The Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 was a T1 rally-raid prototype with a tubular chassis, bodywork inspired by the production Touareg, and permanent all-wheel drive. It mounted a 2.5 TDI five-cylinder diesel engine, around 275–280 HP, designed more for endurance and navigation than for pure sprint performance. It was fast but still fragile, a precursor to the dominant Race Touareg 3. Carlos Sousa and Andreas Schulz, driving a Touareg 2, achieved seventh place in the 2007 Lisbon-Dakar Rally. Tecnitoys used this vehicle as the model for its reference 6277.