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 carmaker has prepared a limited edition version of the second-generation model, appropriately named "X" (the Roman symbol for 10), which sports a number of special features.

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Volkswagen Touareg Treks From Melbourne to St. Petersburg in Record Time

Take note: 17 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes is the all-new world record for a trip spanning from Melbourne, Australia, to St. Petersburg Russia. The trip was performed with a Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI and spanned 23,000 kilometers (14,000 miles), nine different countries and over two major bodies of water. Read more »

Very Nice: VW Driver Goes through a Swimming Lake, then Wonders Why Bathers are Pissed Off

Who needs "reality TV" when you have all these golden moments caught on camera?

A seemingly tipsy driver of a Volkswagen Touareg thought he would impress the men, woman and children playing around and swimming in a lake by showing off his vehicle's off-road and in-water credentials.

For some reason, the skinny-dippers didn’t appreciate the move and attacked the driver and the passenger of the German SUV.

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