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i have been waiting for some time to share this proyect i had with VW germany, i did some amarok pickup's a while back and now they brought me some nice 2012 Touaregs to work on, a v6 powered hybrid, and the awsome v8 turbocharged diesel, a little info on the trucks while in between i throw some pics of the initial prep:
DESIGN
On the exterior, the new Touareg remains faithful to the design principles that mad him famous, showing that the creative people of Volkswagen wanted to signal a normal evolution of the current model, not choosing a revolution that would have landed the German SUV on minefield. The lines are more dynamic, full of power, the front is borrowed from the smaller brothers Golf, Polo and Scirocco, with lamp units that extend, continuing the grill. The stamp that is individualizing the Touareg is represented by the “games” inside the lamp units, the German designers taking advantage of the generous dimensions provided by the Touareg’s elements to frame the headlights in rectangular of LEDs. In the rear, the taillights seem an evolution of the ones found on Golf, the big change here being represented by the appearance on the side of the exhaust system endings.
That was the condition in wish they arrived to me here in Santiago Chile lets read a bit more....
INTERIOR / TECHNOLOGY
Inside, the Touareg is stuffed with the latest technology, the systems filling a cockpit that stays in the limits of the classic Volkswagen. The German engineers have equipped the Touareg with the new camera system allowing real time observation of the elements around the car during parking maneuvers, with an automatic system that sets the beam / running lights, with a GPS package with 6.5 inch screen accompanied by an own hard drive, and a four-area air-conditioning system. Touareg 2’s technical facilities continue with a series of last generation pneumatic suspension, and especially with the eight-speed automatic transmission available on the standard version.
Now the initial prep was:
2 Bucket method
NXT Car Wash
Mild Clay with Last Touch Detailer
APC on wheels and plastic details
Body Solvent on sticker residues
NXT metal polish on exhaust
Hyper Dressing on plastics
WW Microfiber dryed
ASD on tires
and for paint:
m205 on finishing pad in DA @spd5 for mild correction
2.0 Sealent... iam in love with this sealent!! use it on everything haha... lets read a bit more!:
THE HYBRID VERSION
The new generation of the German model gets rid of no less than 459 lb in the basic version, the most spectacular appearance being signed by the hybrid drive train that combines the turbo V6 petrol engine of 333 HP whit an electric drive of 47 horse to reach a reasonable total of 380 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque. The electric motor is placed by the German engineers between the automatic gearbox with eight speeds and the gasoline engine, being able to move new Toureg by himself and the carry it using 100% electric power up to as speed of 30 mph. In these conditions, Touareg Hybrid displays an average mileage of 28.6 mpg.
Touareg Hybrid (380 hp, 580 Nm) – average mileage 28.6 mpg. 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds, top speed 149 mph.
OK now some finished PIXS!
NICEEE!!! now what does it have under the hood?:
CLASSIC ENGINES
The customers that are less oriented towards ecology can still benefit from a full range of petrol and diesel engines beginning with the V6 FSI with 280 HP, switching to the 3.0-liter V6 TDI diesel with 240 HP engine, fitted with Start & Stop as standard and reaching to the new Volkswagen V8 TDI engine of 4.2-liter and 340 HP, which we found two months ago on the new generation Audi A8. Volkswagen officially drops the V10 and W12 engines found on the previous generation, which are no longer facing the environmental rigors of the time.
Touareg V8 TDI: 340 HP, 590 lb-ft of torque, average mileage 25.8 mpg
YESSSS almost 600 torque on the v8 version, and yess it does move REALYYY nice!! now after finishing they both get loaded in a enclosed truck and shipped over to Coihaique.... whats Coihaique you ask? HERE LETS READ A BIT MORE:
Coihaique (Spanish pronunciation: [koiˈaike]), also spelled Coyhaique in Patagonia, is the capital city both of the Coyhaique Province and the Aisén Region of Chile. Founded in 1929 by settlers, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed little interest in exploiting the remote Aysén region. It was not until the second half of the twentieth century that the region's spectacular natural setting began to attract the attention of significant numbers from the outside world. The opening of the Carretera Austral road in the 1980s helped put Coyhaique "on the map."
