Volkswagen Multivan PanAmericana - the new car?
Mittwoch, den 24. Oktober 2007Balloon chase crews need special cars. 
A heavy trailer, some wet meadows or dirty landscapes - U can image how difficult it is to find a balloon after descend.
Like us, the most balloon crews in Germany drive Volkswagen Bus or a Fourwheeldrive. (We don’t have Pick ups like in the USA…). We have a VW Multivan syncro and a Volvo XC 90 SUV:
Now I found a new car: The VW Multivan PanAmericana!
MULTIVAN PANAMERICANA - Off-road capable Multivan concept car pays homage to two extraordinary extreme tours
The Multivan name PanAmericana Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles intentionally calls back upon two record rides on the route between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. The first ride, by extreme sportsman Joachim Franz, was his 22,880 kilometer tour from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia on a bicycle in support of AIDS assistance. The other was by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, which set a world record there in the year 1999 with drivers Andreas Renz and Matthias Göttenauer. It only took the team 15 days, 14 hours and 6 minutes for the non-stop drive in a Multivan syncro.
The Multivan PanAmericana now embodies these events in its name. Painted in a special paint, the concept car pays homage to the experiences of the strenuous tours. The vehicle’s potential for adventurous uses is clearly discernible in its exterior. Elevated by 30 millimeters and provided with shorter gear ratios, it presents itself as an extremely capable off-road vehicle on its Goodyear Wrangler M/T-225/75R16 tires.
Hm, maybe the new Tourareg 2 ?
