Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI Races To The Clouds

The Volkswagen Touareg is a creation straight fromVolkswagen Touareg sure has proved that it can
the Volkswagen AG. It has been in production sinceovercome various types of terrain and road conditions
the year 2004 and at present, more and more units ofyet without even harming its Volkswagen car parts.
this vehicle is still continuously crafted. It is an entrant toAnyhow, if you are interested in going to the off road
the midsize sport utility vehicle segment and it comesand taking the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI with you,
as an SUV that holds four doors. It has foundthen you are most certainly going to love this piece of
competition in the likes of the Nissan Murano, Landnews: the vehicle is going to be on sale in the US
Rover LR3, Mercedes Benz M Class, and the BMWstarting this September. And yes, it will be coming with
X5.a diesel particulate filter which is something new in the
And despite the fact that it is still a new vehicle, it hasUS auto market. In fact, in the US, the Volkswagen
already scaled heights. Literally. Just recently, oneTouareg V10 TDI would be the very first vehicle made
version of the Volkswagen Touareg, the Touareg V10for the off road that comes with a turbo-diesel engine
TDI, has entered the "Race to the Clouds" competition.and a particulate filter.
This is the first time that this event was held and itIt would perhaps be sold in the US for about $53,300.
seems to be quite a legendary happening. After all, itAnd if you have this much money, you would be taking
does take much power and much capabilities for ahome a Volkswagen Touareg TDI that has an engine
vehicle to reach the summit of Pikes Peak whichthat could produce 128 kW at 174 bhp. Or if you are
soars at 4,300 meters. But it was like child's play forpining for the European version of this vehicle which
the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI for this vehicle hashas been created with a power of 230kW and 313
been built for off road travails and adventures.bhp, you should better be ready to shell out some
The official name of the competition is "Pike Peaks$96,000.
International Hillclimbing Contest." And it looked like the