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Project Dakar: Q Motorsport becomes Audi factory team
Audi will compete in the Dakar Rally for the first time with an innovative prototype in 2022. The race in the world’s toughest cross-country rally will be carried out in cooperation with the newly-founded Q Motorsport GmbH based in Trebur (Germany). “By cooperating with Q Motorsport, we are sticking to our philosophy that has proven itself at Audi over many years,” says Julius Seebach, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH and responsible for motorsport at Audi. “The...
New Defender set to play vital role as Land Rover returns to Dakar in 2021
Land Rover’s most capable and durable 4x4 is taking on the ultimate all-terrain challenge with two Defender 110 support vehicles destined for the Dakar Rally 2021. The rally is one of the toughest sporting events in the world and the production-spec models will support ambitious new Dakar Rally and Prodrive-backed team, Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) throughout the 7 646 kilometre race. The pair of New Defender 110 4x4s will have to negotiate extreme conditions, traversing desert dunes, m...
Icons of Porsche festival to host 911 Dakar premiere
Porsche will soon unveil a very special variant of the iconic 911: the new 911 Dakar. The world premiere will be held at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 17 November. Following soon after, the 911 Dakar will have its regional premiere at the 2022 Icons of Porsche festival at the Dubai Design District (D3) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 26 and 27 November 2022. Other exciting 911 models will be available to view for the first time in the region. The performance-focussed Porsche 911 GT3 RS...
Care for some historic decorative wraps for the 911 Dakar?
The rally history of the Porsche 911 well away from paved roads began before the first victory in the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1984. Early forays in the East African Safari Rally in the 1970s remain a strong memory. While the styling of the optional Rallye Design Package for the 911 Dakar draws heavily on the winning car of 1984, Porsche offers three exclusive wraps for the 911 Dakar that reprise the look of the 1971, 1974, and 1978 entrants in the East African Safari Rally. Rallye 1971:...
Hero MotoSports Team Rally gears up for their 8th consecutive Dakar Rally
Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport team of the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters - Hero MotoCorp, has unveiled its team for the Dakar Rally 2024. This will be the eighth consecutive appearance for the accomplished young team at the Dakar. A full-rider squad of four Rally GP class pilots - Joan Barreda Bort, Joaquim Rodrigues, Ross Branch, and Sebastian Buhler – will represent the only Indian team at the Dakar 2024. R...
