This Raizer's mission is carried out to prove toughness of Volkswagen Touareg.
"Touareg
was chosen because of his toughness. Cars in use is a stock car or sold
in the market. What differs is the addition of roll bars and the
modification of the tank capacity of 90 liters to 300 liters," said
In
a way other than fully supported by the Volkswagen Touareg DAS Auto
which is used as a friend during the trip, supported by Bosch,
Continental, and Kuehne + Nagel Allianz.
For your
information, VW Touareg 3.0-liter turbocharged engine is reinforced that
could catapult power up to 225 hp at 3500-4000 rpm. Energy from the
heart pacemaker is transferred to the wheels with all-wheel drive system
drive (AWD).
Born as a true adventurer, off-roader Rainer Zietlow continues to create a record for transcontinental adventure by car. This time, Rainer will travel from Melbourne, Australia as a starting point towards St. Petersburg, Russia as the end point the way. This adventure was called Russtralia.
The challenge within 23 thousand kilometers are used VW Touareg V6TDI Rainer. Melbourne-Russia chooses as the starting line and finish against the backdrop of cooperation between the two countries since 1989 ago.
Rainer took this trip in order birthday message to the Melbourne-175 that will be presented to the Mayor of St. Petersburg. Petersburg because both cities have tied up with the name Sister City since 1989 and cultural factor that unites the two.
Raizer admitted to the radiator had a little problem that resulted in his need to go shop Touareg VW to make improvements.
"The bolt hit into the radiator. Either the bolt came out of nowhere. Radiator immediately replaced at VW with a three-hour repair time. Furthermore torn tires because many roads. But overall there are no significant problems," said Raizer.