Volkswagen’s new hybrid Touareg’s cool feature is that it can shut down its V-6 engine while going as fast as 99 mph. VW spokespeople call this “sailing”
Shutting the engine down like this increases the engine-off operation of the Touareg into a range other hybrids have yet to achieve.
Take your foot off the gas pedal while coasting down an exit ramp and the engine shuts down. Lift your your foot from the throttle as you approach a pair of semis blocking the freeway, and the V-6 goes silent.
You can drive the Touareg at 80 mph for more than a mile in complete silence.
Read more about VW’s new hybrid Touareg at Car and Driver.
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