Comparison: height VW Touareg vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the VW Touareg is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin SUVs can range in height from around 1.7 meters for a small SUV to over 2 meters for a larger model.With it's length of 4878 mm and width of 1984 mm, the VW Touareg has a height of 1712 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Mercedes-Benz GL 320 CDI (X164 ), which is 128 mm more than the Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI SCR - 1840 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Mercedes-Benz is 218 mm in favor of the Mercedes-Benz . On the contrary, the lowest in the "medium SUV" category is Ligier JS 60 Diesel DCI Revolution , which is 1466 mm - that makes it 246 mm shorter than the VW in question.Length-wise, the VW outperforms the rival by 1878 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other VW models
Variants

VW Touareg - How has the height changed over the generations?

VW Touareg generations

VW Touareg generations
Generation year	Height
Touareg, Model year 2002 (I)	1726 mm
Touareg, Model year 2006 (I (1. Facelift))	1726 mm
Touareg, Model year 2018 (III)	1717 mm
Touareg, Model year 2023 (Touareg III (1. Facelift))	1712 mm
Touareg, Model year 2010 (II)	1709 mm
Touareg, Model year 2014 (II (1. Facelift))	1709 mm

Touareg, Model year 2002 (I) 1726 mm
Touareg, Model year 2006 ) (I (1. Facelift) 1726 mm
Touareg, Model year 2018 (III) 1717 mm
Touareg, Model year 2023 ) (Touareg III (1. Facelift) 1712 mm
Touareg, Model year 2010 (II) 1709 mm
Touareg, Model year 2014 ) (II (1. Facelift) 1709 mm

The difference in height between first generation (I) from 2002 and last generation (Touareg III (1. Facelift)) from 2023 is 1.4cm mm.

The height of the current generation of Touareg is 1712 mm.

Variants

VW Touareg variants: Touareg vs. Touareg R

Height: VW Touareg variants
Variant name	Height
Touareg	1712 mm
Touareg R	1693 mm

Touareg 1712 mm
Touareg R 1693 mm

The height compared to other VW models

VW Touareg vs other current cars by VW

Height: Touareg vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Height
Touareg	1712 mm
Touareg R	1693 mm
Touran	1668 mm
Tayron	1666 mm
Tiguan	1658 mm
ID.4	1640 mm
ID.4 GTX	1637 mm
ID.5	1616 mm
ID.5 GTX	1616 mm
T-Roc	1584 mm
T-Cross	1573 mm
ID.3	1564 mm
ID.3 GTX	1564 mm
T-Roc R	1559 mm
ID.7 Tourer	1551 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	1549 mm
ID.7	1536 mm
ID.7 GTX	1535 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	1527 mm
Passat Variant	1521 mm
Taigo	1518 mm
Golf Variant	1487 mm
Golf	1483 mm
Golf GTE	1478 mm
Golf GTI	1471 mm
Golf R Variant	1462 mm
Golf R	1454 mm
Polo	1451 mm
Polo GTI	1431 mm

Touareg 1712 mm
Touareg R 1693 mm
Touran 1668 mm
Tayron 1666 mm
Tiguan 1658 mm
ID.4 1640 mm
ID.4 GTX 1637 mm
ID.5 1616 mm
ID.5 GTX 1616 mm
T-Roc 1584 mm
T-Cross 1573 mm
ID.3 1564 mm
ID.3 GTX 1564 mm
T-Roc R 1559 mm
ID.7 Tourer 1551 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 1549 mm
ID.7 1536 mm
ID.7 GTX 1535 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1527 mm
Passat Variant 1521 mm
Taigo 1518 mm
Golf Variant 1487 mm
Golf 1483 mm
Golf GTE 1478 mm
Golf GTI 1471 mm
Golf R Variant 1462 mm
Golf R 1454 mm
Polo 1451 mm
Polo GTI 1431 mm

How does the height of the VW Touareg compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Touareg vs. similar cars

Height: VW Touareg vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Mercedes-Benz GL-Klasse 2006	1840 mm
KIA Retona 1999	1835 mm
SsangYong Rexton 2003	1830 mm
Hyundai ix55 2009	1795 mm
Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2005	1784 mm
Dodge Nitro 2007	1755 mm
SsangYong Kyron 2005	1740 mm
Hyundai Tucson 2004	1730 mm
Hyundai Santa Fe 2001	1730 mm
NIO EL7 2023	1720 mm
Volvo XC60 2008	1713 mm
VW Touareg 2023	1712 mm
BMW X5 2000	1712 mm
Land Rover Freelander 1998	1708 mm
Audi Q8 2018	1705 mm
Hyundai Grand Santa Fe 2013	1695 mm
Renault Koleos 2008	1695 mm
Ford Edge 2016	1686 mm
Ford Kuga 2008	1677 mm
ALPINA XD3 2013	1670 mm
Citroen C-Crosser 2007	1670 mm
Jaguar E-Pace 2018	1649 mm
Mercedes-Benz GLC 2015	1639 mm
DS Automobiles DS 7 2022	1625 mm
Peugeot 4008 2012	1625 mm
ALPINA XD4 2021	1615 mm
Cadillac XT4 2020	1612 mm
SEAT Ateca 2020	1611 mm
Skoda Karoq 2017	1607 mm
Infiniti QX30 2016	1530 mm
Ligier JS 60 2020	1466 mm