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World record setting Touareg visits Wolfsburg

World record setting Touareg visits Wolfsburg

Rainer Zietlow and his team have set a new course record in the renowned Carretera Panamericana race with a driving time of just 11 days, 17 hours and 22 minutes, driving a Volkswagen Touareg 3.0-litre V6 TDI.

X-ray vision gives Volkswagen a virtual training advantage

X-ray vision gives Volkswagen a virtual training advantage

Volkswagen is expanding the use of an innovative technique designed to give service personnel a new edge – by offering them an x-ray view ‘inside’ the car.

Volkswagen’s new Dakar Challenger

Volkswagen’s new Dakar Challenger

Replacing the Race Touareg 2, twice winner in 2009 and 2010 of the gruelling Dakar Rally and the first diesel-powered vehicle ever to win the event, the new Race Touareg 3 promises to be faster and more efficient while retaining the immense strength and durability of the outgoing car.

Ordering opens for new Volkswagen Touareg

Ordering opens for new Volkswagen Touareg

Volkswagen has announced prices for the new Touareg as it opens for ordering in UK Retailers today ahead of the first customer deliveries taking place in October.

All-new Touareg - Lighter, cleaner and ready for all conditions

All-new Touareg - Lighter, cleaner and ready for all conditions

The all-new Touareg has been unveiled – a car which is up to 200 kg lighter and up to 20 per cent more fuel efficient than the model it replaces.

Volkswagen Touareg Bluemotion now available

Volkswagen Touareg Bluemotion now available

A BlueMotion version of the Touareg is now available to order, offering improved fuel efficiency and emissions of 219 g/km, well below the tax threshold of less than 225 g/km.

Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 takes shape for 2009 ‘Dakar’ Rally

Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 takes shape for 2009 ‘Dakar’ Rally

The ‘Dakar’ Rally 2009 promises to be the most demanding test yet for the Volkswagen Motorsport team, as it prepares to take on some of the harshest and most challenging terrain on the planet with four examples of the Race Touareg 2.

New common rail diesel in Touareg

New common rail diesel in Touareg

The Touareg range is set to benefit from the introduction of a revised 3.0-litre V6 TDI common rail diesel engine which promises to deliver greater refinement and a useful boost in power while returning higher fuel economy and emitting less CO2.

Touareg gains power boost as new R50 model goes on sale

Touareg gains power boost as new R50 model goes on sale

Volkswagen has revealed full details of its range-topping Touareg luxury 4x4 – the R50 – which offers customers more power and equipment, and boasts one of the most powerful diesel engines available on the market.

Volkswagen Touareg Stanley conquers the globe

Volkswagen Touareg Stanley conquers the globe

The Volkswagen Touareg Stanley has been on exhibit since the start of this month in the “i-Space” of the Science Centre in the island state of Singapore. This area is dedicated to current technological developments.

Volkswagen Touareg BlueTDI

Volkswagen Touareg BlueTDI

Volkswagen Touareg BlueTDI forms part of Volkswagen’s BlueMotion park exhibit at the Geneva Motor Show – highlighting current and future drivetrain and fuel technologies being developed by Volkswagen.

Volkswagen Touareg takes on key role in the Dakar Rally

Volkswagen Touareg takes on key role in the Dakar Rally

The new Volkswagen Touareg is set to face its toughest test yet as it prepares to act as a support vehicle to the bespoke Race Touareg 2 on the Dakar Rally. The event has run since 1979 and, for 2007, totals 4,309 km of stages taking in the most inhospitable terrain to push the tolerances of the vehicles, drivers and the teams.

Volkswagen Touareg prices announced

Volkswagen Touareg prices announced

The new Touareg is now available to order ahead of its arrival in showrooms on 1 March 2007. With a host of new technologies and fresh styling Touareg prices will start from £29,465 on the road RRP for the 2.5-litre TDI 174 PS with DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) before rising to £57,535 for the range-topping Altitude 5.0-litre V10 TDI DPF.

Volkswagen Touareg successfully tows a Boeing 747

Volkswagen Touareg successfully tows a Boeing 747

A Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI has succeeded in towing a Boeing 747-200 weighing approximately 155 tonnes. Watched by engineers, Volkswagen personnel and bemused passers-by, the Touareg V10 TDI completed seven complete runs on the auxiliary runway at Dunsfold Aerodrome, 40 miles south west of London.

New Touareg breaks cover ahead of world debut at Paris

New Touareg breaks cover ahead of world debut at Paris

Volkswagen has revealed the first photographs of its new Touareg luxury 4x4, ahead of its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show next week.