2013 Honda Accord V6 Touring: Driven
The Honda Accord is now in its ninth generation, and as we reported in our First Drive of the 2013... Read More
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it's still unadventurous
The exterior is close to the first-generation model, featuring clean lines and tight dimensions.
The suspension is adjustable and quite agreeable, cushioning pockmarked roads, unpaved stretches and highways with ease.
The look is both handsome and just a touch aggressive
interior isn't difficult to use and is quite attractive, especially with the optional wood trim complementing the silver trim
STYLING | 8 out of 10
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it's still unadventurous
MSN Autos
The exterior is close to the first-generation model, featuring clean lines and tight dimensions.
AutoWeek
The suspension is adjustable and quite agreeable, cushioning pockmarked roads, unpaved stretches and highways with ease.
Edmunds' Inside Line
The look is both handsome and just a touch aggressive
Autoblog
interior isn't difficult to use and is quite attractive, especially with the optional wood trim complementing the silver trim
Motor Trend
With some of the more overt SUV lines toned down and its carlike styling language refined, the latest Volkswagen Touareg no longer looks lumpy and ungainly. It's quite sophisticated, in fact, and has a cabin that dazzles anyone who's driven the most luxurious domestic-badged SUVs.
It's still a rugged SUV if you pay for that version, but the Touareg doesn't look as mud-ready as it did in its last iteration. It's now more subtly sculptural, with some delicate details drawn into a conservative overall shape. What works best are the proportions: the headlights, the side glass, and the sheetmetal are balanced now, thanks to a longer wheelbase and slightly wider dimensions that also net it more usable interior space.
Inside, the Touareg keeps more of the same with respect to layout—a high seating position, with an upright orientation to the instrument panel and a high, wide center console—but trims and materials have been upgraded, and matte-metallic bezels punctuate the theme.ÂConclusion
Whittled down into a more pleasing shape, the VW Touareg splits the difference between refined luxury and formulaic crossover design.
