Managing editor Wilmer Muller is attending the launch and will give driving impressions tomorrow.
The new model fills a nice niche between the base-line 128 kW R5 2.5 TDI and the 228 kW 4.2-litre petrol V8.
The range is topped off by the lusty 230 kW 5-litre V10 RDI turbo-diesel.
Prices
VW Touareg 2.5 R5 TDI R447 000
VW Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI TDI R489 500
VW Touareg 4.2 V8 R553 500
VW Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI R695 000