The Porsche 911 Dakar is officially revealed as an off-road-focused 911 GTS with 473bhp and costing £173,000. Just 2,500 are being built.
Inspired by Porsche’s rally past – most notably the Dakar wins in 1984 and 1986 – the 911 Dakar is effectively an off-rad capable 911 GTS with 473bhp and 420lb/ft of torque from its twin-turbo flat-six, mated to an eight-speed PDK ‘box sending power to all four wheels.
The Dakar sits 50mm higher than a regular 911, and an additional 30mm if you need it at speeds up to 106mph, with off-road tyres on Fuchs-like alloys which are still Z-rated for on-road ability too.
The Dakar also comes with rear-wheel steering, two new driving modes – Rally for gravel track fun and Off-Road for the rest of the off-road stuff – and a Rally Launch Control function too.
As you’d expect, the Dakar comes with an extensively modified body with wider wheel arches, steel protective plates and a carbon fibre-reinforced tailgate spoiler, with a bespoke Shade Green paint job on offer as well as a Rally Design Pack with the Dakar winner’s Rothams Liver y costing £18k.
To keep weight in check, Porsche has dumped the back seats in the Dakar and fitted lighter glass and battery and managed, despite the off-road focus, to retain the 911 GTS performance with 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds.
If you get your skates on and sign up for the 911 Dakar, your new Porsche should arrive in spring 2023.
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