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Body
Body Attachments
Engine Hood
The engine hood is made entirely of
aluminum. The outer hood sheet metal
panel is 0.045 inch (1.15 mm) thick. The
thickness of the inner panel is unusual at
0.035 inch (0.9 mm).
Fenders and Bumpers
The front fenders and front and rear
bumpers are made of plastic. The wall
thickness of the fenders varies between
0.106 inch and 0.134 inch (2.7 mm and 3.4
mm). The plastic that is used is resistant to
high painting process temperatures. This
permits painting of the bumpers with the
rest of the body.
Front fender brackets
The front fender brackets are attached with
screws and can then be adjusted. This
results in narrow installation gap tolerances.
Sunroof
The Touareg is available with a glass tilt and
slide sunroof.
This sunroof system is like the one used in
the Volkswagen Passat.
Windows
The windshield consists of acoustic glass.
An electric windshield heater is available as
an option.
Privacy side and rear windows are
also available as an option. With this
feature, the glass from the B-pillar
back is darkened by 35%.