Diesel likely to continue dominating VW Touareg sales over hybrid
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Filed under: Diesel , Hybrid , Volkswagen , New York Auto Show 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery We had the opportunity to chat about the new Touareg with Volkswagen of America communications director Steve Keyes at the New York Auto Show this week. The all-new and much lighter second-generation Touareg debuted last month in Geneva with VW’s first production hybrid drivetrain. Shortly after the Touareg debuted, we learned that the price in Germany would be some €23,000 more than the 3.0-liter V6 TDI model. Clearly that doesn’t bode well for sales of the hybrid. According to Keyes, the Touareg U.S. price won’t be announced until closer to the…
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