quattro Digest, Vol 2, Issue 182 Toureg vs Cayanne

[Larry C. Leung]

Yah, but at least you know that the chassis is stiff. 
Heck my ex-Solo2 GTi used to pick up wheels 
all of the time. Of course that had nothing to do 
with a stiff chassis......

LL - NY

BTW - on an SUV off roader, I've even seen Jeeps
with wheels in the air. I think that's the point of locking
diffs....



> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:55:19 -0600
> From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
> Subject: RE: Touareg vs Cayenne, aka duh?
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> Speaking of touareg, I've been seeing a commercial for the Touareg
> lately that does not inspire me to want one.
> 
> The ad shows a very up close gound level shot of the Touareg 
> entering a
> ditch diagonally from the left.  As the car (truck?suv?) crosses 
> the
> ditch, first the front left and then the right rear tires are in 
> the
> air.  Not very practical to have your tires in the air, from an off
> roading perspective.  
> 
> I don't expect it to have the same suspension travel as a full blown 
> off
> road race truck, but come on... It wasn't that big of a ditch....
> 
> Stephane
>