Touran SE

FROM £28,580.00

16" 'Trondheim' Alloy Wheels
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) including Front Assist, and City Emergency braking
Rear tinted glass from B-pillar backwards approx 65% tinted
Composition Media Infotainment System with: 8.0" colour touch screen and a Multi Device Interface via USB
Parking sensors, front and rear

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Touran Family

FROM £30,105.00

16" 'Trondheim' Alloy Wheels
Discover Navigation infotainment system with: 8.0" colour touch screen and Volkswagen Media Control
Car-Net 'Guide & Inform' provides online access to: traffic conditions, local fuel prices and news feeds
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) including Front Assist, and City Emergency braking
Panoramic sunroof

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Touran SEL

FROM £30,240.00

17" 'Stockholm' Alloy Wheels
Discover Navigation infotainment system with: 8.0" colour touch screen and Car-Net 'Guide and inform'
Climate Control - 3Zone electronic air conditioning
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) including Front Assist, and City Emergency braking
Front fog lights with static cornering function and chrome trimmed surrounds

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Touran R-Line

FROM £32,365.00

18" 'Marseille' Alloy Wheels
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) including Front Assist, and City Emergency braking
Climate Control - 3Zone electronic air conditioning
R-Line' styling pack and badging, including 'R-line' front and rear bumper with diffuser look effect
Discover Navigation infotainment system with: 8.0" colour touch screen and Car-Net 'Guide and inform'

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New Volkswagen Touran

The technology-packed Touran is a genuine favourite with families and with What Car? magazine too, which hailed it as Best MPV and having "better safety credentials than most of its rivals".

Finance Example

Finance Example

From £290 per month
£3,600 towards your deposit
4.9% APR representative
Service Plan for £269*

Solutions Personal Contract Plan† representative example subject to 10,000 miles per annum for a Touran SE Family 1.5 TSI 150PS manual.

Duration	4 years
47monthly payments of	£290.00
Deposit contribution1	£3,600.00
Customer deposit	£5,060.59
Optional extra	£0.00
Retail cash price	£30,105
Acceptance fee2	£0.00
Optional final payment	£10,942.20
Option to purchase fee3	£10.00
Total amount payable	£33,242.79
Total amount of credit	£21,444.41
Representative APR %	4.9% APR
Rate of interest p.a.	4.9% fixed
Excess mileage charge	7.2p per mile

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†At the end of the agreement there are three options: i) pay the optional final payment and own the vehicle; ii) return the vehicle: subject to excess mileage and fair wear and tear, charges may apply; or iii) replace: part exchange the vehicle 1£3,600 towards your deposit when purchased on Solutions PCP. 2Acceptance fee is not required. 3Payable at the end of your agreement. With Solutions Personal Contract Plan. 18s+. Subject to availability and status. T&Cs apply. Ordered by 31/03/2021 from participating Retailers. Indemnities may be required. Subject to changes in vehicle or equipment prices. Not available in conjunction with any other offer and may be varied or withdrawn at any time. Accurate at time of publication 01/01/21. Freepost Volkswagen Financial Services. *Service plan must be purchased at point of sale and covers the first two consecutive services limited to 1x oil service and 1x oil and inspection service.

CONTRACT HIRE AGREEMENT

CONTRACT HIRE AGREEMENT

£295 a month
Plus VAT and Initial rental with Contract Hire. Business Users Only.

Touran SE Family 2.0 TDI 115PS 7spd DSG, 3 years, 10,000 miles per annum Contract Hire^ example.

Initial rental	£885.00
Monthly rental	£295.00 (35 monthly rental)

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^No ownership option Business users only. Excess mileage at 7p per mile and damage charges may apply. *All prices including excess mileage exclude VAT. VAT payable at 20%. 18s+. Subject to status and availability. T&Cs apply. Ordered by 31st March 2021 from participating Retailers. Indemnities may be required. Subject to changes in vehicle or equipment prices. Not available in conjunction with any other offer and may be withdrawn at any time. Accurate at 01/01/2021. Freepost Volkswagen Financial Services.

Motability Offer

Motability Offer

Composition Media system with 6.5" colour touch-screen
Roof rails, black
12V socket in centre console, in rear and in luggage compartment
Body coloured door mirrors with integrated indicators incorporation LED technology
Air conditioning, manual

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By Line

The Touran compact MPV has the usual Volkswagen attributes - but will that be enough for class leadership? Jonathan Crouch takes a look at the latest version.

Ten Second Review

Volkswagen's improved third generation Touran is designed to compete with the best that the compact 7-seater MPV class can offer. Underpinnings from a Golf hatch bring with them highly efficient engines that complement neat design and general quality that can't be bettered in the Scenic and C-MAX sector.

