VW Touareg - Special Edition with 450 HP and W12 engine
VW just announced a special edition of the VW Touareg.
Engine: W12 engine with 450 HP, price tag around 90000(!) Euro, substantially cheaper than the Cayenne Turbo.
Two series are planned, 333 cars for the Middle East and 100 cars for Europe.
A little birdy told me that if this special edition is a success, the same Touareg with maybe the same or a slightly less powerful engine will be available on a regular basis.
VW starts selling the special edition of the Touareg this autumn.
Tough times for Porsche, first the upcoming Touareg V6 with 270 HP and now the Toureg with a 12-cyl. engine.
I'm afraid I see a power increase on both, the Cayenne V6 and Cayenne Turbo by MY 2006. Good for new buyers, bad for us who already own one.
BTW: if someone thinks that a Touareg W12 is no competition for the Cayenne Turbo, think again. The Touareg and the Cayenne share practically all parts (including steering, gearbox and suspension), only the engine is different.
And I don't want to start argueing what is better: a normally aspirated W12 engine or a bi-turbo charged V8.
It is a shame that Porsche didn't offer 500 HP from the start in the Cayenne Turbo. This is the only way how to keep the competition at a certain distance for a couple of years.
I hate to say it but sometimes I'm really mad at Porsche because they don't seem to understand that not only tradition sells but power too. I'm afraid they'll learn it the hard way sooner or later.
The new Boxster is probably the next mistake (if the power figures I got are correct) and the upcoming 997 Turbo might also be a failure if customers don't see a 5 at the beginning of the power figure. Top models need top power.
Engine: W12 engine with 450 HP, price tag around 90000(!) Euro, substantially cheaper than the Cayenne Turbo.
Two series are planned, 333 cars for the Middle East and 100 cars for Europe.
A little birdy told me that if this special edition is a success, the same Touareg with maybe the same or a slightly less powerful engine will be available on a regular basis.
VW starts selling the special edition of the Touareg this autumn.
Tough times for Porsche, first the upcoming Touareg V6 with 270 HP and now the Toureg with a 12-cyl. engine.
I'm afraid I see a power increase on both, the Cayenne V6 and Cayenne Turbo by MY 2006. Good for new buyers, bad for us who already own one.
BTW: if someone thinks that a Touareg W12 is no competition for the Cayenne Turbo, think again. The Touareg and the Cayenne share practically all parts (including steering, gearbox and suspension), only the engine is different.
And I don't want to start argueing what is better: a normally aspirated W12 engine or a bi-turbo charged V8.
It is a shame that Porsche didn't offer 500 HP from the start in the Cayenne Turbo. This is the only way how to keep the competition at a certain distance for a couple of years.
I hate to say it but sometimes I'm really mad at Porsche because they don't seem to understand that not only tradition sells but power too. I'm afraid they'll learn it the hard way sooner or later.
The new Boxster is probably the next mistake (if the power figures I got are correct) and the upcoming 997 Turbo might also be a failure if customers don't see a 5 at the beginning of the power figure. Top models need top power.
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Like Porsche would inform Car magazine of its future model plans a couple of years ahead! 
The dropping Boxster sales are no surprise, the Boxster is in it's 8th year of production, what do you expect?
