Dakar tests with Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 in Morocco

“Dakar” tests with Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 in Morocco – Volkswagen Motorsport: “The Volkswagen team is preparing for the upcoming Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile at the beginning of January with further tests.

From 18 to 26 October suspension set-ups and long runs of the Race Touareg 2 around Erfoud, Morocco, are on the agenda.

The tests are run with two of the 280-hp ‘Dakar’ prototypes and the driver pairings Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F), Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (ZA/D) and Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/ZA).



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