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To test the offroad characteristics of the Touareg,
an offroad test track was specially built in Ehra
(near Wolfsburg), Germany.
Here, the multifaceted vehicle
could show its stuff.
The test track consists of:
- a short offroad stretch,
- a climbing hill, a section of which with shelves,
- a dry river bed simulation,
-a torsion module
- and a shallow basin.
Offroad capability
The Touareg was tested and optimised on the test
track for the following characteristics,
among others:
-traction,
-torsion,
- acceleration behaviour and driving on inclines,
- supply of operating fluids,
- engine drag torque,
- suspension comfort,
- impermeability,
- noise emission in load situations,
- ground clearance
-and bumpers.
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