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Re: Cool vehicle with a poor choice of name
Posted by Dr. Eric Strauss (more from Dr. Eric Strauss) on Sat, 8 Jun 2002 13:10:05
In Reply to: Cool vehicle with a poor choice of name, Jim, Sat, 8 Jun 2002 12:12:38
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The name refers to the Tuareg peoples of Africa who were important nomadic traders for nearly 2000 years. First referred to by Herodotus in 440 BCE, the Tuareg established trans-Saharan trade routes that would form the basis for future western exploration. VW has been kind of cool when it comes to names - Unlike the geographically impossible GMC SUV: Yukon Denali...
It does seem like a rugged sport ute. I am a field biologist and actually use my truck in demanding location that require low range and limited slip diffs (not to mention tire pressures at 14psi)
Cheers!
posted by 24.60.216...
Posts in this Thread:
- VW Tuoareg SUV, John Davies, Fri, 7 Jun 2002 22:26:15
- what an ugly beast that is, nt moore, Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:29:28
- Cool vehicle with a poor choice of name, Jim, Sat, 8 Jun 2002 12:12:38
- Cool vehicle with a poor choice of name, Jim, Sat, 8 Jun 2002 12:12:19
- compared to the Porsche?, John A., Sat, 8 Jun 2002 11:13:12
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