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The Volkswagen Routan minivan is coming back for the 2011 model year. The VW Routan shares running gears with the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan, so the 2011 Routan will get similar updates, starting with an improved powertrain. The new Routan features a 3.8-liter Pentastar V6 engine matched with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Total power delivers a robust 283 horsepower (hp) and 260 lb.-ft. of torque.

 

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The VW Touareg Hybrid is promising to give the public V8 power with V6 fuel economy. The German automaker matched its gas engine with an electric motor, this results in an output of 380 horsepower and 428 pound-feet of torque - along with a 0-60 acceleration time of 6.2 seconds. This is raised from the base V6 with a 3.6-liter engine good for 280 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque.

A boost to Touareg's Hybrid's efficiency is its Start/Stop tech: this completely shuts off the engine when you take your foot off the gas, at speeds…