Volkswagen Race Touareg 2

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]

Volkswagen Race Touareg 2
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Production2009-2011
Body and chassis
ClassRally raid
Layout4-wheel drive
Chronology
SuccessorVolkswagen Race Touareg 3

Dakar victories

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Year Driver Co-driver
2008 (CE)   Carlos Sainz   Michel Périn
2009   Giniel de Villiers   Dirk von Zitzewitz
2010   Carlos Sainz   Lucas Cruz

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Volkswagen Race Touareg - three Dakar Rally wins in a row". snaplap.net. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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