A street-legal concept version of Volkswagen’s Dakar Rally Touareg could make it into limited production, company officials have revealed to Autocar at the Qatar motor show.
The Race Touareg 3 Qatar show car is only lightly modified from the Race Touareg 3 rally car that won the Dakar Rally earlier this month. Power for what VW calls “the world’s most  … Pictures & More
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Volkswagen has revealed a diesel hybrid concept that can deliver well in excess of 300mpg. The new car, called the XL1, is the third concept built by the company to be capable of traveling 100km (62 miles) on a single liter of fuel. The first two vehicles, introduced in 2002 and 2009, used tandem seating, but the XL1 achieves the goal (or at 0.9l/100km, surpasses it) while looking remarkably conventional.
Officially introduced today at the Qatar auto show, the XL1 is powered by  … Pictures & More
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Once again, it’s time to load up the rental car and grab your briefcase full of mischief-making swag — the Rental Car Rally is back.
This year’s “single-leg competitive road trip” runs Feb. 25-27 from Los Angeles to Tahoe.
Notice how it’s not called a race. That would imply dozens of vehicles driving at unsafe speeds. This is a rally. The scoring is all about a team’s odometer reading, style, and of course, hijinks … Details
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