NEW Porsche 911 Dakar Review: A 911 That Goes ANYWHERE! | 4K

foreigner Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream, no, your eyes do not deceive you, this is a 911 driven off-road in the desert. It's not a dream, this is a reality, this is the 911 Becca and if you're wondering why Porsche would build something like this well. The answer is very simple is because they can see this. I'm driving through the fucking Sahara, not in an SUV, in a sports car, this is crazy, the 911 Dakar is based on the GTS, so it uses the same three-liter turbocharged Flat 6 engine. It makes 480 horsepower and 570 newton meters of torque and that means it's the first Porsche to say it will do 0-62 in 3.2 seconds but of course that's on asphalt with launch control.

Get this, there is a second launch control mode specifically for rallying and since I'm doing a bit of rallying today it's the right thing to do, we tried it, you know, in the name of science, so normal launch control allows for a small turn of the wheels to get away on the track, but in rally or off-road mode. mode the rally launch control system allows 20 more wheel turns to go faster on dirty sand or wet grass I'll put on the brake, step on the accelerator sent oh yes in Sand the 911 Dakar launches the 62 in about five seconds, that it's only slightly slower than the standard Carrera can handle on asphalt in perfect conditions.

I may be a little in love with this thing, but if you're thinking that Porsche might have gone completely crazy building it, no, it's actually not outside of the company's DNA, they. You've done this kind of thing before. Remember the legendary 1983 racer, Jackie IX, a perennial Le Mans winner, who convinces Porsche to build an all-wheel drive 911 to participate in the paridaka, a recognized 11,000-kilometer-long rally. one of the most extreme Porsches on the planet, Julie obeys and builds the Carrera 3.2 4x4 paradeca codenamed 953, but it's not easy. X and the team of him, Claude Brasser and Renee encountered resistance from established competition and very few took a rally-optimized 911 seriously. but the idea was not as ridiculous as his rivals would have thought.

The car was several hundred kilograms lighter than the large off-road vehicles it faced. It offered an amazing power-to-weight ratio and attraction. Advantage courtesy of the rear-mounted engine and a center locking differential that the 953 in Renee's hands outperformed the entire field by winning the 1984 Dakar, so it now makes sense, in terms of performance, this could be a better off-road than an off-roader, although I have to tell you. It feels very strange to drive a 911 in a demanding environment like this until you realize that things are tough as nails. This is because the 911 Dakar is designed to survive.

It has a sports suspension that increases its ride height to 50 millimeters higher than the standard car. and a four-corner lifting system that can raise it an additional 30 millimeters at speeds of up to 170 kilometers per hour. There are aluminum side seals and stainless steel plates along the front edge and at the rear offer additional protection from the terrain. There are two solids. Red aluminum Trailing ears one at the front and one at the rear Mesh on the front air intake reduces the chances of Rogue projectiles breaking the radiator and the newly developed Pirelli scorpion Plus all-terrain tires offer a profile rack nine millimeters and reinforced side walls while still being usable and apparently comfortable up to 240 km/h and the Dhaka also comes with a shovel, but not just any Spade, this is a Porsche brand Spade with a very attractive Porsche cover, but it is not just a Porsche brand Spade, it's a Porsche brand Spade that also has an ax and a saw so you can get out of any complicated situation.

It's all part of this amazing roof rack system that comes with some recovery boards to help you get out of rough terrain, plus two canisters, a 12-litre canister for water and a 10-litre canister for fuel - don't be confused about which It's what when you're thirsty in the desert and it's very attractive. Porsche turns lovely, the roof basket itself is designed to hold 40 kilograms of stuff and has a built-in 12-volt power supply that allows you to plug in auxiliary LED lights, but there's one more thing you can carry on the roof of the Decker. The car comes with the option of an adjustable, folding roof tent that pops out of a hard case on top.

Is big. It is enough for two people, can support up to 140 kilograms and has this adjustable ladder that allows you to get the perfect height. Then, when you're up there, you can curl up, look at the stars, do that fold-down roof flap, and get comfy. Your favorite night of fluffy camels Now you might be wondering what the Dakar is like on the road. This is Irritia, a city located on the southeastern border of Morocco, just north of Western Sahara. The roads around here are quite mixed and many are quite smooth. but there are also some bumps here comes one right at the right time and that gives us an idea of ​​the bandwidth that the suspension can offer and I must say it is quite impressive, it can hit the dunes and then in the city it calms down quite a bit .

Very good in terms of refinement, it's pretty good. I have a Mr simple sound system that sounds great. I have sat nav and cup holder. Porsche says this is the only car you can drive through an African safari and then drive to Le Mans to go. the track and to New York to see a theater show and you know what they could be, there is another advantage that Dakar has over almost everything else, it stands out wherever you go, people will look even in this now very dusty green finish, the kids will do it. Ola and even adults will give Chase a closer look.

Dhaka is spectacular. Porsche also offers the car in various liveries dating back to specific periods of its Dhaka involvement of 1971, '74 and '98, as well as a rally design package with the iconic blue and white paint finish and rough roads instead. of the Rothman livery and white wheels. The latter costs an extra £20,000, but my preference is probably the green shade with the wind noise on the roof rack, especially with the roof rack, that's another thing I thought about. I'd be worried that it's not really that bad above 60-70 miles per hour, you can hear it but you get used to it so quickly and honestly forget it's there, but anyway, enough of this, the 911 Dakar is surprisingly good on the road, but where? he definitely excels, he's here in the hard stuff.

I've been lucky enough to do some SUVs and Range Rovers here in Morocco, but this is absolutely a world away from that and a major point of difference is that the Dakar is much lighter, they've got rid of the rear seats, you've got lightweight glass all around, you've got carbon fiber panels on the hood, which is from the GT3 RS, you've got a carbon fiber rear spoiler and everything just. It weighs just over 1600 kilograms, that's only 10 kilograms more for the GPS, but it's a good ton less than the normal types of vehicles one would expect to do this sort of thing, it can't go everywhere, but neither can the miles. . which was on standby to rescue us if we got stuck it's surprisingly capable and allows you to get around obstacles by covering quickly it's a lot of fun this thing honestly it's like a mountain goat and it has all the toys that pdcc has It has a rear wheel The steering is fun, maybe it Better are the two new off-road modes, so you have the off-road mode that maximizes your traction, but you also have that rally mode that turns you into a drifting monkey, honestly most of the power is sent to the rear wheels. , which means that when you get here on a loose surface and you just nail it, you can go sideways for days.

It's very funny, it's deeply impressive. It shouldn't exist and yet it exists. Has no sense. However, it makes all the sense in the world. The most impressive thing about Dhaka is that Porsche went to great lengths to build it. It's the kind of car that, using conventional logic, shouldn't really exist. It should be a figment of Porsche's imagination. It is the stuff of fiction and yet here is a reality that is also the stuff of dreams, thank you.