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"Dakar" 2010: extreme landscapes, new adventures
More desert, more heat, more altitude – the Dakar Rally is not just an automobile compe­tition. For the 500 participants it is the biggest adventure motorsport offers.




   
From production vehicle to prototype
When a Volkswagen moves across the starting ramp in Buenos Aires in January 2010 the brand can claim a unique presence. Volkswagen is the only automobile manufacturer to have experienced and helped to shape the early days as well as the more recent history of the Dakar Rally.


   
"Dakar" 2009: historic victory for Volkswagen with TDI technology
It was the biggest exploit in motorsport the Volkswagen brand had achieved so far: In January 2009 the factory squad from Wolfsburg clinched a one-two victory at the Dakar Rally


   
Long independence meets great freedom
A major sporting event as a kick off to an anni­versary year: In 2010 Argentina will celebrate 200 years of independence.



   
Navigation: a key to success
Finding the right way quickly in natural terrain – this is one of the big challenges of the Dakar Rally.



   
Fast assistance in the "Dakar"
They are the unseen helpers, the off-road "caddies”: the eleven MAN trucks in the Volkswagen team. Every day, they transport equipment and parts from bivouac to bivouac.


   
Rules of the cross-country classic
A wide variety of vehicles with different engine and drive concepts meet at the "Dakar”.




   
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