Volkswagen’s plan to enter the World Rally Championship appears to have hit a temporary setback with the news that the manufacturer will once again enter the Dakar Rally next year, which it won this year with South African driver Giniel de Villiers.
Although VW was widely rumored to have contested its last Dakar this year, the German giant announced that it would compete in the epic endurance event once more in 2010.
“No doubt, the 2009 Dakar Rally contributed to the fact that the Volkswagen brand is now shining even brighter around the world,†… Details