VW Touareg Sets World Altitude Record
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They used the Expedition version of the Touareg, which has some very nice off-road accessories, a built in winch, roof carrier, serious skid plates, etc.
They used the Expedition version of the Touareg, which has some very nice off-road accessories, a built in winch, roof carrier, serious skid plates, etc.
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On 29 January 2005, battling against icy winds and a lack of oxygen, the expedition team fought its way through the lunar landscape of the Ojos del Salado, the world's highest volcano, in a standard Touareg Expedition to achieve the world's altitude record for vehicles. The altimeter and GPS system displayed an altitude of 6080 metres. This is the highest point on the surface of the Earth that a vehicle can reach and safely return from. On 16. February the confirmation came from London: the record has been officially recognised by the "Guinness Book of Records". The Touareg has thus impressively proven its strengths in extreme conditions and surpassed the performance of all other off-road vehicles.
Mt. McKinely is located in Denali National Park and Reserve which was expanded in 1980 to include Mt. McKinely National Park. OK, enough of the geograph and history lesson. 
