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The Volkswagen Group's Qatar Motor Show rollout continues in full force today, as the German automaker lifted the veil off two all-new SUV concept cars bearing the Touareg nameplate. The Race Touareg 3 Qatar is a street legal version of the racecar that took part in this year’s Dakar competition, while the Touareg Gold Edition is a one-of-kind special decorated with 24-carat gold parts.
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- Detroit Show: Vw Touareg Lux Limited Edition
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- La Show: Vw Race Touareg V12 Tdi Trophy Truck
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Cars
Volkswagen Brings Some Bling to Qatar with Touareg Gold Edition and Street-Legal Race Touareg Concepts
The Volkswagen Group's Qatar Motor Show rollout continues in full force today, as the German automaker lifted the veil off two all-new SUV concept cars bearing the Touareg nameplate. The Race Touareg 3 Qatar is a street legal version of the racecar that took part in this year’s Dakar competition, while the Touareg Gold Edition is a one-of-kind special decorated with 24-carat gold parts.
So, different cars for different needs, although we’re pretty sure that there are plenty of thrill seeking sheiks with a gold fetish out there interested in buying both, should the concepts ever make it into series production.
Powered by an unspecified 310HP engine, the Race Touareg 3 is a no compromise beast capable to sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than six seconds, built with know-how acquired in one of the toughest rally races in the world.
Read more »- Volkswagen Marks Touareg's 10th Birthday With Special Edition X
It has been 10 years since Volkswagen entered the mid-size crossover segment for the very first with the Touareg Mk1 that was displayed for the world to see at the 2002 Paris Motor Show. To commemorate the Touareg's 10th anniversary, the German...
- Vw Motorsport Reveals Its Latest, Greatest Touareg Sand Stormer
For those who own a Volkswagen Touareg and don't follow motorsports, shame on you. What you're driving is related to a Dakar Rally winner. In fact, if you haven't seen the racing variant of Volkswagen's bruiser hopping dunes, go download...
- Detroit Show: Vw Touareg Lux Limited Edition
In parallel to the U.S. debut of the Touareg V6 TDI, Volkswagen also introduced a new special edition model of its high-end SUV at the Detroit Show that will only be available in the States. Offered with the new 225HP V6 TDI and two gasoline engines,...
- La Show: Vw Race Touareg V12 Tdi Trophy Truck
This dune monster is the VW Race Touareg TDI Trophy Truck and it will run the 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race in the SCORE Trophy Truck class. As you may have already guessed, the race buggy doesn't share anything in common with the...
- Premium Bond: 24-carat Gold Aston Martin Db7
At a time when stock markets are tumbling, people are losing their jobs and the auto industry is struggling to make ends meet, there's one company that's as good as gold: Alchemist. You may remember the London-based firm from our previous story...