The Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 was an off-road competition car specially designed to take part in the
rally raids
Rally or rallye may refer to:
Gatherings
* Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
* Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event
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with the main objective of winning the
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal, ...
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Dakar victories
''NOTE: Because of the
2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania
The 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania happened on 24 December 2007. The attack happened near Aleg, 250 km east of the capital Nouakchott.
The victims, five French tourists on holiday, were attacked while they were having a picnic ...
, the ASO postponed and relocated the Dakar Rally in 2008, and the race became the
2008 Central Europe Rally
The Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary, and served as the relocated 2008 edition of the Dakar Rally, the 30th running of the event.Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route
The Amaury Spor ...
. The ASO deferred all Dakar entries to that event, which is technically part of the Dakar lineage.''
See also
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Volkswagen Touareg
The Volkswagen Touareg (German pronunciation: ) is a car produced by German automaker Volkswagen Group since 2002 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant. A five-seater mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the vehicle was named after the nomadic Tuareg peo ...
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Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 Specs
Rally cars
Rally raid cars
Dakar Rally winning cars