THE VOLKSWAGEN Touareg has been revamped and repositioned, with the entry-level 170TDI model now offering a claimed $10,000 of extra spec for a lower price than the outgoing version. That sounds something worth investigating in an era when egregious price-gouging seems the norm.
It still comes with a V6 turbo-diesel engine, all-wheel drive and a 3.5-tonne braked towing capability, but as with the previous take, it remains a five-seater, and that means some of its rivals may make better sense for family-car buyers.
Unless, of course, you are one of those people who bought a sevenseater
