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Volkswagen Race Touareg #305 Volkswagen Motorsport M. Miller / R. Pitchford Dakar Rally 2009 Norev 1:18

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Volkswagen Race Touareg #305 Volkswagen Motorsport M. Miller / R. Pitchford Dakar Rally 2009 Norev 1:18 188466 Diecast
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Norev's 1:18 diecast Volkswagen Race Touareg #305 reproduces Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford's entry at the 2009 Dakar Rally. Diecast construction suits VW's rugged factory rally raid prototype, a distinctive shape among more conventional rally cars.
Volkswagen Race Touareg #305 Volkswagen Motorsport M. Miller / R. Pitchford Dakar Rally 2009 Norev 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Volkswagen
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
188466
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About the Volkswagen Race Touareg #305 Volkswagen Motorsport M. Miller / R. Pitchford Dakar Rally 2009 Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Volkswagen Race Touareg #305, driven by Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford at the 2009 Dakar Rally, reproduces one of VW's factory cross-country rally raid entries. Diecast construction gives this purpose-built desert prototype genuine period presence for endurance and rally collectors.

Dakar prototypes look nothing like conventional rally cars, built instead for weeks of desert punishment rather than closed-stage speed, and the Race Touareg's tube-frame silhouette shows that difference clearly.

Reproducing a Purpose-Built Desert Racer

The Race Touareg's raised ride height, exposed suspension arms, and simplified bodywork give Norev's diecast tooling a genuinely different subject from a tarmac or forest rally car, and the model captures that rugged, function-first design with clean, well-defined panel edges around the wheel arches and roof-mounted equipment. The #305 livery sits crisply across the body, and White base panels combine with sponsor graphics to give the model strong shelf presence despite its utilitarian shape. As with most diecast rally raid prototypes, opening features are minimal, keeping the tooling focused on the exterior detail that defines this specific vehicle class.

VW's Factory Dakar Programme

Volkswagen ran a genuinely successful factory Dakar Rally programme through the late 2000s and into the following decade, fielding the Race Touareg against established specialists in one of motorsport's most physically demanding events. This particular 2009 entry, with Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford, formed part of that wider factory effort during a period when VW's rally raid programme was building toward its strongest results. For a collector interested in cross-country rallying rather than the more commonly modelled tarmac WRC scene, this Race Touareg represents a genuinely different, and less crowded, corner of rally collecting.

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