Comparison: Boot space VW Touareg vs. competitors 2025

How much cargo can handle this medium SUV?

The Volkswagen Touareg, a veritable leviathan in the sea of SUVs, trundles into the market boasting a cavernous boot that's practically a banquet hall for your luggage. This stately carriage is not merely a handsome face — no, it comes with a robust posterior built for hauling, be it antique furniture or an upstart's collection of garden gnomes. Positioned smartly within the VW line-up, it's a stone's throw from the flagship territory but with a lorry's appetite for cargo.

VW Touareg - How has the boot space changed over the generations?

Over the years, the Touareg has indeed stretched its legs, or rather, its rear. Starting out in its youthful days (Touareg I from 2002-2006) with 555 liters of boot space, it polished its figure through the generations to a robust 580 liters in the second reiteration (2010-2018). Then, lo and behold, the third-generation Touareg (2018-2023) swooped in with an astonishing 810 liters — that's enough to make a hoarder giddy with delight. However, in a curious plot twist, the latest 2023 Touareg pondered that perhaps less is more, and thus reduced to a peculiarly tailored 665 liters. One can only wonder at the mystical reasoning behind this shrinkage.

VW Touareg generations

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VW Touareg generations
Generation yearBoot space
Touareg, Model year 2002 (I)555 l
Touareg, Model year 2006 (I (1. Facelift))555 l
Touareg, Model year 2010 (II)580 l
Touareg, Model year 2014 (II (1. Facelift))580 l
Touareg, Model year 2018 (III)810 l
Touareg, Model year 2023 (Touareg III (1. Facelift))665 l
The difference in Boot space between first generation (I) from 2002 and last generation (Touareg III (1. Facelift)) from 2023 is 110 l.
The boot space of the current generation of Touareg is 810 l.

Variants

VW Touareg variants: Touareg vs. Touareg R

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Boot space: VW Touareg variants
Variant nameBoot space
Touareg810 l
Touareg R665 l
1. Touareg 810 l
2. Touareg R 665 l

The boot space compared to other VW models

But how does it compare with its corporate siblings? The Touareg swaggers at the top, surpassing even the spacious Tiguan Allspace (760 liters), which must be in a sulk, and leaving the Touran (834 liters) in a bewildering twist of fate as it carries more but is deemed lower in rank. It effortlessly eclipses the lesser beings such as the Golf (381 liters) and the pint-sized Polo (351 liters). It's quite clear, within the VW family, the Touareg is the one who gets a call when one is moving house.

VW Touareg vs other current cars by VW

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Boot space: Touareg vs. other models by VW
Variant nameBoot space
up! e-up! 250 l
up! 251 l
up! cross up! 251 l
up! GTI 251 l
Golf GTE 273 l
T-Roc Cabriolet 284 l
Polo 351 l
Polo GTI 351 l
Golf GTD 374 l
Golf GTI 374 l
Golf R 374 l
Golf 381 l
ID.3 385 l
T-Roc R 392 l
Taigo 440 l
T-Roc 445 l
T-Cross 455 l
Passat GTE Variant 483 l
ID.7 532 l
ID.4 543 l
ID.4 GTX 543 l
ID.5 549 l
ID.5 GTX 549 l
Arteon 563 l
Arteon R 563 l
Passat GTE Limousine 586 l
Passat Limousine 586 l
Arteon R Shooting Brake 590 l
Arteon Shooting Brake 590 l
Golf Alltrack 611 l
Golf R Variant 611 l
Golf Variant 611 l
Tiguan 615 l
Tiguan R 615 l
Passat Alltrack 639 l
Passat Variant 650 l
Touareg R 665 l
Tiguan Allspace 760 l
Touareg 810 l
Touran 834 l

How does the boot space of the VW Touareg compare to it's nearest competitors?

Stacked against its rivals, however, the story gets juicier. Take the Mercedes-Benz GLE, for instance, with its boot volume matching the Touareg's 650 liters in older models, it's like a high-stakes game of poker where both players have an ace up their sleeves. The BMW X6, donning a boot capacity of 570 liters, has style but less substance, while the Land Rover Range Rover Velar, with 552 liters, is rather like a butler — looks the part but can't quite carry as much. Cadillac's Escalade (462 liters) and the Chevrolet Tahoe’s (460 liters) are American giants with surprisingly modest luggage space, yet in absolute volume, Cadillac's XT5 (850 liters) could very well be the venue for an indoor garden party.

VW Touareg vs. similar cars

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Boot space: VW Touareg vs. similar cars
Car modelBoot space
Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2005958 l
SsangYong Rexton 2003935 l
VW Touareg 2023810 l
Cadillac XT4 2020637 l
Hyundai Grand Santa Fe 2013634 l
SsangYong Kyron 2005625 l
Mercedes-Benz GL-Klasse 2006620 l
Audi Q8 2018605 l
Ford Edge 2016602 l
Hyundai ix55 2009598 l
Jaguar E-Pace 2018577 l
Mercedes-Benz GLB 2019570 l
ALPINA XD3 2013550 l
ALPINA XD4 2018525 l
Mercedes-Benz GLC 2015505 l
Volvo XC60 2008495 l
SsangYong Korando 2011486 l
Hyundai Santa Fe 2001469 l
BMW X5 2000465 l
Renault Koleos 2008450 l
Citroen C-Crosser 2007441 l
Infiniti QX30 2016430 l
Peugeot 4008 2012416 l
Ford Kuga 2008410 l
KIA Retona 1999394 l
Dodge Nitro 2007389 l
Hyundai Tucson 2004325 l
SsangYong Actyon 2006321 l
Land Rover Freelander 1998311 l

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