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Confidential.(V-10 Touareg from Volkswagen AG demonstrates its towing capacity)(Regie Nationale des Usines Renault to use telecommuting)(Siemens Electric Ltd. introduces device for enforcing speed limits)

Automotive News Europe, December, 2006

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VW hauls 500-seat Boeing

A Volkswagen engineer showed exceptional determination in his bid to demonstrate the 200-tonne theoretical towing capacity of a V-10 Touareg diesel premium SUV.

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Hitching the SUV's towbar to the nose wheel landing gear of a 155-tonne 747, Uwe Krieghoff was able to shift the VW into low-ratio second gear and pull away from rest. Mind you, the feat was achieved despite torrential rain and a strong headwind. Krieghoff, luckily, was able to slow the plane - and he used only the car's standard brakes. The only modification to the Touareg, said a VW spokesman, ...

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Automotive Industry

Confidential.(V-10 Touareg from Volkswagen AG demonstrates its towing capacity)(Regie Nationale des Usines Renault to use telecommuting)(Siemens Electric Ltd. introduces device for enforcing speed limits)

Automotive News Europe, December, 2006

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