, from their GR series. Additionally, ABT
Sportsline can fit other rims as well, from 20- to 22-inches in size, called
DR, ER-C and FR-C.
Not much is going
on inside for the time being. However, opening the front doors reveals new
entrance lights. These have replaced the traditional ones and project the ABT
logo onto the asphalt. That’s about all she wrote for now as far as these
upgrades for the latest Volkswagen Touareg go. However, since this is still
pretty much a brand new SUV, it’s likely that the German tuner will drop more
goodies for it in due course.
