Volkswagen Touareg 2023 vs Subaru Outback 2025
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| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Engine: | 3.0 Hybrid | 2.5 Petrol | |
| Hybrid engines (Volkswagen Touareg) offer better fuel economy and lower emissions than petrol engines, especially in city driving with frequent stops. Petrol (Subaru Outback) engines, however, are typically less expensive to buy and maintain, and offer more consistent performance on highways. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 340 HP | 180 HP | |
| Torque: | 450 NM | 241 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 5.9 seconds | n/a seconds | |
| Volkswagen Touareg engine produces 160 HP more power than Subaru Outback, whereas torque is 209 NM more than Subaru Outback. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Consumption: | 2.2 l/100km + 23.6 kWh/100km | ||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 75 litres | 68 litres | |
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.90 m | 4.87 m | |
| Width: | 1.98 m | 1.88 m | |
| Height: | 1.69 m | 1.74 m | |
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Volkswagen Touareg is larger, but lower. Volkswagen Touareg is 3 cm longer than the Subaru Outback, 10 cm wider, while the height of Volkswagen Touareg is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 665 litres | 980 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
1675 litres | 2280 litres | |
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Subaru Outback has more luggage space. Despite its longer length, This could mean that the Volkswagen Touareg uses more space in the cabin, so the driver and passengers could be more spacious and comfortable. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Subaru Outback (by 605 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 12.2 meters | 11.1 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Touareg is 1.1 metres more than that of the Subaru Outback, which means Volkswagen Touareg can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight: | 3`020 kg | no data | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 37 800 | |
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