Honda Launches Dakar Assault with the New CRF 450 Rally
3 Oct 2012, 07:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Intermot, Cologne, Germany, saw Honda announce their new Dakar beast, CRF 450 Rally. After a very long absence from this legendary enduro competition, Honda's interest in this segment seems to ...
The Dakar Rally – Redefining Physical Prowess and Technical Performance
23 Jan 2012, 01:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While most car enthusiasts agree that Formula 1 is the apogee of motor racing, there’s one competition that really sends shivers down your spine. Called “The Dakar Rally” but also ...
MINI Countryman Wins 2012 Dakar Rally
18 Jan 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / David and Goliath, the hare and the tortoise, Germany vs the US, MINI vs Hummer. That’s what this year’s Dakar Rally, which has moved from Africa to South America, was all about. Cove...
Mitsubishi Confirms Interest in FIA's Electric Car Series
28 Apr 2011, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Formula 1 figures are looking with distrust at the FIA's attempts to create a parallel, global racing series for electric cars, it seems that some car manufacturers are actually fancying ...
General Tire to Sponsor Team USA 2011 Dakar Run
27 Dec 2010, 21:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if the Dakar Rally long stopped being one of the iconic events in motorsports, the legacy of its name still causes excitement in those involved in the automotive industry. Car manufacturers and...
BMW Confirms Biggest Dakar Lineup in Team History
24 Nov 2010, 11:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW will do everything in its power to finally take the Dakar Rally crown off their German rivals Volkswagen in the cars category. And by that we mean the German manufacturer will line up its bigges...
Volkswagen Confirms Updated Touareg 3 for 2011 Dakar Rally
6 Jul 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One good old saying goes like this “If it works, why change it?” Well, that certainly doesn't apply to motor racing, where one victory is not necessarily followed by another one unl...
Spyshots: 2011 Race Touareg 3
21 Jun 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is perhaps the saddest coverage of a set of spyshots we've ever done, here's the 2011 Race Touareg. We say saddest because, you know, there's no chance in freezing hell we�...
Drug Dealers Used 2010 Dakar Rally to Do Business
14 Apr 2010, 13:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The tuning industry has been on a constant growing trend over the years and now customers can order whatever crosses their mind, being sure that there will be at least one modifier who will give bir...
Button Wants to Compete in the Dakar Rally
16 Jan 2010, 15:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button admitted that he would be interested in competing in the Dakar Rally as a privateer. The reigning champion of Formula One is apparently a big fan of the South American event and, durin...
Peterhansel Wins Another Dakar Stage from Sainz
8 Jan 2010, 06:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Though he may have little chances of winning another Dakar Rally this year, legendary French driver Stephane Peterhansel proved everyone that he can bounce back from any disastrous situation he may ...
Mark Miller Wins Stage 5 of Dakar, Sainz Moves into Overall Lead
7 Jan 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The fifth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally competition saw Carlos Sainz move into first place overall. The stage from Copiapo to Antofagasta was won by Volkswagen’s Mark Miller, after Stephane Pe...
Gordon Wins Stage 4 of Dakar Rally by One Second
6 Jan 2010, 06:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As we've said yesterday, a new day brings a new stage winner in the 2010 Dakar Rally. Today, it was American racer Robby Gordon to take his Hummer to the top of the time classification in the c...
Peterhansel Wins Stage 3, Takes Dakar Rally Lead
5 Jan 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Another day, another stage winner and yet another overall leader in the 2010 edition of the Dakar Rally. Following the action in Day 3 of the South American event, it is legendary driver Stephane Pe...
Al-Attiyah Takes Win in Stage 2, Grabs Dakar Lead
4 Jan 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nasser Al-Attiyah returned to his winning ways in the Dakar Rally on Monday, after clinching the top spot in the second stage of the South American event. Not only the Volkswagen driver managed to o...
It's Official: Chery Enters the 2010 Dakar Rally
16 Dec 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chery has confirmed its participation in the 2010 Dakar Rally, thus becoming the first Chinese automaker to take part in what is probably the harshest race on Earth. Rival company Great Wall Motors ...
Weekly Roundup: 02.02.2009 – 06.02.2009
8 Feb 2009, 18:29 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / If you’ve been reading our news reports, you should know that this week has been mostly about bleak sales forecasts and such. We won’t go through every manufacturer affected by the crisi...
Mitsubishi Pull Out of Dakar Rally
4 Feb 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / No more Dakar Rally for Mitsubishi. Following the example of several other manufacturers out there, the Japanese car maker decided to cut their racing programmes down to a minimum due to the economi...
Marcus Gronholm Open to Dakar Debut
28 Jan 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marcus Gronholm might have ended his career in the World Rally Championship, but the Finnish ace is certainly looking for new challenges in his post-WRC era. After competing in the 44th edition of t...
Giniel de Villiers Wins 2009 Dakar Rally
19 Jan 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Giniel de Villiers won the historical South American edition of the Dakar Rally this year. Not only did the South African driver manage to maintain his advantage to second place Mark Miller, but he ...