Video of the Touareg pulling a 747

[thepest]

http://www.whatcar.com/popups/video_news_widescreen.asp?vurl=mms://ms.groovygecko.net/groovyg/clients/haymarket/WhatCar/News/2006/November/Touareg_Pulling_Power_512kws.wmv&vtype=WM

[TopGearNL]

Been waiting for this! :D

Thanks!

[stmoritzer]

Stan :wink:

:lock:

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45216&highlight=touareg

[TopGearNL]

Stan :wink:

:lock:

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45216&highlight=touareg

Not a Stan, since they are only the pics in that topic, not the vid :wink:

[thepest]

haha correct! :))
this is the video, oh yes ;) :P
... in the video section.... :>


p.s. don't listen to me I'm kinda strange today..

[Erez]

yeah! been waiting for that!! thanks dude! :good:

[thepest]

hey, my pleasure, I'm glad I found so I can post it here!

[ViperASR]

Thats pretty cool.

Dont people in the stongest man competition pull a plane or something like that?

[TopGearNL]

Thats pretty cool.

Dont people in the stongest man competition pull a plane or something like that?

Ive seen them pulling a Truck/lorry but not a plane :shock:

[thepest]

I've seen one guy pulling a plane, but it was nowhere as big as a Boeing 747.

I don't think I can find a video, though.

[Spijker]

750 Nm torque, V10 i beleive...

That must come in handy...

when your 747 won't start you can give it a little push

[TopGearNL]

Interesting vid - wonder how 'loaded' the plane was though... you know, it's still a Jombo jet - but they could have saved some tons here and there :wink:

Impressive pulling power nonetheless :D :good:

BTW - it's the first time I see a Jumbo with the twin engines put together :? weird...

Yeah, maybe its just a body nothing more.

Well spotted BTW, never seen that before too :shock: !

[thepest]

Well the plane weighs 155 tons when the VW is pulling it, I have no clue how much it weighs on a regular basis.

[TopGearNL]

^ just did a fast google... and 155 tons is indeed the dry weight :D

Anyway - what about it they take out all the seats and cabin stuff? :wink: that's some serious weight saving...

Yeah, maybe its a cargo 747?

[stmoritzer]

Interesting vid - wonder how 'loaded' the plane was though... you know, it's still a Jombo jet - but they could have saved some tons here and there :wink:

Impressive pulling power nonetheless :D :good:

BTW - it's the first time I see a Jumbo with the twin engines put together :? weird...


@ thepest
apologize for the STAN



aarggh, can't see the video, is there a download version?
the twin engine "Jumbo", there was a strange plane shown in the new BOnd movie with a twin engine mounted on the wings, could it be the same ?

[dutchmasterflex]

I wonder if they tried it without the extra weight in the Toureg..

[cooperluke]

I've seen once a vid of a guy pulling a 747, so, a Touareg it's not such a big deal... :?

[Skaala]

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