Best Torque Volkswagen Cars In The World

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The Highest Torque Volkswagen Cars Ever

By David ChappleRevised June 7, 2024

These are the highest torque production Volkswagens ever to be allowed on the public roads.

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2019 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI
Total Torque: 664 lb·ft
1^st

(2019 - 2020)
...eg V8 TDI

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4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

4.9 seconds

415 hp

24.5 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

28.6-63.6 ft³

4,564 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 664 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI takes first place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2019 to 2020.
It is also joint 2nd in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2008 Volkswagen Touareg R50
Total Torque: 627 lb·ft
2^nd

(2008 - 2010)
...uareg R50

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4.9 L V10 Bi-Turbo

146 mph

6.7 seconds

345 hp

19.7 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

19.6-55.4 ft³

5,902 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 627 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg R50 takes second place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2008 to 2010.
It is also joint 5th in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2014 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI
Total Torque: 590 lb·ft
3^rd

(2014 - 2015)
...eg V8 TDI

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4.1 L V8 Bi-Turbo

150 mph

5.8 seconds

335 hp

25.8 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

20.5-58 ft³

5,064 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 590 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI takes joint third place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2014 to 2015.
It is also joint 12th in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2010 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI
Total Torque: 590 lb·ft
4^th

(2010 - 2014)
...eg V8 TDI

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4.1 L V8 Bi-Turbo

150 mph

5.8 seconds

335 hp

25.8 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

20.5-58 ft³

4,899 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 590 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI takes joint third place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2010 to 2014.
It is also joint 12th in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2007 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI
Total Torque: 553 lb·ft
5^th

(2007 - 2009)
...g V10 TDI

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4.9 L V10 Bi-Turbo

144 mph

7.8 seconds

309 hp

18.7 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

19.6-55.4 ft³

5,553 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 553 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI takes joint fifth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2007 to 2009.
It is also joint 33rd in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2004 Volkswagen Phaeton V10 TDI 4Motion LWB
Total Torque: 553 lb·ft
6^th

(2004 - 2007)
...otion LWB

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4.9 L V10 Turbo

155 mph

6.9 seconds

309 hp

20.7 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

17.7 ft³

5,395 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 553 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Phaeton V10 TDI 4Motion LWB takes joint fifth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Sedan with 5 seats and was sold from 2004 to 2007.
It is also joint 33rd in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2003 Volkswagen Phaeton V10 TDI 4Motion
Total Torque: 553 lb·ft
7^th

(2003 - 2007)
...I 4Motion

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4.9 L V10 Turbo

155 mph

6.9 seconds

309 hp

20.7 mpg

4 Doors

4-5 Seats

17.7 ft³

5,302 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 553 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Phaeton V10 TDI 4Motion takes joint fifth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Sedan with 4-5 seats and was sold from 2003 to 2007.
It is also joint 33rd in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2003 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI
Total Torque: 553 lb·ft
8^th

(2003 - 2007)
...g V10 TDI

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4.9 L V10 Bi-Turbo

140 mph

7.8 seconds

309 hp

19.2 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

19.6-55.4 ft³

5,564 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 553 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI takes joint fifth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2003 to 2007.
It is also joint 33rd in The Highest Torque Diesel Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen Touareg R eHybrid
Total Torque: 516 lb·ft
9^th

(2024 - present)
...R eHybrid

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3 L V6 Turbo PHEV

155 mph

5.1 seconds

456 hp

102.3 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

23.5-59.2 ft³

5,470 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 516 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg R eHybrid takes joint ninth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 1st in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2021 Volkswagen Touareg R
Total Torque: 516 lb·ft
10^th

(2021 - 2023)
...Touareg R

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3 L V6 Turbo PHEV

155 mph

5.1 seconds

456 hp

87.1 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

23.5-59.2 ft³

5,434 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 516 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg R takes joint ninth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2021 to 2023.
It is also joint 1st in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX
Total Torque: 501 lb·ft
11^th

