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Sydney 2007: Volkswagen Touareg R50 in the flesh

click above image to view exclusive high-res live shots of the VW R50 On sale this November, the Volkswagen R50 is the German automaker's first attempt at a performance oriented SUV. After seeing the R50 live in person at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, our man on the floor reports back that Wolfsburg has a winner here. The R50 is based on the Touareg TDI with the firm's 5.0L V10 diesel engine. In R50 guise, the V10 gets an ECU tweak to pump more pressurized air from the twin turbos to produce 350 HP at 3,500 RPM and ... Read more →

Volkswagen Touareg R50: Stump pulling in style Damon Lavrinc

Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics of the Touareg R50. After releasing a teaser last week, Volkswagen finally let loose official details about the Touareg R50 before its debut at ...

Volkswagen Touareg R50 takes on Porsche's Cayenne Damon Lavrinc

Volkswagen is taking its R-series of hopped-up rides to the next extreme with the release of the Touareg R50 next week at the Australian International Motor Show. V-Dub claims that the R50 will be ...

High performance R-badged Touareg on its way John Neff

According to AutoTelegraaf, a loose-lipped V-dub employee spilled the beans that the German automaker is developing an R-badged high-performance version of the Touareg SUV. Unlike current gas-powered ...

Sydney 2007: Volkswagen Touareg R50 in the flesh 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view exclusive high-res live shots of the VW R50 On sale this November, the Volkswagen R50 is the German automaker's first attempt at a performance oriented SUV. After seeing the R50 live in person at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, our man on the floor ...

Volkswagen Touareg R50: Stump pulling in style 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics of the Touareg R50. After releasing a teaser last week, Volkswagen finally let loose official details about the Touareg R50 before its debut at the Sydney Motor Show this Sunday. VW tweaked the ECU to huff extra boost into the twin-turbo'd ...

Volkswagen Touareg R50 takes on Porsche's Cayenne 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen is taking its R-series of hopped-up rides to the next extreme with the release of the Touareg R50 next week at the Australian International Motor Show. V-Dub claims that the R50 will be one of the most powerful SUVs on the market, producing a "generous" increase in power over the 313 HP ...

High performance R-badged Touareg on its way 2 years ago on Autoblog

According to AutoTelegraaf, a loose-lipped V-dub employee spilled the beans that the German automaker is developing an R-badged high-performance version of the Touareg SUV. Unlike current gas-powered R variants such as the R32 Golf and upcoming R36 Passat, the R-badged Touareg will likely be based ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Chris Paukert joins the usual crew of Chris, Sam, and Dan, summarily classing up the joint.

 
 

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