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The Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by German automaker Volkswagen since 2003. It was the third Sport Utility Vehicle from the automaker, after the much older Volkswagen 181 "Kurierwagen" and the Iltis. The Touareg was a joint project developed by Volkswagen and Porsche, who were also looking to add a luxury-type SUV to its lineup, as a cost-sharing initiative. The goal was to create an off-road vehicle that could handle like a sports car. The team, with over 300 people, was lead by Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, and was based in Weissach im Tal, Germany. The result of the joint project is that the Porsche Cayenne shares the Touareg's Volkswagen Group 7L platform, although there are styling, equipment, and technical differences between the two vehicles. The Volkswagen Touareg is built in Bratislava, Slovakia. The manufacturing plant shares production with Touareg-cousins, the Porsche Cayenne, and the Audi Q7. Due to the demand, and the exchange rates of euros against the US dollar, as well as different pricing and environmental policies in the USA, the V6 and V8 engine variants make up most of Volkswagen's American Touareg offering. The Touareg comes standard with four-wheel drive system. An automatic progressively locking center differential (with manual override), and a "low range" setting that can be activated with in-cabin controls. Options to make the vehicles more capable off-road include an available air suspension system which can raise the car's ride height on command, and an interior switch allowing the rear differential to be manually locked. Its load level ground clereance is at 6.3in, Off Road Level is at 9.6in and Xtra clearance of 11.8in. Second generation The Touareg's first facelift was unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, and debuted in North America as a 2008 model. It now features the shield grille from other Volkswagen vehicles. The updated Touareg has more than 2300 redesigned parts and boasts some new technological features: ABS Plus, which works in conjunction with the traction control system, and shortens the braking distance by up to 25% on loose surfaces; Front Scan, an adaptive cruise control system, which can slow or even stop the car depending on traffic conditions; Side Scan, a blind-spot warning system: it uses radar at the rear of the car to sense another car's presence, and causes LEDs built into the wing mirrors to flash. If the driver indicates to move out, the LEDs flash at an accelerated rate to warn the driver until the other vehicle moves out of the Touareg's field of vision. The Touareg R50 is the third VW line after the Golf and Passat to be given the 'R' treatment by Volkswagen Individual GmbH. The R50 global launch was at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show. The R50 is powered by the V10 TDI producing 350 PS / 258kW with 850Nm of torque. The R50 comes standard with 21 inch Omanyt wheels, sport-tuned air suspension, decorative 'engine spin' finish interior trim inlays and a 4 Zone Climatic climate control system. Touareg in motorsport In the 2003 Dakar rally raid, Volkswagen entered a team of rear wheel drive Tarek buggies. VW claimed 6th overall, driven by Stephane Henrard and co-driver Bobby Willis. In the following year, the 2004 Dakar Rally saw the debut rally for the T2 class purpose built Race Touareg by Volkswagen Motorsport. Bruno Saby and co driver Matthew Stevenson claimed 6th position overall. In the 2005 Dakar Rally, Jutta Kleinschmidt and co driver Fabrizio Pons claimed 3rd spot overall in the Race Touareg. In the 2006 Dakar Rally, VW driver Giniel de Villiers and co driver Tina Thorner claimed 2nd spot the highest ever for a diesel model in the new Race Touareg 2. It has a shorter wheelbase than the original Race Touareg, as well as increased visibility. For the 2007 Dakar Rally, VW driver Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford drove the Race Touareg 2 to 4th position overall. In the 2008 Central Europe Rally, Carlos Sainz drove his Race Touareg 2 to victory. Finally, in the 2009 edition of Rally Dakar, Volkswagen achieved a one-two result. Giniel de Villiers and co driver Dirk von Zitzewitz won the race ahead of Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford. With just two days to go, Carlos Sainz crashed out after dominating the rally for several days, thus preventing Volkswagen from making it a one-two-three result. Power Output: VW Dakar Racers 2007 Race-Touareg 2 (T2 spec) 2.5 TDI 285hp/209kW 2006 Race-Touareg 2 (T2 spec) 2.5 TDI 275hp/202kW 2005 Race-Touareg (T2 spec) 2.5 TDI 260hp/191kW 2004 Race-Touareg (T2 spec) 2.3 TDI 231hp/170kW 2003 Tarek 1.9 TDI 218hp/160kW

Engines Petrol engines 3.2 L 240 PS (237 hp/177 kW) V6 3.6 L 280 PS (276 hp/206 kW) V6 4.2 L 310 PS (306 hp/228 kW) V8 4.2 L 340 PS (335 hp/250 kW) V8 6.0 L 450 PS (444 hp/331 kW) W12, 599 N-m (442 ft-lbf) Diesel engines 2.5 L 174 PS (172 hp/128 kW) I5/R5 TDI 3.0 L 225 PS (222 hp/165 kW) V6 TDI, 500 N-m (369 ft-lbf) 5.0 L 313 PS (309 hp/230 kW) V10 TDI, 750 N-m (553 ft-lbf) 5.0 L 350 PS (345 hp/257 kW) V10 TDI, 850 N-m (627 ft-lbf) - R50 model