2021 Volkswagen Touareg will be the last ever V8 for the brand, and the 900Nm monster is expected to sell out fast!

Speaking to CarsGuide at a media briefing this week, Volkswagen representatives confirmed the current V8-powered limited-run Touareg Wolfsburg Edition would be the last ever eight-cylinder car from the brand.

Brand PR man Kurt McGuiness said: “It’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see that engine again” after the 200 R-Lines and 100 Wolfsburgs are delivered to customers before the middle of next year.

The Wolfsburg arrives as part of a limited-edition run consisting of just 100 turbo-diesel V8s and 200 V6s, which the brand says has had a “great response”.

The Wolfsburg Edition comes at a slight premium over the existing R-Line, with a $139,900 before on-road costs pricetag, and adds a blacked-out styling kit, bespoke wheels, a choice of unique colours and Wolfsburg-branded touches.

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VW Australia predicts all Wolfsburgs will be sold out prior to their Q2 2021 delivery window, so if you want a brand-new Touareg with the 4.0-litre twin-turbo 310kW/900Nm engine, this might be your final chance.

All Wolfsburg Editions are expected to be sold before their arrival.

Despite only internationally hitting the market in late 2019, the Touareg’s 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 diesel engine is understood to have a use-by date sooner rather than later. The brand’s representatives explained to European media outlets at the 2019 Geneva motor show that Touaregs with this engine will be a “swansong” for the brand’s large capacity diesels as it makes an post-dieselgate shift to electrification. It expects the globally limited number of V8 variants will become sought-after items for enthusiasts like the V10 before it.

If you happen to miss out on one of the final Touareg allocations though, and happen to have slightly deeper pockets, the Audi SQ7 is equipped with a tweaked version of the same engine, at least for the time being. Wearing a sticker price of $161,500, the SQ7 is quite a bit dearer but boosts power slightly to 320kW/900Nm.

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Meanwhile, the remainder of the Touareg range was recently refreshed for the 2021 model year, replacing the launch 190TDI 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel V6 with the new Euro6-complaint 170TDI and 210TDI versions of the same engine. They wear $81,490 and $99,490 pricetags respectively, with an R-Line 210TDI trim packing performance additions coming in at $108,490.

The V8 R-Line which tops the current Touareg range will also be around, but in very limited numbers.

Volkswagen outlined other major changes to its range for the 2021 model year, including pricing for its eighth-generation Golf hatch, an update and expansion of its Passat range, details on its fifth-generation Caddy, and some information on how the next-generation Amarok (slated for a 2023 arrival) is being developed in Australia.

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