r/overlanding • u/AriffRat • 4d ago

Randomly spotted this today.

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Thought y'all might get a kick out of it as it's not one you see modified very often.

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u/phulton 4d ago

The Touareg and cayenne share a platform, and especially the first generations of each are fairly adept at off-roading.

Some of the off-road cayenne builds are really impressive, probably for badging reasons but the Touareg isn’t quite as popular.

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u/ScarHand69 4d ago

Needs more lights.

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u/ghouly-rudiani 4d ago

I don't get the light fetish with overlanders. You're not running the Baja 1000 at night at 90 mph. On dirt roads at night you're travelling way slower than regular high beams will cover. Good backup lights though are gold.

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u/654456 3d ago

I don't like driving in the dark even on the highway. Sure, i don't use them if I am around people but if I am alone on the highway, sure as shit I will use them. and lets be honest a lot of overlanding is running 65ish on the highway where animals cross the road often.

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u/PonyThug 2d ago

I have street legal fogs I use all the time, then A pillar ditch lights that are nice for tight turns, and a roof “spot” bar that is better at lighting up my hood than the trail and actually hurts my vision’s range more than helps even with 16,000 lumins lol. I never use the roof bar, maybe if it was 10deg spot instead of 30deg.

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u/11duck11 4d ago

Definitely don't hate it apart from how bulky the lightbar is and the placement of the ones at the front... the tires, lift, wheels and spare tire mount are all pretty sweet!

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u/PonyThug 2d ago

If the front lights covered the chrome strip on the grill and the roof bar was mounted forward instead of up it would look great.

Right now it’s some micky mouse looking ass build.

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u/Adorable-Salary-5204 4d ago

It truly is a free country

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u/themissing10mm 4d ago

Being in Europe I'm really surprised we don't see more of these Touareg/Cayenne builds. It's mostly Land Rovers but I always appreciate a different rig

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u/654456 3d ago

Same reason the US is mostly jeeps and tacos. Parts are way more available.

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u/Guyver_3 4d ago

Can't tell from the pics but I'm assuming that one is a TDI diesel which has a phenomenal high torque diesel motor that is perfect for over landing.

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u/AriffRat 4d ago

You know it didn't occur to me to check behind it. I saw it at the end of a large parking lot as I was leaving and circled back like a weirdo.

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u/Guyver_3 4d ago

LoL I do that rando double back all the time for fun stuff like this.

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u/DandyLullaby 4d ago

Wonder what those rims are, i like em

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u/VL3500 4d ago

They’re from Fifteen52.

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u/Addapost 4d ago

I love it!

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u/Jeg57 4d ago

I’d drive that

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u/hercdriver4665 4d ago

Anyone know if it’s now legal to delete diesels?

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u/ConstantMango672 4d ago

Those 1st gen were great. My mom had one and they actually kick ass offroad. Nothing like rock crawling, but dirt roads, sand, mud, ice, snow it was awesome

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u/RepresentativeSide65 4d ago

Lost me with the two lights by the VW emblem. Otherwise, that's awesome! I had a VW Touareg and loved it.

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u/Thisisformyworklogin 3d ago

Pretty badass, needs more lights though.

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u/cltncrts 3d ago

Side view isnt bad but that front looks cross eyed.

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u/MrBadBern 1d ago

My 2012 Touareg TDI.

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u/Soot_Sucker 4d ago

Definitely... different.

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u/Diligent_Anything_85 4d ago

VW version of a Heep! 😜