Volkswagen Touareg successfully tows a Boeing 747

I love the Volkswagen Touareg in blue.

What an odd, amazing feat.

odd, yet incredibly meaningful. That TDI motor is awesome. I drove it when it came out in 2004 and just a quick tap to the gas pedal at speed would lift the nose of the car noticeably.

A Landcruiser V8 will be to "underpowered" to perform the same feat. The V10 TDI has a lot of torque reserves which enabled it to pull this off.

JakeKann, your Toyota bias is keeping you from seeing clearly. To say that an LC, no matter how great it is, could pull this is just moronic.

The Land Cruiser has what is possibly the worst V-8 engine on sale today. It has 4.7L, but originally had only 240hp and now makes use of 268hp, the lowest in its class. There is no way it would be able to pull this- weight has something to do with how much a car can pull, but if they're both trucks, it's torque that counts. The Land Cruiser barely has any compared to the Touareg TDI.

powerful?
again, only 250 hp.
and it does 0-60 in 10-11 seconds!
i know thats not the point, but the LC is no math for the touareg.

Jake, what does the Landcruiser have to do with this? Are you feeling embarassed or something because it was a VW which pulled this off, and not a Toyota? There was no need to bring up the Landcruiser, which needs an update BTW.

My guess, you're another troll eh?
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That's exactly what I was going to so, give or take a few words.

And yes, you sound like another troll / fanboy. Probably a fanboy since you sound pretty stupid to me.

From Autoblog:




-Touareg V10 TDI tows a 747-

This bit of news will no doubt be a big badge of honor for the few owners there are out there of the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI. VW is hoping the number of Touareg TDI owners will grow, and demonstrated the diesel ute's mighty pulling power recently in a press event that pitted it against the standing weight of a Boeing 747. The Touareg was "lightly modified" with the addition of 7,030 kg (15,498 lbs.) of ballast weight (!) and the fitment of the 4.56 axle from Touareg V8 model. The latter mod turned out to be unnecessary since the driver, Uew Krieghoff, performed the stunt in the low ratio, second gear. Other than that, the Touareg was also fitted with a special tow adapter to marry the two vehicles together and wore outer body panels that made it look the same as the next gen Touareg being launched early next year. The engine, transmission, suspension, tires and brakes were all stock.

The plane used for the stunt was a decommissioned Boeing 747-200 that weighs 155 tons. VW had initially calculated the Touareg could successfully pull 200 tons, and had even done a dry run with a 190-ton Boeing 747-400. Unfortunately, the only plane that could be acquired for the PR stunt was this one that is usually used as a giant prop in films. Apparently it didn't put up much of a fight, as the Touareg towed the jet 150 meters at 5 mph before slowing itself and the plane to a stop with its stock brakes. Impressive indeed, and we think the Touareg V10 TDI has laid down the gauntlet for our domestic heavy haulers. Let's see what crazy objects the Ford Super-Duty, Chevy Silverado HD and Dodge Ram 3500 can tug around.

Very impressive!

OMG! Now I know why this plane looks familiar!

It's the one from Casino Royale!!!!

How the hell do you know that?

That's a little uncanny. Noticing things like that.

Look at this pic: http://www.automotoportal.com/photos/volkswagen-touareg-successfully-tows-a-boeing-747/2

It has the wierd double engine with a pylon of something on the end.

they are dummy engines, for safety/expense reasons.
msn cars uk has the article and a lot of pics too.
the journalist from it actually drove the touareg, he gives a great description of the event.
http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=1317627

Excellent power !!!

Amazing, no doubt!

Let's compare the two:

VW Touareg V10 TDI: 5 liter TDI diesel engine producing 310 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque all with 17 city and 22 highway EPA fuel economy.

Toyota Land Cruiser: 4.7 liter gasoline V8 producing 275 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque with 13 city and 17 highway EPA fuel economy.

Here's the Hummer H1 Alpha.

300 HP

520 LB.-FT of torque

41.5:1 crawl ration

Actually the current 6.6 Duramax from GM has 650 ft/lb of torque, 6 six transmission, dual rear wheels and a 20,000 lb towing capacity but it is not a mid size SUV. I doubt any other SUV could do that.

Ok i see if you want a SUV to tow a 747 buy a toureg but if you want a good SUV buy a X5.

That's impressive.

I don't know why that Jake guy brings up the Landcruiser though. Somehow, I think this guy is tamed version of that Lexus Dude who was screwing around these boards. Anyone else think so?

I saw one of those the other day..... It doesnt look as nice as it does on the computer.... LOL. I love the Touareg.

This is the updated 2008 version that will be sold here early next year.

utahkid2?

Chewy, it's actually an 06 model made to look like the 2008 version.

put a few americans in there and you're close.

A 5,000 pound trailer is considered 5,000 pound trailer. Like saying that a person weights 180 pounds is considered a 180 pound person.

Cars don't lift things they pull them. I know physics, don't worry.

who cares.. its a vw!. not worth anything.

Can an X5 do this?

NO.

You're not worth anything.

Too bad the plane wasn't green?

Remeber! A Boeing 747-200 is about 400 tons fully laden! I wonder if it could do that

Remeber! A Boeing 747-200 is about 400 tons fully laden! I wonder if it could do that

Remeber! A Boeing 747-200 is about 400 tons fully laden! I wonder if it could do that