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And off the One Million goes.
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The Touareg One Million has arrived in the Middle East. All photos courtesy Volkswagen
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Price-wise, you won’t be surprised to hear the One Million is a little pricier than an average Touareg.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TYRXUACQUY5BYQBMTYPQ5KYU2I.jpg?smart=true&auth=e5da8ca086243e4483c71ae7e35f5b678317f492ce0da45c6ce679b37f3950d6&width=400&height=225)
Touareg One Million models start at around the Dh320,600 mark.
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You won’t be surprised to hear that name references the milestone number of units the manufacturer has sold.
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Here's where the Toureg story began, in 2003.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3COVGG632PVPEAJPA2CQXX64XA.jpg?smart=true&auth=88e852ca19096b94b6604dfe7dbf3da2a5a8bfa38e00d455153d8ab09971a30c&width=400&height=225)
And here's where it currently sits in the latest model.
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Inside a third-generation Touareg.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P2IZRLWIU37MX5O47XA2T6M4FY.jpg?smart=true&auth=624b65832edd63ffbbf7a49973ed8d63e0a93aa8eee1ba33a468671c93b86629&width=400&height=225)
An early version is put through its paces on the test track.
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The Touareg in 2014.
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A 2008 version taking on a skid pan.
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A Sport Touareg from 2004.
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The third generation of the Touareg.
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In sunny climes in 2013.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3DZJQPESA2H7NJP23S2L3EEB7I.jpg?smart=true&auth=a5cc5765493392a7f032c0456dcede960d6b8f03d79cabbeaf3fac189521bb40&width=400&height=225)
Reach for the sky.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J3UJFBSLRRBXDR6ZX7C2KRTNTA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f21468e5bf7fa26522b12188285b1c53549205491a0ca278364991305755dced&width=400&height=225)
Touaregs roll off the production line.
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Wheel detail on a third-generation Touareg.
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And off the One Million goes.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4NZ5SGOS2XINIXA7TVVHM3OJ3I.jpg?smart=true&auth=22c41abfca9012eabe09467cc32b0b4fe13980e11d27f2beb56f61aab3a30f1e&width=400&height=225)
The Touareg One Million has arrived in the Middle East. All photos courtesy Volkswagen
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JXY7DW66I4T4QLUUGYX67J6K7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=70dd24f940f57add1e8643d933be0c6da6c36398409eb93273348e0514c54850&width=400&height=225)
Price-wise, you won’t be surprised to hear the One Million is a little pricier than an average Touareg.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TYRXUACQUY5BYQBMTYPQ5KYU2I.jpg?smart=true&auth=e5da8ca086243e4483c71ae7e35f5b678317f492ce0da45c6ce679b37f3950d6&width=400&height=225)
Touareg One Million models start at around the Dh320,600 mark.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DSJZBYY36QOFSHGHCHLO5ITQ7A.jpg?smart=true&auth=69b6bdd6ad5d896f9adb20f6be398410b55cc89efba9b1f7f824fee9dca7ad05&width=400&height=225)
You won’t be surprised to hear that name references the milestone number of units the manufacturer has sold.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/STFODZMTKU2SWYU3QWA44XAVQQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=cd5cd0f9a3b7f1010001cd85dabe5b0759db04b86bd5c0909610d0326db4461b&width=400&height=225)
Here's where the Toureg story began, in 2003.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3COVGG632PVPEAJPA2CQXX64XA.jpg?smart=true&auth=88e852ca19096b94b6604dfe7dbf3da2a5a8bfa38e00d455153d8ab09971a30c&width=400&height=225)
And here's where it currently sits in the latest model.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DIMK6IZNRCM4MTISZGWJYNVZ4Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=3a6b66bd09a03156c129208beab06cea365dbd8b897a2a6d5358237712c03142&width=400&height=225)
Inside a third-generation Touareg.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P2IZRLWIU37MX5O47XA2T6M4FY.jpg?smart=true&auth=624b65832edd63ffbbf7a49973ed8d63e0a93aa8eee1ba33a468671c93b86629&width=400&height=225)
An early version is put through its paces on the test track.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/632RQQP5PC2TLCHUSUBDDMRR4A.jpg?smart=true&auth=582ea724a1e008e56d939d3b3a4bcdc006d3a053d9b6f3b105d739fa4ce5f2b9&width=400&height=225)
The Touareg in 2014.
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A 2008 version taking on a skid pan.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SVLAO6CNVUYV5PQSKU33Z3IJXU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d25ebfa985ce1237030f5b7dd2f013ef6075f136f9f1b8f9775913294cc97b12&width=400&height=225)
A Sport Touareg from 2004.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5YK3NLJ4G4JTBU3NLLHPXF2YTM.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b93fb1aa4f401b585e7e8a41350b6750873019a7c4ab516dd1c282d4e76409e&width=400&height=225)
The third generation of the Touareg.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PCNEBHSAHQW4HHTMFK7DD6W5XQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=eea7008607f4c00958b73683499d60a37e25b1a4ce1bd59fe751f297c3a75cbf&width=400&height=225)
In sunny climes in 2013.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3DZJQPESA2H7NJP23S2L3EEB7I.jpg?smart=true&auth=a5cc5765493392a7f032c0456dcede960d6b8f03d79cabbeaf3fac189521bb40&width=400&height=225)
Reach for the sky.
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Touaregs roll off the production line.
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Wheel detail on a third-generation Touareg.
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And off the One Million goes.
Volkswagen’s desert-dwelling Touareg One Million model arrives in the Middle East
Special edition of the German manufacturer's upmarket SUV produced in honour of the number of the vehicles sold
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Simon Wilgress-Pipe
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