Trailer Hitch Universe Blog » blog http://www.trailerhitchuniverse.com/blog Trailer hitches, hitch covers, hitch accessories, and towing Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:25:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Volkswagen Touareg Tows 747! http://www.trailerhitchuniverse.com/blog/2006/12/05/volkswagen-touareg-tows-747/ http://www.trailerhitchuniverse.com/blog/2006/12/05/volkswagen-touareg-tows-747/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:21:21 +0000 blog http://www.trailerhitchuniverse.com/blog/?p=19 I ran across this post yesterday on MotorAuthority.com – Apparently to show off the incredible towing power of the Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen staged an event in which a 747 was actually towed (with the help of a custom trailer hitch, of course) across a runway in the UK. From the article:

“Volkswagen’s mighty V10 Touareg TDI managed to pull a Boeing 747-200 jumbo jet, weighing approximately 155 tonnes, across a runway at Dunsfold Aerodrome in the UK. Fitted with a special towing adaptor to connect it to the jet’s undercarriage, plus almost 4.3 tonnes of metal ballast, the Touareg itself weighed in at over 7 tonnes.”

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Taureg Tows 747

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