Team VW & The TDI Touareg at the Baja 1000

http://www.streetfire.net follows Team Volkswagen as they attempt to finish the famous Baja 1000 in the first diesel trophy truck to ever compete in the race.

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• baja
• 1000
• chase
• chopper
• diesel
• helicopter
• off
• race
• rally
• road
• suv
• tdi
• touareg
• trophy
• truck
• volkswagen
• vw
• off-road

[12valvepower1]

it is a 2wd rig. v12 diesel monster. twin fucking turbos.

25 inches travel front 30 inches rear. mmmm. damn.

it made it eventually. which is the first diesel powered trophy truck to compete sucssesfully in baja. not the first diesel obviously, that was banks. but trophy truck class yes. it was .

GO TDI ! GO VW1

[Porsche917LH]

Porsche should enter.

[biohazard1243]

now if VW fixed my car like this i would not be impressed, i would think its standard! but it takes 4 days to fix a stuipd wire harness! they can change a brake cyclinder in 3 hours!

[tpvalley]

@thecarnivore

baja and rally are similar, look at rally africa or other similar places, roll cages built around suspension and increased travel, Im not a fan of either btw just pointing out a mistake u made.

[mbeavs]

Sweet I made the video a few times. The opening graphics was a cool intro into the race coverage videos. Good Job Street Fire!

[12valvepower1]

well done SF. well done lads.

[12valvepower1]

trials and tribulations of a brand new truck going racing .. always happens. vw or ford of whatever

[dirtrider259]

looks like a porsche cayenne rear end

[fartknockgomez]

What I would do for one of those VW team jackets . . ..

[thecarnivore]

cuz they have a bulletproof platform that they don't need to pump money into. just like BFGoodrich has a great tire that they haven't needed to advertise, until General Tire made a comparable product.

[karstic]

Then why has it taken VW 30 somethin' years to actually factory sponsor a team? All those guys running VW platforms and powerplants have been independents.

[nokmuay1970]

Think that Mark miller proved this false with the VW Dakar vehicle he ran in baja on a demo run for media. They were suprised it made it, and even more suprised that at the end, tey felt it was a heavy contender for the win!