Need a car to tow your jumbo sized caravan?

monkeymax · November 29th, 2006, 12:04 AM

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=15485

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TOUAREG TOWS 747 IN VW STUNT

A Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI has succeeded in towing a Boeing 747-200 weighing approximately 155 tonnes. The only question is: why?

Watched by engineers, Volkswagen personnel and bemused passers-by, the Touareg V10 TDI completed seven complete runs on the auxiliary runway at Dunsfold Aerodrome, 40 miles south west of London.

The vehicle was a standard production Touareg fitted with a special towing adaptor to connect it with the aircraft towing link and loaded with 4.3 tonnes of metal ballast to bring its total weight to just over seven tonnes including the driver, an engineer from the technical department at the company’s headquarters in Germany.

The car’s engine, self-levelling air suspension, wheels, tyres and structure were all standard. One precaution that turned out to be unnecessary was the fitment of the 4.56 axle ratio from the Touareg V8 model in place of the 3.27 gearing of the V10. This was established as the demonstration was conducted in the second of the Touareg’s 12 forward gears rather than first. The final modification was to change the outer body panels for photographic purposes so that this example was visually the same as the next generation Touareg which is due to be launched next year.

The attempt was designed to demonstrate the reserves of strength and durability of the Touareg V10 TDI. This model won The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards full-size 4x4 category in 2004 and 2005 - so if you've got a 150 tonne 'van to lug, this baby could be on your shortlist.

It does go on, but I've not copied it all here.

Wonder where this was done then... and what else is done there... and what else that plane was featured in... hmmmm...

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YF19pilot · November 29th, 2006, 12:50 AM

not saying it, not saying it... images/smilies/whistling.gif

okay, I'm saying it, REPOST!

http://forums.finalgear.com/general-automotive/vw-touareg-tows-a-747-a-15021/

had you looked like 6 lines further down on the front page of this forum...

Viper007Bond · November 29th, 2006, 1:02 AM

I think this is like the 3rd or 4th repost. images/smilies/lol.gif

November 29th, 2006, 12:50 AM	#2
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November 29th, 2006, 1:02 AM	#3
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