Universal Motors Limited, a major Ghanaian automobile distributor has unveiled the 2019 model of Volkswagen called the ‘Touareg’ at the company’s ultramodern showroom in Accra.
The new model is named after the nomadic Touareg people, inhabitants of the Saharan interior in North Africa.
Touareg which stands for safety, family, and adventure without limitation is expected to provide comfort for users.
Addressing the media during the launch on Friday, Sales Manager, Madlen Springer, reiterated that the new ‘Touareg’ is a people’s car, thus combining the joy of driving with safety assets for passengers and surroundings.
“The new Touareg comes with a fresh face with more powerful and distinguished body lines that add an ‘‘air of sophistication and modernity”. It is 44mm wider and 77mm longer; its boasts a large 810L boot space. Also has the grunt numbers to help it haul a big load, towing up to 3500kg for a braked trailer,” she noted.
She added “Touareg has an engine output set at 190kW, (335breakhp) and 600Nm (at 2250rpm) with bonnet specs of 3.0-litre V6 engine, which is teamed to an eight-speed automatic transmission and permanent all-wheel drive. Speeding from 0 – 100km/h in 5.9seconds.”
She also mentioned that “safety tech equipment is a major highlight of the Touareg, which has auto emergency braking (AEB) that works at high and low speeds and a pedestrian and cyclist detection including Night Vision.
The Touareg comes with a standard blind spot monitoring; front and rear cross-traffic alert; lane keep assist and lane departure warning; front and rear parking sensors; a reversing camera; driver fatigue detection and adaptive cruise control.
The Discover Pro multimedia screen offers gesture controls, App-Connect, four USB ports, and a wireless charge pad.
According to the Sales Manager, the new model is truly mind-blowing and has therefore encouraged the Ghanaian populace to patronize it.