Volkswagen Touran
minivan
The Volkswagen Touran is a compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) manufactured by German automaker Volkswagen since 2003, and sold in Europe and other select markets. It filled a gap in Volkswagen's model lineup between the Volkswagen Golf, with which it shares its platform, and its larger counterpart, the Volkswagen Sharan, which ceased production in 2022. The Touran has been sold in Japan as the Golf Touran and the crossover-styled variant as the CrossTouran. The name "Touran" is a portmanteau of "Tour" and "Sharan". Despite the similarity of their names, the Touran is not related to the North American market Volkswagen Routan. The vehicle is delivered in five or seven seat versions.
First generation (Typ 1T; 2003)
Announced back in August 2002, the Touran, whose production started in December 2002 and sales commenced in 2003, is the first Volkswagen MPV based on a Golf platform, more precisely the first vehicle on PQ35 platform rather than PQ34. It joined Volkswagen's existing MPV line up that included the Sharan and Caravelle (Volkswagen Bus).
Volkswagen explained the name Touran was created from the word "Tour", i.e. to travel, with the addition of the end syllable from its big brother Sharan.
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