1/43 VW Touareg, 1nd gen (facelift) & 2rd gen

The Touareg's first facelift was unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, and debuted in North America as a 2008 model. It now features the shield grille from others in the Volkswagen Passenger Cars range. The updated Touareg has more than 2300 redesigned parts.

The new Touareg features a world first in automotive headlight technology: the "glare-free high beam".("Dynamic Light Assist" at Volkswagen). Unlike an adaptive high beam system, the newest system continually and gradually adjusts not only the range of the high-beam, but also its pattern. The beam pattern changes its direction continually so that vehicles in front are not being illuminated, while the area surrounding them is being constantly illuminated at high beam intensity.

The facelifted 1st gen Touareg is made by Minichamps. Pretty decent finish and paint works. The interior is at about the average of Minichamp's quality. The headlights are well shaped and the Trims seem a little boring.

1st Gen Touareg

Make: Volkswagen
Model: Touareg
Model brand: Minichamps
Scale: 1/43
Release year: 2007


2nd Gen Touareg

Make: Volkswagen
Model: Touareg
Model brand: Schuco
Scale: 1/43
Release year: 2010

1/43 BMW X6 D.E. & Volkswagen Touareg by Schuco

BMW X6 in Vermillion Red. Schuco's BMW products are always having their highest standard. Besides its opening hood feature, this is the first Schuco model I see has the individual safety belt details. For I wish a better wheel design, I hope Schuco could release a X6M version.

Make: BMW
Model: X6
Model brand: Schuco
Scale: 1/43
Release year: 2010


The Touareg is another masterpiece.

Make: Volkswagen
Model: Touareg
Model brand: Schuco
Scale: 1/43
Release year: 2010

1/43 VW Passat B6 by Minichamps and Passat CC by Schuco

I bought this Passat B6 two years ago from E-bay. It cost me $20 shipped. There used to have lots of cheap models and bargains on E-bay at that time. Not like now, you can seldom find any Minichamps, HPI racing, Spark or Schuco that below their retail prices.

The Passat B6 is not an ugly car however I prefer B5's outline better. The Minichamps has made a decent work on the B6 yet there are a lot more can improve: The front and rear lights and the wind shield wiper for instance. The paint is fairly good on my model which is lucky. The interior is dull and full car lacks details. It seems the Minichamps put more efforts on their Bentley products over others.

A few photos are taken with its little brother, the CC by schuco:

Make: Volkswagen
Model: Passat
Model brand: Minichamps
Scale: 1/43
Release year: 2008