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Touareg vehicle climbs to world height record in Chile.(AUTOMOTIVE)
Advanced Materials & Processes, April, 2005
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The Touareg Expedition from Volkswagen Individual is confirmed as holding the "Guinness Book of Records" entry for the highest altitude recorded for a vehicle, 6080 meters above sea level. On January 29, 2005, battling againsticy winds and a lack of oxygen, the expedition team fought its way through the lunar landscape of the Ojos del Salado, Chile, the world's highest volcano, in a standard Touareg Expedition to achieve the world altitude record for vehicles.
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The altimeter and GPS system displayed an altitude of 6080 meters. This is the highest point on the surface of ...
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