Its located in the south of Chile:
well i recieved my flight arangements and spending money (this is "work") for the next day, packed up my equipment in one big carring tool book, lots of detailer, hyper dressing and took of to the airport, its about a 2-3 hour flight from the Capitol of santiago... heres the funny part, Flight was saturday, and it was "suposedly" time change due to daylight saving time. so after going to bed i rewinded my clock 1 hour. now at 4am i wake up, flight is at 6am.. so i thought ok 1 hour to drive there 30 minutes to get ready and 30 minutes for flight baggage check... at 5:30am i get a call from the main director saying "WHERE ARE YOU!!" iam like WHAT? he says flight leaves in 30 minutes.... yes the time change was canceled for NEXT saturday.. and i didnt know haha... well after driving very fast and running some red light i made it with 3 minutes to spare.... was the last one to get aboard .... BUT MADE IT..
we arrived at about 10 am something to the Hotel,
and had the day off to rest and check out the city.. here are some pics upon arrival... this place is super nice... the air is soooo pure it hurts to breathe..
Had some lunch in a nice restaurant and then went back to get some hours of sleep for next day... Role Call at 6am.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit *alarm...
First location.. top of a mountain for some filming and pictures:
it was stupid cold and ALOT of wind!! you can imagine me with a detailer and a microfiber... now the Helicam arrived ready for the action shots.
The Shot: Hill climb while being chased with Helicam
some more random pics:
and the beautifull scenery
we filmed all day here.. in diferent places and angles but in the same mountain.. total hours 12... finished at 6pm, and all invited to a restaurant for steak.... MMMMMM delicious. sorry y forgot my cam haha. got Back at 1am aprox to the hotel and woke up at 5:30 am... roll call @ 6am
Location: beautiful river for some water crossing!
today i had no work hahaha so i took some pics arround:
by 4pm we were prepep a nice steak by the catering service.
got to the hotel full at 5pm, and recieved an invite for 9pm to eat dinner in the main city restaurant.. the filming was finished.. the clients were very happy with the final results and the work of all the team.. it was a beautifull dinner with everyone!! i meet some nice people there from the team and also the locals... next day was off to enjoy again... went to bed at 2am and then woke up at 11am, to EAT again... sorry guys but the food is delicious...
and everyone went for a walk around town.. shopping and buying souveniers to take back home..
It was a beautiful trip that i wont forget.. it is always a pleasure to work with the team and work in this enviroment, i belive that this is how "work" is suposed to be...
Thanks for taking the time to read eveything.. now this was 4 days of work but i wanna post a job i did with renault that was 21 days hahaha that was very fun also.. i gotta select the pics tho..
i have been waiting for some time to share this proyect i had with VW germany, i did some amarok pickup's a while back and now they brought me some nice 2012 Touaregs to work on, a v6 powered hybrid, and the awsome v8 turbocharged diesel, a little info on the trucks while in between i throw some pics of the initial prep:
DESIGN
On the exterior, the new Touareg remains faithful to the design principles that mad him famous, showing that the creative people of Volkswagen wanted to signal a normal evolution of the current model, not choosing a revolution that would have landed the German SUV on minefield. The lines are more dynamic, full of power, the front is borrowed from the smaller brothers Golf, Polo and Scirocco, with lamp units that extend, continuing the grill. The stamp that is individualizing the Touareg is represented by the “games” inside the lamp units, the German designers taking advantage of the generous dimensions provided by the Touareg’s elements to frame the headlights in rectangular of LEDs. In the rear, the taillights seem an evolution of the ones found on Golf, the big change here being represented by the appearance on the side of the exhaust system endings.
That was the condition in wish they arrived to me here in Santiago Chile lets read a bit more....
INTERIOR / TECHNOLOGY
Inside, the Touareg is stuffed with the latest technology, the systems filling a cockpit that stays in the limits of the classic Volkswagen. The German engineers have equipped the Touareg with the new camera system allowing real time observation of the elements around the car during parking maneuvers, with an automatic system that sets the beam / running lights, with a GPS package with 6.5 inch screen accompanied by an own hard drive, and a four-area air-conditioning system. Touareg 2’s technical facilities continue with a series of last generation pneumatic suspension, and especially with the eight-speed automatic transmission available on the standard version.
Now the initial prep was:
2 Bucket method
NXT Car Wash
Mild Clay with Last Touch Detailer
APC on wheels and plastic details
Body Solvent on sticker residues
NXT metal polish on exhaust
Hyper Dressing on plastics
WW Microfiber dryed
ASD on tires
and for paint:
m205 on finishing pad in DA @spd5 for mild correction
2.0 Sealent... iam in love with this sealent!! use it on everything haha... lets read a bit more!:
THE HYBRID VERSION
The new generation of the German model gets rid of no less than 459 lb in the basic version, the most spectacular appearance being signed by the hybrid drive train that combines the turbo V6 petrol engine of 333 HP whit an electric drive of 47 horse to reach a reasonable total of 380 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque. The electric motor is placed by the German engineers between the automatic gearbox with eight speeds and the gasoline engine, being able to move new Toureg by himself and the carry it using 100% electric power up to as speed of 30 mph. In these conditions, Touareg Hybrid displays an average mileage of 28.6 mpg.
