EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I love this engine in this 2011 Volkswagen Touareg TDI. It works really well and has oodles of power and torque for instant thrust. I was also impressed with the way the car ...

I drove some 565 miles over an early-April weekend, about 200 miles of which was on two-lane, northern Michigan roads; the rest was mostly freeway. My average fuel economy was 26 mpg, as indicated by ...

Alex Kaufmann November 20, 2008 Comment Now! Volkswagen showcased the breadth of its diesel powered technology today, with the unveiling of two different vehicles both carrying the Touareg nameplate.

VW used to offer a 5.0-liter turbodiesel V-10 with 553 lb-ft of torque in the Touareg, but it was expensive (about $70K) and, not surprisingly, found few buyers. No one need mourn its loss, though, ...