(2024 - present)
...ID.4 GTX

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112 mph

5.4 seconds

335 hp

139.6 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

19.2-55.6 ft³

4,808 lbs
AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 501 lb·ft, the Volkswagen ID.4 GTX takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 15th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen ID.5 GTX
Total Torque: 501 lb·ft
12^th

(2024 - present)
...ID.5 GTX

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Electric

112 mph

5.4 seconds

335 hp

145.4 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

19.4-55.1 ft³

4,943 lbs
AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 501 lb·ft, the Volkswagen ID.5 GTX takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 15th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 GTX
Total Torque: 501 lb·ft
13^th

(2024 - present)
...ID.7 GTX

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Electric

112 mph

5.4 seconds

335 hp

144.4 MPGe

4 Doors

5 Seats

18.8-56 ft³

5,132 lbs
AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 501 lb·ft, the Volkswagen ID.7 GTX takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 4 door AWD Sedan with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 15th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 GTX Tourer
Total Torque: 501 lb·ft
14^th

(2024 - present)
...TX Tourer

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Electric

112 mph

5.5 seconds

335 hp

142.6 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

21.4-60.5 ft³

5,157 lbs
AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 501 lb·ft, the Volkswagen ID.7 GTX Tourer takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 5 door AWD Wagon with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 15th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid
Total Torque: 443 lb·ft
15^th

(2024 - present)
...g eHybrid

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3 L V6 Turbo PHEV

155 mph

5.9 seconds

376 hp

105.2 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

23.5-59.2 ft³

5,386 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 443 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 9th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2024 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI 286 4MOTION
Total Torque: 443 lb·ft
16^th

(2024 - present)
...6 4MOTION

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3 L V6 Turbo

147 mph

6.4 seconds

282 hp

29.4 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

28.6-63.6 ft³

4,669 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 443 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI 286 4MOTION takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 60th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2021 Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid
Total Torque: 443 lb·ft
17^th

(2021 - 2022)
...g eHybrid

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3 L V6 Turbo PHEV

155 mph

6.3 seconds

376 hp

90.4 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

23.5-59.2 ft³

5,351 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 443 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2021 to 2022.
It is also joint 9th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2018 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI 286 4MOTION
Total Torque: 443 lb·ft
18^th

(2018 - 2023)
...6 4MOTION

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3 L V6 Turbo

146 mph

6.1 seconds

282 hp

35.6 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

28.6-63.6 ft³

4,564 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 443 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI 286 4MOTION takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2018 to 2023.
It is also joint 52nd in The Fastest Acceleration Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2004 Volkswagen Touareg W12 Sport
Total Torque: 443 lb·ft
19^th

(2004 - 2010)
...W12 Sport

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6 L W12

155 mph

5.9 seconds

444 hp

14.8 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

19.6-53.9 ft³

5,467 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 443 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg W12 Sport takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2004 to 2010.
It is also joint 3rd in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.
2014 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid
Total Torque: 428 lb·ft
20^th

(2014 - 2015)
...SI Hybrid

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3 L V6 Supercharged MHEV

149 mph

6.5 seconds

375 hp

28.6 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

17.4-54.9 ft³

5,104 lbs
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a total torque output of 428 lb·ft, the Volkswagen Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid takes joint twentieth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2014 to 2015.
It is also joint 11th in The Most Powerful Volkswagen Cars Ever.

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Best Torque Volkswagen Cars In The World

The Highest Torque Volkswagen Cars Ever

2019 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI

2008 Volkswagen Touareg R50

2014 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI

2010 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI

2007 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI

2004 Volkswagen Phaeton V10 TDI 4Motion LWB

2003 Volkswagen Phaeton V10 TDI 4Motion

2003 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI

2024 Volkswagen Touareg R eHybrid

2021 Volkswagen Touareg R

2024 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX

2024 Volkswagen ID.5 GTX

2024 Volkswagen ID.7 GTX

2024 Volkswagen ID.7 GTX Tourer

2024 Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid

2024 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI 286 4MOTION

2021 Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid

2018 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI 286 4MOTION

2004 Volkswagen Touareg W12 Sport

2014 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid

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