Strong South African connection at launch of Volkswagen Race Touareg 3

The new Volkswagen Race Touareg 3, with which Volkswagen aims to win its third successive diesel victory in the Dakar Rally in South America in January 2011, has successfully completed three weeks of extensive testing in Spain and Morocco recently and will be officially introduced to the world in Trier (Germany) on Friday (August 20). It will then make its competitive debut in the Silk Way Rally in Russia from September 11 to 18. Read more

VOLKSWAGEN AIMS

TO CLINCH DIESEL HAT-TRICK AT DAKAR RALLY Read more

Pitchford and de Villiers did SA Proud

… on the 32nd Dakar Rally
The proud record of South African competitors on the Dakar Rally, the world’s longest and toughest motor sport event, was further enhanced in Argentina and Chile these past two weeks by Ralph Pitchford and Giniel de Villiers. Read more

Sainz heads historic 1-2-3 for VW

Former world rally champion Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz of Spain led an historic Volkswagen 1-2-3 in the 32nd Dakar Rally in Argentina on Saturday when they brought their Race Touareg home in a time of 47h 10min 00sec after 14 days and 9 000 km of marathon off road racing. Read more

Volkswagen still 1-2-3

No change at the top…three Volkswagen Race Touaregs continue to occupy the top three places in the 32nd Dakar Rally with overall leaders Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz of Spain winning stage ! Read more

Al-Attiyah closes on Sainz

Two punctures slowed overall leaders Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz on stage 11 of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, with the Spanish pair finishing the 220 km special between Santiago and San Juan in ninth place, 7m 19s behin! d the winning BMW X3 of Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit and Swede Tina Thorner. Read more

First stage win for Sainz

Former world rally champion Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz won their first stage on this year’s Dakar Rally when they took their diesel-engined Volkswagen Race Touareg to victory in special stage 10 on Tuesday. Read more

Al-Attiyah wins 3rd stage, De Villiers 3rd

Nasser Al Attiyah won his third stage on the 2010 Dakar Rally on Monday and led home another Volkswagen 1-2-3 between Copiapo and La Serena in Chile. Read more

De Villiers loses misses 1st stage win

Defending Dakar Rally champion Giniel de Villiers was in top form on the eighth stage of this year’s edition of the world’s toughest motor race. Giniel led the 472-km sprint from Antofagasta to Copiapo in Chile until stopped by two successive punctures on his Volkswagen Race Touareg within the last seven kilometres Read more

VW 1-2-3 overall; Miller and Pitchford third

Three Volkswagen Race Touaregs continue to lead the Dakar Rally after Thursday’s 418-km sixth stage from Antofagasta to Iquique in Chile. Read more

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