Is this what the 2024 Volkswagen Touareg will look like? What we know so far about the updated BMW X5, Volvo XC90 rival

The facelifted 2024 Volkswagen Touareg is coming, with teasers and small details trickling through ahead of its mid-2023 reveal, but now we've got a much better idea of how it'll look.

You might have seen some interior teaser photos from Volkswagen in which the multimedia screen gave a bit of a look at what to expect from the facelifted Touareg in terms of design.

The new-car digital artists at Kolesa.ru, known for their relatively accurate renders well ahead of time, have put together this render based on both the current production Touareg's shape and the elements seen in the images from Volkswagen's own screen.

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While the facelift isn't a radical departure from the Touareg's current design, it does introduce a tail-light bar across the rear, a similar treatment with the front grille light bar, and a larger lower grille for the front bumper.

Specific details of what we should expect from the variants that come to Australia, including specification and timing, isn't locked in yet, but we do expect to finally see the arrival of the plug-in hybrid Tiguan R performance SUV.

The facelifted 2024 Volkswagen Touareg is coming, with teasers and small details trickling through ahead of its mid-2023 reveal.

With a 3.0-litre turbo-petrol V6 engine and electric motor making 340kW/700Nm in the current-gen Touareg R, it's possible the facelifted version could bring a little more power with it.

Currently, 0-100km/h takes just 5.1 seconds, VW says.

The most expensive Touareg available in Australia right now is the $117,540 (before on-roads) R-Line, so if the R does lob, expect it to be priced well north of $120,000 thanks to its hybridisation and higher performance spec.