Background

Volkswagen really should be good at MPVs. It has, after all, been making the things for well over sixty years. Today's volume Volkswagen people carrier is this one, the much-improved Touran. The Touran is the vehicle to which your Volkswagen dealer is most likely to direct you if you've a growing family and need an MPV to suit - though these days, the German brand does offer quite a choice of 7-seater options. Buyers needing something more utilitarian have the Caddy Life MPV, while those in search of greater quality have the five-seat Golf SV. If you need something really big, there's the Sharan, a step down from the enormous Caravelle which really is designed for people who've qualified for their own private parking bay at the maternity ward. For most of us most of the time though, this Touran should be about right, positioned directly against rivals like Vauxhall's Zafira Tourer and Renault's Grand Scenic at the larger end of the compact-MPV sector. Launched in 2003 and updated in 2007 and 2010, it was re-fettled in terms of both engine and elegance in mid-2015 - and that's the version we're looking at here.

Driving Experience

As the demand for MPVs has grown, so has the demand that they drive more like 'normal' cars. The Touran has always been relatively good dynamically but more will be expected of this model, which is longer, wider, lighter than its predecessors and comes equipped with a range of petrol and diesel engines that are more powerful. Buyers get a choice of five Euro6 engine variants - two petrol and three diesel. All are four-cylinder direct injection units with turbocharging. The 1.2-litre and 1.4-litre petrol TSI powerplants develop 110PS and 150PS respectively. The diesel engine range starts with a 1.6-litre 115PS unit, plus there's a 2.0-litre powerplant with 150PS and 190PS options. The fastest diesel comes only with a DSG auto gearbox and this auto transmission is optional with other engines beyond the entry-level 1.2-litre petrol unit. Volkswagen hopes these refined units will make this Touran one of the most agile MPVs on the market. In the driver's seat, the steering column has been pitched at a slightly flatter angle to the dash and the steering wheel is more upright for a sportier feel. The dash panel has also been redesigned with a more driver-oriented layout.

Design and Build

From the outside, this model is still unmistakeably a Touran but, due to its longer wheelbase, it now looks sleeker and sharper. This Touran is 130mm longer than the model it replaces. Much of this is in the wheelbase, which, at 2,791mm, is 113mm longer than the previous model - further increasing usable interior space. At the front, the slim lower breather opening accentuates this MPV's width and low centre of gravity. Below the side windows is a contoured shoulder line starting above the front wheel arch which also emphasises its length. Long side windows add to what Volkswagen hopes is a light, sporty appearance. This MK3 model Touran is the first MPV the brand has based upon its Modular Transverse Matrix chassis, which allows a larger wheelbase and extra room inside. You notice this in the 743-litre luggage bay - which can be increased to 1,980-litres with the seats folded: it's the biggest in its class, making this an ideal family MPV. All models are equipped with a seven-seat layout that features a new fold-flat system. The seats in the second and third rows, plus the front passenger seat backrest (from SE trim up) can be folded in a matter of seconds, creating a level continuous floor for easy loading. With the second and third row seats folded, the Touran has a cargo capacity of 1,857-litres and has the largest luggage compartment in its class. 47 storage compartments also ensure that life's essentials gadgets can be carried safety and securely.

Market and Model

Price-wise, the Touran sits in the usual £22,000 to £30,000 bracket common to compact seven-seat MPVs of this kind. There are four main trim levels - 'S', 'SE', 'SE Family' and 'SEL' - and all models feature air conditioning, fold-flat seating, a touchscreen radio system, an easy-open and roll-up luggage compartment cover and an electric parking brake. Safety stuff runs to ISOFIX child seat fixtures on all rear seats, seatbelt detection in the second and third rows as well as the front, plus Automatic Post-Collision Braking and up to nine airbags. Ingenious touches include a large removable container in the 'Jumbo Box' under the front centre armrest and a luggage compartment light which can easily be snapped out for use as a torch. Further up the range, buyers will enjoy niceties like larger 17-inch alloy wheels, chrome-framed windows, ambient lighting and a three-zone automatic air-conditioning system. For those after something sportier looking still, there are R Line exterior and interior packages available plus optional LED headlights.

Cost of Ownership

Volkswagen reckons that the improved engine range is up to 19% more economical than before. The most fuel-efficient diesel, the 115PS 1.6 TDI with 7-speed DSG auto transmission, returns 64.2mpg on the combined cycle and 116g/km of CO2. The most economical petrol-driven model is the 1.4 TSI, which delivers 150PS while achieving a combined cycle consumption figure of 52.3mpg when combined with the optional seven-speed dual clutch gearbox. All models feature Stop/Start and battery regeneration systems as standard. And, despite being longer, this MK3 model Touran is 62kg lighter, which also aids fuel economy, as does the new model's improved aerodynamics.

Summary

The Touran has already established a strong following amongst growing families. All it really needed was a little more of a spark, both in way it looked and performed. This improved third generation version is about as far as Volkswagen is prepared to go in that direction, with sharper looks, even higher quality and a range of more efficient engines. Will it be enough? Maybe not to shift this car's appeal too far from those who would have bought one anyway but it remains the quality choice at the upper end of the compact 7-seater MPV sector - and a surprisingly affordable one. It's not an avant garde option but it's a stylishly safe one - and there's a lot to be said for that.

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