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Back in the 1970s, Porsche rewrote the history books in Kenya by winning the grueling 5,000-kilometer East African Safari Rally with the 911 SC Safari.
Fast-forward to the 1980s and the Stuttgart sports carmaker made headlines once again by winning the Paris-Dakar rally with the 911-based 953 and 959, whose street version became a legend of its own right.
You would think that these racing examples would be more than enough to persuade Porsche to build a production version of a dune-bashing 911 at some point, with rumors of that happening having multiplied in recent years.
Until that happens, the peeps from delta4x4 - known for their own 1980s shenanigans at Dakar - have received a tall order from a customer; both literally and figuratively, and it involves a Porsche 911 of the 992 variety.
In short, a young German entrepreneur asked delta4x4 for their help in transforming his Porsche 911 (992) Carrera 4S into a rally car for the road, so as to make it possible for him to drive it from Germany all the way to Dakar, essentially recreating the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally of old, minus the starting point.
Since deltax4 has plenty of experience with both hardcore off-road cars and the Dakar Rally itself, the company jumped at the occasion and has already got to work on the project.
Only a few randerings are currently available, but they say that this is pretty much how the end-result will look when it is completed in the first half of this year.
The custom-built Neunelfer will receive a reinforced chassis that allows for a ground clearance of 250 mm, which pretty much makes ready to conquer any terrain.
A custom-designed light bar along with an obligatory roof rack complete the vehicle’s rugged off-road look, while the standard all-wheel-drive system already fitted to the car should take care of anything the road throws at it during next year’s journey to Africa.
You would think that these racing examples would be more than enough to persuade Porsche to build a production version of a dune-bashing 911 at some point, with rumors of that happening having multiplied in recent years.
Until that happens, the peeps from delta4x4 - known for their own 1980s shenanigans at Dakar - have received a tall order from a customer; both literally and figuratively, and it involves a Porsche 911 of the 992 variety.
In short, a young German entrepreneur asked delta4x4 for their help in transforming his Porsche 911 (992) Carrera 4S into a rally car for the road, so as to make it possible for him to drive it from Germany all the way to Dakar, essentially recreating the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally of old, minus the starting point.
Since deltax4 has plenty of experience with both hardcore off-road cars and the Dakar Rally itself, the company jumped at the occasion and has already got to work on the project.
Only a few randerings are currently available, but they say that this is pretty much how the end-result will look when it is completed in the first half of this year.
The custom-built Neunelfer will receive a reinforced chassis that allows for a ground clearance of 250 mm, which pretty much makes ready to conquer any terrain.
A custom-designed light bar along with an obligatory roof rack complete the vehicle’s rugged off-road look, while the standard all-wheel-drive system already fitted to the car should take care of anything the road throws at it during next year’s journey to Africa.
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