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'Unknown' Touareg
beetleboy88 - March 6th, 2011 at 09:47 PM

Hey guys!
Saw the movie 'Unknown' today which stars Liam Neeson. Awesome car chase through the streets of Berlin between a Touareg and a Mercedes taxi. Just wondered if anyone knows any specs of the Touareg that was used in the movie?


Phil74Camper - March 7th, 2011 at 06:59 AM

Nope, haven't seen it yet, and IMDB doesn't have any technical detail on the cars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401152/  The current Touareg is no longer available with the V10 TDI, but there is still a wide range of petrol and diesel V8s available.

I noticed this movie didn't get very good writeups in the paper, and is currently rating around 58% on Rotten Tomatoes. Still it sounds like an interesting movie; the 'Who am I?' theme is a popular idea, used in everything from the old Twilight Zone episodes to movies such as 'Shattered' and the Bourne series.

Speaking of which, the third Bourne movie - the Bourne Ultimatum - also features a VW Touareg in chase scenes. That one used a remote driver (positioned on the roof!) for the filming.

http://www.zercustoms.com/news/VW-Touareg-2-in-The-Bourne-Ultimatum.html 


warb - March 7th, 2011 at 02:37 PM

some of the chase
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4135098905/ 

this is a great resource..

http://www.imcdb.org/ 

dont look like its updated just yet ;)
http://www.imcdb.org/movies.php?title=Unknown