A Closer look To The Volkswagen Team At The Dakar

This is the Race Touareg 2 by Volkswagen. It is the winner of the Dakar 2010.

These are the main specifications:

Five-cylinder in-line TDI diesel engine, two-stage turbo-charging system with two exhaust turbo chargers and inter-cooling, longitudinally mounted behind the front axle. The displacement is 2,500 cc with a power output of 300 hp. It has a Sequential five-speed racing gearbox, and It is a permanent four-wheel drive car. It goes from 0 to 100 Kph in 6.1 seconds, and its maximum speed is 190 Kph.

This is how the cockpit looks like:

This is the process of loading the service trucks with all the replacement parts that the car might need during the race:

As you can see It requires a lot of organization, preparation, and hard work to win the Dakar. Congratulations to the Volkswagen team!

This is the Touareg that you can find at your local store in the U.S. It sells for approximately $40,850.00 U.S. dollars. For more specifications go to www.vw.com/touareg/completespecs/en/us/#engineering

Pictures courtesy of http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/