The Porsche 911 Dakar is the most unique driving experience you can buy.
You might think that Porsche is capitalizing on a trend with the new 911 Dakar, an all-terrain take on the world’s most versatile super sports car. After all, in the last five years, it’s hard to ignore the obvious trend of “Safari’ing” sports cars, particularly air-cooled 911’s.
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Porsche have been rallying for their entire history, and have a long heritage of building dirt-ready 911’s for competition use going back at least 40 years. Before the word “Carrera” ever preceded the number “4” on a road going 911, Porsche tested the AWD system in competition around the world. Even the almighty 959 Supercar was based, in great part, around an AWD system optimized for going off-road, not just driving in wet or snowy conditions.
Even this car, the 911 Dakar hitting showrooms this summer, is the result of development going back nearly a decade, long before the Safari trend came into vogue on a consumer level. From a hardware perspective, there’s not actually much to it: longer travel shocks paired with softer springs, a skid plate package, unique wheels and Pirelli All-Terrain tires, and revised front and rear fascias for approach and departure angles.
But, as you will see in my video, Porsche’s attention to detail when it comes to the programming and fine tuning of the Dakar is why the experience of driving one is way more than just the sum of its parts. It’s why it would be very difficult if not outright impossible to directly replicate the Dakar in the aftermarket, and why the 911 Dakar is actually one of the most special driving experiences on the road right now.
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