The Touareg Is Ending, and That Is Worth Knowing First

Volkswagen has confirmed that the current generation of the Touareg is coming to an end, and has marked it with a model called the FINAL EDITION. Combustion Touareg production for the UK is due to end in 2027. Worth being honest about that on the way in, rather than have you find out after you have fallen for the car.

Here is why it matters much less on a lease than it would on a purchase. The thing people worry about with a run-out model is what it will be worth afterwards, and on contract hire that is not your problem. You hand the car back at the end of the agreement and the residual value sits with the funder, not with you. If anything, the last version of a long running model tends to be the most complete one, since everything the manufacturer learned over the generation is already in it.

What the FINAL EDITION Is

The Touareg FINAL EDITION is a 3.0 litre V6 TDI diesel with 286PS, an eight speed Tiptronic automatic and 4MOTION all wheel drive. For a car of this size and weight, a big V6 diesel remains the right engine: it pulls effortlessly, it is relaxed at motorway speeds and it will tow properly.

There is also a Touareg R FINAL EDITION, which is the plug-in hybrid: a 3.0 litre V6 petrol with electric assistance producing 462PS, again with the eight speed automatic and 4MOTION. It is considerably quicker and sits far lower on company car tax if you can charge, and rates change each tax year so take the current figures from your accountant.

Which of the two a funder can currently write an agreement on is a question worth asking us rather than assuming from this page, because on a run-out model that changes. We will go and check.

Space and Practicality

810 litre boot

On the diesel, with the seats up, rising to around 1,800 litres folded. That is a genuinely large load bay, bigger than many seven seaters offer behind their second row.

665 litres on the hybrid

The plug-in hybrid gives up some boot space to its battery. Still large, but worth comparing in person if the load bay is the reason you want the car.

Five seats, not seven

The Touareg is a five seat SUV. If you need a third row from Volkswagen, the Tayron is the one to look at instead.

The Touareg has always been a quietly serious piece of engineering rather than a badge exercise. It shares a great deal with far more expensive SUVs from elsewhere in the Volkswagen Group, which is most of the reason it rides and tows the way it does.

Leasing the Volkswagen Touareg

A large diesel SUV is a vehicle where getting the mileage right matters, because this is a car people buy precisely to cover distance in. Set the allowance against what you actually drive rather than what you hope to, since excess mileage at the end costs more than buying the miles up front.

A maintenance package is worth pricing on a vehicle this size, where tyres alone are a real cost. Our leasing guides cover term and mileage, and business leasing explains the position if it is going through a company.

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Volkswagen Touareg Leasing FAQs

Yes. Volkswagen has confirmed the current generation is ending and has marked it with the FINAL EDITION, with combustion Touareg production for the UK due to end in 2027. On a lease that matters less than it would on a purchase, because you hand the car back at the end and the residual value is the funder's risk rather than yours.

A 3.0 litre V6 TDI diesel with 286PS, an eight speed Tiptronic automatic and 4MOTION all wheel drive. For a vehicle of this size and weight, a large V6 diesel is still the right engine, particularly if you tow.

Yes, the Touareg R, which is a plug-in hybrid using a 3.0 litre V6 petrol engine with electric assistance for 462PS. It is much quicker than the diesel and far cheaper on company car tax if you can charge regularly. Ask us to confirm what is currently available on it.

810 litres with the seats up on the diesel, and around 1,800 litres with them folded. The plug-in hybrid is 665 litres, since the battery takes up some of the space.

No, it is a five seat SUV. If you need a third row from Volkswagen, look at the Tayron instead.

Not as a straight petrol. The V6 petrol and the smaller diesel were both dropped from the range earlier in this generation, leaving the V6 diesel and the plug-in hybrid, which uses a petrol engine as part of the system.

It often makes more sense than buying one. The usual worry with a run-out model is what it will be worth later, and on contract hire that risk belongs to the funder rather than to you. The final version of a long running model is also typically the most sorted one.

LetsLease is a credit broker rather than the lender. We arrange the agreement and place it with a funder such as Lex Autolease, Novuna, Ayvens or Santander, and that funder owns the vehicle and holds the agreement with you. Because we work across several funders rather than one, we can compare how each prices the same car.