VW Race Touareg 2

Win in the Morocco Rally

Engines designed by Spiess-Tuning are not only extremely successful when it comes to circuit racing. They also celebrate major successes in off-circuit events such as the Morocco Rally, held from 31st May to 05th June, 2006. There, Giniel de Villiers and his co-pilot, Dirk von Zitzewitz, secured their second consecutive win in the FIA Marathon Rally World Cup.

With their Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, the South African and his German co-driver had won two stages and started the sixth and final day of the event as leaders in the overall standings. At the end of the 3:11.04-hour special stage and a total time of 15:02.31 hours, Giniel de Villiers held a 19.04-minute lead over France's Jean-Luis Schlesser (Schlesser-Ford), with third place also being secured by a Volkswagen Race Touareg 2: Carlos Sousa (Portugal) and Andreas Schulz (Germany) crossed the finish line 41.09 minutes behind the leaders.

The five-cylinder TDI in-line engine delivering a massive torque was designed in the garages of Spiess-Tuning, located in Ditzingen. Here, the engines for the VW works involvement are prepared. The economical Diesel engine delivers about 275bhp.

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