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Driving a 2011 Volkswagen Touareg TDI® Clean Diesel SUV – on July 13, 2011, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Pan-American Highway’s establishment, professional German driver Rainer Zietlow of Challenge4 and his team (Carlos Fernandez and Marius Biela) set a new world record certified by TÜV Nord Mobility (11 days, 17 hours and 22 minutes) for driving the length of the Pan-American Highway breaking the previous record by more than three days! Despite a number of challenges during the trip, this record time was accomplished with virtually non-stop day and night driving, in 5 hour shifts and with the help of additional support along the way. This interesting short but inspiring documentary film highlights the length of the trip. The incredible journey begins in Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina and ends in Deadhorse Alaska. The Pan-American Highway spans nearly 16000 miles and travels through 14 countries: Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world’s longest “motorable road”. At the start of the journey, the Mayor of Ushuaia in Argentina offered Zietlow an official medallion to present to the Mayor of Deadhorse, Alaska, the final stop on the Panamericana tour. Zietlow donated 10 Euro cents for each Kilometer (roughly 3000 Euros) to Plan International, a charity …

Saturday Night Live comedian Bill Hader and Volkswagen Product Specialist Danielle Gumro discuss the 2011 Tiguan in our hilarious new educational series, “Inside the VW Academy.” For more information about the 2011 Tiguan check out www.vw.com **Based on manufacturer’s published data “Top Safety Pick”, based on 31mph side-impact crash test, 40mph frontal-offset crash test, 20mph rear-impact test, roof strength testing and the availability of ESC. Test performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. For details, visit www.iihs.org. See vw.com for more information on safety features. The Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program covers the vehicle’s scheduled maintenance for three years or 36000 miles, whichever occurs first, on all 2009 or newer models. Coverage during the term of the new vehicle limited warranty at no additional charge. Some limitations apply. See dealer or vehicle maintenance program booklet for details.

( www.TFLcar.com ) Volkswagen has just completely redesigned their premium SUV the 2011 Touareg. For the first time the Touareg comes in a Hybrid version. Watch as we take the new hybrid Touareg for a drive in Florence, Italy at the press launch.

Volkswagen showed their first hybrid SUV the 2011 VW Touareg Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show. Jessi Lang comments and introduces some of the hybrids features. To view more Roadfly.com auto show coverage visit: www.roadfly.com. To see more Jessi Lang videos visit jessilang.com.

2009 VW Tiguan – His & Her Test Drives – Driving.ca

We hit the snow to pit three of the latest clean diesel suvs from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and VW against Lexus’ latest hybrid. Part 1of 2

See the totally new Tiguan from Volkswagen in action.

Watch an in-depth walkaround of the totally New 2009 VW Tiguan by Keith from VW.