Touareg Hybrid (380 hp, 580 Nm) – average mileage 28.6 mpg. 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds, top speed 149 mph.
OK now some finished PIXS!
NICEEE!!! now what does it have under the hood?:
CLASSIC ENGINES
The customers that are less oriented towards ecology can still benefit from a full range of petrol and diesel engines beginning with the V6 FSI with 280 HP, switching to the 3.0-liter V6 TDI diesel with 240 HP engine, fitted with Start & Stop as standard and reaching to the new Volkswagen V8 TDI engine of 4.2-liter and 340 HP, which we found two months ago on the new generation Audi A8. Volkswagen officially drops the V10 and W12 engines found on the previous generation, which are no longer facing the environmental rigors of the time.
Touareg V8 TDI: 340 HP, 590 lb-ft of torque, average mileage 25.8 mpg
YESSSS almost 600 torque on the v8 version, and yess it does move REALYYY nice!! now after finishing they both get loaded in a enclosed truck and shipped over to Coihaique.... whats Coihaique you ask? HERE LETS READ A BIT MORE:
Coihaique (Spanish pronunciation: [koiˈaike]), also spelled Coyhaique in Patagonia, is the capital city both of the Coyhaique Province and the Aisén Region of Chile. Founded in 1929 by settlers, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed little interest in exploiting the remote Aysén region. It was not until the second half of the twentieth century that the region's spectacular natural setting began to attract the attention of significant numbers from the outside world. The opening of the Carretera Austral road in the 1980s helped put Coyhaique "on the map."
Its located in the south of Chile:
well i recieved my flight arangements and spending money (this is "work") for the next day, packed up my equipment in one big carring tool book, lots of detailer, hyper dressing and took of to the airport, its about a 2-3 hour flight from the Capitol of santiago... heres the funny part, Flight was saturday, and it was "suposedly" time change due to daylight saving time. so after going to bed i rewinded my clock 1 hour. now at 4am i wake up, flight is at 6am.. so i thought ok 1 hour to drive there 30 minutes to get ready and 30 minutes for flight baggage check... at 5:30am i get a call from the main director saying "WHERE ARE YOU!!" iam like WHAT? he says flight leaves in 30 minutes.... yes the time change was canceled for NEXT saturday.. and i didnt know haha... well after driving very fast and running some red light i made it with 3 minutes to spare.... was the last one to get aboard .... BUT MADE IT..
we arrived at about 10 am something to the Hotel,
and had the day off to rest and check out the city.. here are some pics upon arrival... this place is super nice... the air is soooo pure it hurts to breathe..
Had some lunch in a nice restaurant and then went back to get some hours of sleep for next day... Role Call at 6am.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit *alarm...
First location.. top of a mountain for some filming and pictures:
it was stupid cold and ALOT of wind!! you can imagine me with a detailer and a microfiber... now the Helicam arrived ready for the action shots.
The Shot: Hill climb while being chased with Helicam
some more random pics:
and the beautifull scenery
we filmed all day here.. in diferent places and angles but in the same mountain.. total hours 12... finished at 6pm, and all invited to a restaurant for steak.... MMMMMM delicious. sorry y forgot my cam haha. got Back at 1am aprox to the hotel and woke up at 5:30 am... roll call @ 6am
Location: beautiful river for some water crossing!
today i had no work hahaha so i took some pics arround:
by 4pm we were prepep a nice steak by the catering service.
got to the hotel full at 5pm, and recieved an invite for 9pm to eat dinner in the main city restaurant.. the filming was finished.. the clients were very happy with the final results and the work of all the team.. it was a beautifull dinner with everyone!! i meet some nice people there from the team and also the locals... next day was off to enjoy again... went to bed at 2am and then woke up at 11am, to EAT again... sorry guys but the food is delicious...
and everyone went for a walk around town.. shopping and buying souveniers to take back home..
It was a beautiful trip that i wont forget.. it is always a pleasure to work with the team and work in this enviroment, i belive that this is how "work" is suposed to be...
Thanks for taking the time to read eveything.. now this was 4 days of work but i wanna post a job i did with renault that was 21 days hahaha that was very fun also.. i gotta select the pics tho..
You do great work and in such a beautiful setting. I am envious!
If it tasted half as good as it looks......yum yum yum! 
Excellent post, Nelson! I enjoyed reading your experiences far from home with a car that's not even marketed yet. It really looks too much Polo or Golf like, in my opinion.
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