It’s worth noting that under normal circumstances the legroom is excellent and for those that want to get really comfortable, the rear seats can also be slightly reclined. Better still, you can pull the rear bench seats forward by simply grabbing a lever which gives even more boot space whilst keeping the seats in the upright position – though it does of course limit rear legroom. The boot gives 810 litres of storage with the rear seats up which is 40 litres more than the Audi Q7. On a more practical note, there is a huge amount of storage on offer. In the recent hot weather I’ve been using the ‘active front climate seats’ to blow cold air around my nether regions – but I’ve only recently realised that this £1,050 option also includes a massage function which adds a little luxury. The infotainment system is incredibly intuitive to use and I love the way that it utilises Google Earth images for the navigation maps. Rather cleverly, you can barely see the join between the two which gives the illusion of one single 27 inch piece of glass. There’s a neatly laid out and formattable 12 inch digital instrument screen and another huge 15 inch infotainment screen alongside. The first thing everyone mentions upon stepping into the Touareg are the stunning screens. As we prepare to hand the car back to VW HQ next month, I thought now would be a good time to highlight some of the stuff that has made me enjoy my time with the Touareg so much. Our Touareg is full of nice little design features and was beautifully specced by the VW Press Office. It’s clever ideas like this, along with careful speccing from the options list that can make a car feel special. For instance, the ice scraper neatly concealed behind a Skoda’s fuel filler flap must cost pennies to manufacture but always made me smile when I was running a long-term Octavia. It’s very often the smallest and simplest features that can help make one car more appealing than another.
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