Filed under: Diesel , Hybrid , Volkswagen , New York Auto Show 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery We had the opportunity to chat about the new Touareg with Volkswagen of America communications director Steve Keyes at the New York Auto Show this week. The all-new and much lighter second-generation Touareg debuted last month in Geneva with VW’s first production hybrid drivetrain.

Filed under: New York Auto Show , Hybrid , SUV , Volkswagen , Off-Road 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen has just unveiled its 2011 Touareg for the first time in the States, giving us Americans a chance to see the slimmed down SUV and its hybrid sibling that we first saw at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. This second generation Touareg will still have a diesel option, but for those who like to feel even better about themselves while they gently crush wildflowers in the Arctic National Preserve, there’s also a hybrid model offered for the first time in a VW SUV.