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Volkswagen Touareg V10 Tdi Sets New Record At The 85th Pikes Peak
International Hill Climb
Volkswagen of America, Inc. has set a new record with its Touareg V10 TDI
driven by Ryan Arciero at the 2007 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC)
race.
Arciero’s time of 13:17:70 was officially declared the new record holder for
the alternative fuel diesel truck high performance showroom stock division. The
previous record for this division was set in 2000 with a time of 13:34:63.
“It’s a great honor to be recognized as the record holder at a historic race
like Pikes Peak,” said Arciero. “The Touareg V10 TDI is the perfect vehicle for
this race, giving the driver an abundance of torque, traction and stability.
That’s a highly effective combination for the short straights, 156 corners and
switchbacks of this race.”
Volkswagen raced three diesel powered Touareg’s in the High Performance Showroom
Stock division at the 2007 PPIHC. Second place driver Mark Miller’s official
time of 13:25:24 was also good enough to break the seven year-old division
record for diesel vehicles by over nine seconds.
Video footage of the race from the Touaregs can be seen at
www.vwvodcasts.com,
providing a first-hand perspective of the 12.4 mile race to the summit of Pikes
Peak, an elevation of over 14,100 feet.
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