(Alessandro Go) (ANSA) – AMSTERDAM, July 2 – Seven seats and plenty of interior space, while remaining within the psychological threshold of four and a half meters.
The new Volkswagen Touran – already ordered in dealership from 24.500 euro – is all this, but also a car that has the technical content worthy of higher categories; drawing from the list of options you can custom tailor a real flagship. One just presented in Amsterdam is the third generation of a model that was able to be appreciated in Europe, with 1.9 million units sold since 2003, and also in Italy, where almost 100,000 motorists have chosen it.
In the C segment to which the Touran belongs, however, the situation is favorable to the minivan, which in the last two and a half years have maintained a market share of around 17%, despite the steady growth of the SUV and the back of the station wagon. Specifically, then, the premium MPV have grown in recent years from 9.1% in 2011 to 17.2% in 2014, with a growth forecast of 22.3% for this year ” With the Touran we are well-positioned to intercept this consolidation trend – said Andrea Alessi, Director of Volkswagen Italy, during the presentation to the international press – because we cover the MPV category with two other products, the Golf Sportsvan and Sharan ” .
The innovation in the new Touran the adoption of modular MQB platform, which brings with it an increase in the length of 13 cm, 11 cm of which are the step, an important factor that explains the plus of interior space. But despite the larger MPV German weighs up to 62 kg less than the previous generation, towards which also boasts the new folding system of the rear rows of seats fold flat. This does not steal space virtually baggage, with the five rear seats that close in on themselves, creating a completely flat load area. For this the Italian market the 7 seats are standard, although on request you can have also the five-seat version, earning tens of liters capacity in the false back. By the way, when using only the first two rows of seats the Touran has very useful volume of 743 liters, rising to 1,980 if the rear seat also folds. Announcements are continuing on the engine range, game force focused on diesel. The only gasoline available, in fact, is the entry level 1.2 TSI 110 hp, the same power that reaches the 1.6 TDI, that is, the diesel engine of access, after which it passes to the 2.0 TDI, declined in two powers, 150 and 190 hp, the second with DSG as standard. So there’s a Touran for every need, but safety is standard on all versions with 9 airbags, anti-collision system and repeat, Fatigue Detection – monitors the level of attention and suggests if a stop – and additional functions of ESC, such as the stabilization of the trailer. The rest of the technology package is complemented by fruits as the tri-zone automatic climate control and a new range of infotainment systems, and in the top versions allow a total connectivity (Mirror Link, Android CarPlay and Auto) and provide the sound system of voice . The steering wheel turns the Touran into practice all the theory of high-level at its disposal. Electromechanical Servotronic steering progressive is an example of feeling and lightness, while the suspension absorb any disconnection while still providing a structure very composed. (ANSA)
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