Volkswagen Makes Motorsports History as It Claims First and Second Place of the 2009 Dakar Rally

January 23, 2009 – 10:11 am by Dan Volkens
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Volkswagen made motorsport history by winning the 2009 Dakar Rally with its clean diesel powered Race Touareg TDI’s. This years Dakar Rally, which made its debut in South America, marked the first victory ever for a diesel-powered vehicle in the automobile class in the Rally’s thirty year history. Volkswagen factory driver and off-road motorsport veteran, Mark Miller, also made history as the highest finishing American that has ever raced in the Dakar Rally. Via media.vw.com

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Volkswagen Makes Motorsports History as It Claims First and Second Place of the 2009 Dakar Rally
January 23, 2009 – 10:11 am by Dan Volkens

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