re: My asst is looking at buying a VW Touareg with AWD and V8... Any insight?

Whoever designed the interior of the XC90's, gets it. Out of the last three SUV's I've owned, ML, RR, and XC90, the xc90 has been the best. It was also the most reliable by a long shot. The ML was actually pretty good because it was a CRD but the interior was dog shite and the running gear was slapped together by a 12yr old.