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2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica Revealed with New Gearbox, Dakar-Inspired Thrills
2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica Revealed with New Gearbox, Dakar-Inspired Thrills

28 Jul 2020, 08:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica gets a new gearbox that brings “the same gear ratios as those advocated on the machines of Dakar Rally champions.”

 
Fernando Alonso Tests Toyota Hilux V8 Race Truck, Prepares For Dakar Rally
Fernando Alonso Tests Toyota Hilux V8 Race Truck, Prepares For Dakar Rally

15 Sep 2019, 11:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dakar veteran Marc Coma joins Fernando Alonso at Toyota Gazoo Racing, and both of them will tackle the Saudi Dakar 2020 in Janaury

 
2020 Dakar Rally to Be Held in Saudi Arabia
2020 Dakar Rally to Be Held in Saudi Arabia

18 Apr 2019, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amaury Sports Organisation, the company that runs the Dakar Rally, announced a move to Saudi Arabia starting with 2020, more details coming on April 25

 
Mitsubishi Switches from Pajero Evolution to Eclipse Cross for 2019 Dakar Rally
Mitsubishi Switches from Pajero Evolution to Eclipse Cross for 2019 Dakar Rally

13 Dec 2018, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Power for the car comes from a 340 hp engine, which linked to a six-speed sequential transmission develops 686 Nm of torque

 
SsangYong Rexton Enters Dakar Rally as DKR Dune Climbing Machine
SsangYong Rexton Enters Dakar Rally as DKR Dune Climbing Machine

3 Dec 2018, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SsangYong will enter next year's Dakar Rally with the Rexton DKR, a machine built on a multi-tubular chassis and powered by a V8 engine

 
MINI John Cooper Works Buggies Get Ready For Dakar With Former Peugeot Champions
MINI John Cooper Works Buggies Get Ready For Dakar With Former Peugeot Champions

5 Oct 2018, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / X-raid Dakar team hires the former Peugeot trio made of Cyril Despres, Stéphane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz for 2019 rally

 
MINI John Cooper Works Buggy Bets on 2WD for 2018 Dakar Rally
MINI John Cooper Works Buggy Bets on 2WD for 2018 Dakar Rally

23 Nov 2017, 13:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / MINI is keen on regaining its form in the world's most famous rally-raid, the Dakar Rally, and it's testing the waters with the JCW Buggy

 
Feel A Taste Of Dakar With This New Trip In 2017
Feel A Taste Of Dakar With This New Trip In 2017

20 Feb 2017, 12:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ever wondered how it’s like to ride in the great Dakar Rally? AltRider claims to offer a similar experience in the new 2017 Taste of Dakar trip

 
2016 Dakar Rally Is Now Over. Stephane Peterhansel Lives Up to His "Mister Dakar" Name
2016 Dakar Rally Is Now Over. Stephane Peterhansel Lives Up to His "Mister Dakar" Name

18 Jan 2016, 11:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / No less than 218 vehicles managed to finish the 2016 edition of the legendary Dakar Rally. Stephane Peterhansel led the Peugeot dream team to victory

 
Sebastien Loeb Is the Icing on Peugeot Team's Cake for the 2016 Dakar Rally
Sebastien Loeb Is the Icing on Peugeot Team's Cake for the 2016 Dakar Rally

29 Sep 2015, 14:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Whatever you do, if it involves cars that are supposed to go fast, it's a good idea to have legendary French pilot Sebastien Loeb on your team

 
455-Horsepower Toyota Hilux is a Rare Mix of Motorsport and Off-Road Know-How
455-Horsepower Toyota Hilux is a Rare Mix of Motorsport and Off-Road Know-How

7 Sep 2015, 08:52 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Toyota's Hilux pickup truck is known for its ability to pull and carry objects, but Toyota's South African division saw a racing off-road in the vehicle

 
World's First 1-Megawatt Electric Racer Wants to Conquer Pikes Peak
World's First 1-Megawatt Electric Racer Wants to Conquer Pikes Peak

9 Apr 2015, 14:31 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Remember how we were telling you about those small businesses trying to come up with supercars? Well, they've done it again, but this time for a good cause

 
Peugeot 2008 Dakar Machine Gets "Tamed for Tarmac" in Cool Transformers-Themed Video
Peugeot 2008 Dakar Machine Gets "Tamed for Tarmac" in Cool Transformers-Themed Video

2 Mar 2015, 16:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot takes 2008 from uber-cool Dakar rally racer to boring family car in an effort to draw your attention with "Tamed for Tarmac" video

 
MINI Wins Fourth Consecutive Dakar Rally
MINI Wins Fourth Consecutive Dakar Rally

19 Jan 2015, 08:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI brand achieved yet another success in the Dakar Rally. After more than 9,000 km (5,590 miles) through Argentina, Chile and Bolivie, MINI won for the fourth consecutive time the world’...

 
MINI Posts One-Two Victory in Fourth Stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally
MINI Posts One-Two Victory in Fourth Stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally

8 Jan 2015, 13:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The successful run in the 2015 Dakar Rally for the MINI teams continued in the fourth stage as two cars wearing the winged badge managed to cross the finish line first. It was a win for Nasser Al-At...

 
MINI Wins First Stage of 2015 Dakar Rally
MINI Wins First Stage of 2015 Dakar Rally

5 Jan 2015, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI began the 2015 Dakar Rally with a stage win. Orlando Terranova (Argentina) and his team-mate, Bernardo Graue (also from Argentina), behind the wheel of a MINI ALL4 Racing, managed to steal the ...

 
Eight MINI ALL4 Racing Cars Sign Up for 2015 Dakar Rally
Eight MINI ALL4 Racing Cars Sign Up for 2015 Dakar Rally

12 Nov 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With less than two months to go until the 2015 Dakar Rally begins, team X-Raid announced its line-up for the 37th edition of the most famous rally in the world. No less than eight MINI ALL4 Racing c...

 
Menacing Peugeot 2008 DKR Is Powered by a 340 HP Twin-Turbo V6
Menacing Peugeot 2008 DKR Is Powered by a 340 HP Twin-Turbo V6

3 Jul 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If the new 1.6-liter turbo engines in Formula One, Porsche's return to Le Mans and VW's hot action in the WRC aren't reason enough to get back into watching motorsports this year, Peu...

 
Peugeot Announces Dakar Rally Comeback, Teases 2008 DKR
Peugeot Announces Dakar Rally Comeback, Teases 2008 DKR

26 Mar 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Peugeot together with Red Bull and Total have announced plans to return to the Dakar Rally in 2015. In addition, Peugeot Sport has released the first teaser of its new raid machine,...

 
1.4 Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Mercedes-Benz Dakar Assistance Truck
1.4 Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Mercedes-Benz Dakar Assistance Truck

24 Feb 2014, 20:22 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The 35th edition of the Dakar Rally has ended for more than a month now, but the 2014 event might make a return in the headlines this week, and for all the wrong reasons. In short, it seems that ...