The Touran quietly introduced a first for Volkswagen: electro-mechanical power steering, a segment first that varied steering weight with road speed and saved fuel by drawing no power at idle.
Lead trim: 1.6 R4 (BGU/BSE/BSF, 2003-2010) · up to 174 hp
Volkswagen Touran1T · 2002–2016
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FactThe Touran quietly introduced a first for Volkswagen: electro-mechanical power steering, a segment first that varied steering weight with road speed and saved fuel by drawing no power at idle.
Designed by Erwin Leo Himmel on the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform shared with the Golf Mk5 and Mk6, Golf Plus and Caddy Mk3, and produced from December 2002 at Wolfsburg (and Anting in China from 2004, and Jakarta), as a compact five- or seven-seat MPV filling the gap between the Golf and the larger Sharan (its name a portmanteau of "Tour" and "Sharan"). It was sold in Japan as the Golf Touran, and a crossover-styled version as the CrossTouran. Engines ranged from the 1.6 R4 and the 1.6 and 2.0 FSI to the 1.2 and 1.4 TSI (the 1.4 TSI in 140, 150 EcoFuel and 170 PS forms), CNG EcoFuel versions and the 1.6, 1.9 and 2.0 TDI diesels, with five- and six-speed manuals, a six-speed Tiptronic or a six- or seven-speed DSG. A 2010 update added a common-rail 2.0 TDI, and Volkswagen showed the Touran Hy Motion hydrogen study. A modified Touran appears in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006).
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Trims & Figures
19 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 TSI (CBZB, 2010-2015) | 2010–2015 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 103 hp | 129 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TSI (BLG/CAVB, 2007-2015) | 2007–2015 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 168 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TSI (BMY/CAVC, 2006-2010) | 2006–2010 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 162 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TSI EcoFuel (CDGA, 2009-2015) | 2009–2015 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 162 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 FSI (BAG/BLF/BLP, 2003-2006) | 2003–2006 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 R4 (BGU/BSE/BSF, 2003-2010) | 2003–2010 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 109 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 TDI (CAYB, 2010-2015) | 2010–2015 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 170 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 TDI (CAYC, 2010-2015) | 2010–2015 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 103 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (AVQ, 2003-2004) | 2003–2004 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (BJB/BKC/BXE/BLS, 2004-2010) | 2004–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 103 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (BRU/BXF/BXJ, 2004-2010) | 2004–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 EcoFuel (BSX, 2006-2009) | 2006–2009 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 107 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 FSI (AXW/BLR/BLX/BVY, 2003-2006) | 2003–2006 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI (AZV, 2003-2004) | 2003–2004 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI (BKD, 2004-2010) | 2004–2010 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI DPF (BMM, 2005-2010) | 2005–2010 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI DPF (BMN, 2005-2010) | 2005–2010 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 168 hp | 258 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI DPF (CBAB, 2010-2015) | 2010–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI DPF (CFJB, 2012-2015) | 2012–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 174 hp | 280 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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This Touran generation had a firm end date: Wolfsburg stopped production in April 2026, exactly 11 years after it started.
The Touran quietly introduced a first for Volkswagen: electro-mechanical power steering, a segment first that varied steering weight with road speed and saved fuel by drawing no power at idle.
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