| A Volkswagen Touareg did quite an unbelievable feat. | | | | busy London. And yes, the Volkswagen Touareg V10 |
| No, it cannot jump right out of buildings or even scale | | | | TDI did not just tow the Boeing 747-200 for some |
| vertical heights. What a Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI | | | | mere inches. In fact, the vehicle did tow the airplane for |
| did was to actually able to tow a Boeing 747-200. | | | | seven complete turns on the mentioned runway. Talk |
| Yes, compared to the Boeing 747-200 (a huge | | | | about power. |
| airplane), the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI becomes | | | | To be able to have the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI |
| a small dwarf. However, size did not matter in this, just | | | | tow a huge airplane, the company actually outfitted a |
| like how David defeated the giant Goliath. The airplane | | | | standard production unit of the mentioned make with a |
| weighed around 155 tonnes but the Volskwagen | | | | special towing adaptor. This adaptor was actually |
| Touareg V10 TDI was able to tow the huge vehicle. It | | | | connected to the vehicle and to the airplanes towing |
| was not disclosed however if little parts of the vehicle | | | | link. To make sure that it does detach itself from the |
| like the Volkswagen accessories were damaged | | | | connecting device, the company also loaded the |
| because of the pressure that it had to go through. | | | | adaptor with 4.3 tonnes of metal ballast. The total |
| The whole event was attended by personnel and | | | | weight of the vehicle (including the driver) was over |
| even engineers from the Volkswagen Cars itself. | | | | seven tonnes or around 7030 kilograms. |
| There were even spectators and passers by who | | | | If you think there some special things running |
| were quite amused by the sight of a little Volkswagen | | | | underneath the hood of the Volkswagen Touareg, |
| towing a huge airplane that they stopped to watch. | | | | there are actually none. You see, even the engine, the |
| Where did the little car tow the huge airplane? It all | | | | air suspension, wheels, structure, and tires that were |
| happened on the auxiliary runway at the Dunsfold | | | | mounted on the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI can all |
| Aerodrome which is located forty miles south west of | | | | be found on all production vehicles. |