Engineering:Volkswagen Race Touareg 2
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| Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Production | 2009-2011 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Rally raid |
| Layout | 4-wheel drive |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 |
The Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 is an off-road competition car specially designed to take part in the rally raids with the main objective of winning the Dakar Rally.[1]
Dakar victories
| Year | Driver | Co-driver |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (CE) |  Carlos Sainz
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 Michel Périn
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| 2009 |  Giniel de Villiers
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 Dirk von Zitzewitz
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| 2010 | Carlos Sainz
|
Lucas Cruz
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NOTE: Because of the 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania, the ASO postponed and relocated the Dakar Rally in 2008, and the race became the 2008 Central Europe Rally. The ASO deferred all Dakar entries to that event, which is technically part of the Dakar lineage.
See also
References
- ↑ "Volkswagen Race Touareg - three Dakar Rally wins in a row". snaplap.net. http://www.snaplap.net/volkswagen-race-touareg/. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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