VOLKSWAGEN AIMS

TO CLINCH DIESEL HAT-TRICK AT DAKAR RALLY Read more

Giniel de Villiers honoured

as Bridgestone/Guild of Motoring Journalists … Read more

AMAROK SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES DAKAR RALLY ENDURANCE TEST

A fleet of 35 new Volkswagen Amarok pick-ups successfully fulfilled their role as support vehicles to the winning Volkswagen motorsport team and the official organisers, ASO, in the gruelling long-distance Dakar Rally enduring extreme temperatures, altitudes and terrains with no problems at all. 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

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

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

VW AMAROK TAKES ON DAKAR RALLY

Eight months before it arrives in the UK this September, the new Volkswagen pick-up, the Amarok, is demonstrating its power, durability and off-road performance by following the Volkswagen Motorsport team currently taking part in the gruelling Dakar rally across some of the toughest terrain in South America. Read more