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First drive: Volkswagen Touareg R50

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:05:09 GMT - Source

All this doom and gloom about tax and fuel prices and you'd think manufacturers would be toning down their thirsty 4x4s.Not Volkswagen - it's decided we need a faster one. The R50 is the new range-topper of the Touareg family, so you've probably guessed it also costs a bit more than the rest.

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Mail this page to a friend by entering your name & their email address below!Drivers should be helped to see that a "cleaner" car is good for their bank balance as well as the environment, a UK government adviser has said.In a report to be published alongside the Budget, Prof Julia King wants the lifetime costs of running a car to be prominently displayed in [...]