If you have ever watched the Dakar Rally then you will know that Volkswagen is not one to look over; They have won the past two Dakar rallies with their TDI Touareg.  Volkswagen is the only manufacture to win with Diesel technology and is looking for a hat trick in the 2011 Dakar Rally in South America.  The Race Touareg 3 is not a completely new design but is more of a face lift;  the basic 300 horsepower TDI motor will still be used along with the suspension and chassis.  Changes will be focused on the outer shell of the vehicle.  Anything that Volkswagen can get to optimized their Touareg will help because this year the course is more grueling and technical with faster deserts, higher altitudes and more twisty mountain passes.  Look forward to seeing the new Race Touareg debut in August.

Its not every day you get to see an insanely fast Volkswagen. At 208.1mph this 1997 VW GTI is World’s Fastest GTI. Tested at the Texas Mile event, a standing mile, the car easily shut up all the Supras, Vipers, and Corvettes out there thinking that all VW’s are slow.

This is what happens when the Rezmoto crew calls for a spur of the moment photo shoot. Richard, Rezmoto’s new Technical Adviser, pulled some strings to get special access to Jeff’s VW MKIII Jetta.  Unfortunately, once the sun went down, the Florida Everglades Mosquito Squad chased us out… ridiculous I tell ya.

The Stance.

The View.

The Setup…

This outing gave me the chance to test out the newest Rezmoto equipment procurement.  Special thanks goes out to Paul C. Bluff for the lighting and Pitman Photo for a sick wide angle lens.

Chacho says he’s done, but if you remember his Farenheit GTI we featured a few issues back, there’s no way he’s done. His latest addition to his VW CC 3.6: H&R coilovers rocking Rotiform BLQ’s… sick setup!

Jeff apparently rolls deep. Three (3) VW MKIV Jetta’s and a Porsche deep. LOL.

Well, I’m certainly not going to say it was not hot out there; However, I will say that every month I yearn for that 4th Sunday of the month when a group of Euro enthusiasts come out to enjoy the camaraderie EuroSunday Miami brings. This month was no exception. Vintage is how I would categorize this outing. Not exactly the Bordeaux 1787 Chateau Lafite caliber, however, there were some exceptionally clean variants of  ’70s and ’80s Euros showing off their lines. From a 1973 Porsche 911t (t for Targa) to the brand new VW R32 MkV, every decade was represented.

Yes, the summer heat, the summer doldrums, or the back to school hoopla may have kept many of you Euro guys/gals at home, but the few die hard loyalist who show up time and time again are what keeps my admiration of the Euro community so high. Where else do you have the pleasure of getting up close and personal with these mechanical beauties of the past, present, and future and to converse with the owners who meticulously care for these engineering masterpieces?

Just a quick note, next EuroSunday will be moving to a new location. Be sure to sign-up to receive your invite and get the details for September at Eurosunday.net.

Photo Gallery – Ruckus

If last July 2008 was any indication of how today was to turn-out, I would have slept-in. As 9:45AM rolled around without another Euro in sight, I figured the Summer doldrums had taken its toll on Euro-Enthusiasts’ this morning. Just as I was going to call it a day, having finished my Starbucks “doppio macchiato”, a few EuroSunday regulars showed up. I knew you guys wouldn’t let me down.

From the bright red E30 original M3 to a super mint vintage 1974(?) Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7, I was so glad I schlepped my arse out of bed that morning. Not to leave out our modern brethren, a very clean VW R32 was all spiffy and shined up. Love the powder-coated black wheels; It should have been an OEM option… Definitely another great turn-out of some very nice Euros: Porsche Cayman on boost!, Murdered out VW GTI, Mercedes W203 C32 AMG, Mercedes W210 E55 AMG, BMW E46 M3 Convertible…

Thanks to all of you that showed up; It made my weekend! Enjoy the pics…

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It was that time again to rise and shine on another EuroSunday Miami event. For those in the know, you can just skip right to the pics. For those who don’t know, EuroSunday Miami is a once a month event occurring every 4th Sunday of every month. “EuroSunday is an event for owners of exotic, rare or vintage cars and bikes to use as a venue to showcase their works of art. But EuroSunday is more than just an event.  It is a lifestyle upholding a code of conduct that promotes social networking and camaraderie.”

To get your special invitation and to keep you abreast to event locations, head over to EuroSunday.net and sign-up!

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For those of us who were at H2O last year, this will seem awfully familiar… sick!

New Film from wagenwerks on Vimeo.

Photo Gallery – Ruckus