VW SHOWS OFF NEW DAKAR CHALLENGER
VW shows off new Dakar amateur German firm’s Race Touareg 3 makes admission in Germany.
The ultimate off-roader just got better. This is the Race Touareg 3, the latest adaptation of VW’s diesel-powered amateur that has won the allegorical Dakar assemblage for the endure two years. And the latest adaptation promises to be bigger than ever, authoritative it favourite for a echo success at next year’s event.
The newcomer boasts a amount of improvements over its predecessor, including new carbon fibre and Kevlar bodywork which has been optimized to advance cooling – capital for a car which contest in temperatures which ability the top 40s Celsius. The new Touareg has aswell acquired new LED lights which accompany its looks into band with the recently-launched assembly Touareg.
The racer is powered by a awful acquainted twin-turbo 2.5-litre agent engine which has been distinctively optimized for the altitudes of over 15,000 anxiety accomplished on the Dakar. The assemblage delivers 296bhp and 600Nm to all four auto and can barrage the car from 0-62mph in 6.1 abnormal no amount what the terrain.
The Touareg 3 has been activated to its banned in alertness for the rigors of the Dakar. The aperture attack analysis saw the VW Motorsport aggregation arbor up over 6,000 accelerated miles, which equates to a greater ambit than Formula 1 cars awning in an absolute season.
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