VW shows street-legal version of Race Touareg 3 at the 2011 Qatar Auto Show

At the 2011 Qatar Auto Show, it appears that automakers are racing against each other to offer vehicles that can participate in extreme games. Volkswagen presented two special versions of the Touareg -- a street-legal incarnation of the Race Touareg 3 (dubbed Qatar) and the Touareg Gold Edition. The carmaker is offering a tamer version of the Touareg 3 that raced in the 2011 Dakar Rally earlier this month. This version is capable of delivering 310 hp and instead of 16-inch rims, it now has a set of gold-finished 18-inch ones (
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Bmw8ter - 1/27/2011 11:30:26 AM

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Clutch pedal? That gear lever doesn't look like an H pattern. What kind of transmission is on this thing?

truckman - 1/27/2011 1:48:25 PM

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I love the full cage! All vehicles should come with an integrated chromolly interior cage, I would rather have the same size tires that win races in the Dakar, 16in rims would have more sidewall required for off road and also cheaper, I would hate to know the cost, but I am very happy with the direction VW is going, When you want a sports car you can choose countless high performance cars that perform and could go on the track and scare the life out of you, unfortunately when it comes to 4x4s all you get is stickers and shocks with a commercial of the 4x4 that they are trying to sell you driving through some puddle with some manly man endorsing it as the truck... It appears to have longer A arms? Now the competition will have to follow suit.This now belongs in the real truck category, all it needs is some bumpers and 16in rims.

truckman - 1/29/2011 12:18:24 PM

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One of the most interesting articles and no posts? And I was de boosted,? I hate being de boosted by morons that know little to nothing about the subject, maybe I was deboosted for suggesting that the rims should remain at the race size of 16, 18in rims on this is more for the street, with 18s I wouldn't want anything less than a 36in tire.