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THE premium end of the SUV market is a tough segment to crack and Volkswagen is renewing its efforts with its Touareg by releasing a V10 diesel-powered performance model called the R50. Taking the German giant's Toaureg to even greater heights, in terms of both performance and price, the $130,000 R50 is significantly quicker (but not that much less fuel-efficient) than the 5.0-litre V10 version upon which it is based. Despite that, in a surprise move that doesn't follow the tradition of its established German SUV rivals, it costs only $8000 more. The R50 currently accounts for no less than one-fifth of Volkswagen Australia's Touareg sales volume, indicating it could well become the shot in the arm the historic car-maker's luxury SUV so deperately needs.
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CHRYSLER: 300C	LEXUS: IS250	Skoda: Octavia
CITROEN: C4	LOTUS: Elise	SMART: ForTwo
DODGE: Nitro	MAZDA: Mazda3	SSANGYONG: Actyon Sports 4X4
FIAT: 500	MERCEDES-BENZ: C-Class	SUBARU: Forester
FORD: Falcon	MINI: Cooper	SUZUKI: Swift
HOLDEN: Commodore	MITSUBISHI: Lancer	TOYOTA: Corolla
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HYUNDAI: Getz	PEUGEOT: 308	VOLVO: XC90
JAGUAR: X-Type	PORSCHE: Cayenne

Based on official VFACTs sales figures for the month of July, 2008

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