Advertisement
BBC TopGear
BBC TopGear
Subscribe to Top Gear newsletter
Sign up now for more news, reviews and exclusives from Top Gear.
Subscribe
Motorsport

This is the VW Snowareg

Published: 07 Feb 2014

Well, this is a bit awesome - instead of relying on helicopters to get between stages at the World Rally Championships' Rally Sweden leg, VW's thrown together a 4.2-liter TDI V8-powered Touareg snowmobile.

Unfortunately, despite producing 340bhp and 590lb ft, the Snowareg's 18-inch wide Mattrack shoes mean it's limited to 40mph. But the tracks are pretty nifty - you just remove your wheels, bolt the tracks on, then go and get piste. They'll also work on mud, sand, swamps, bogs, and, usefully, roads.

Thing is, we're now facing a bit of a conundrum. As well as most of this stuff, which of the two would we have in our winter garage - this, or Kenny from the Blok's RaptorTRAX? Help us decide in the comments section below...

Advertisement - Page continues below
Advertisement - Page continues below

Top Gear
Newsletter

Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.

More from Top Gear

Loading
See more on Volkswagen

Subscribe to the Top Gear Newsletter

Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.

By clicking subscribe, you agree to receive news, promotions and offers by email from Top Gear and BBC Studios. Your information will be used in accordance with our privacy policy.

BBC TopGear

Try BBC Top Gear Magazine

subscribe