The first two-door sports car with off-road capabilities from Porsche is a go.
Porsche will unwrap the 911 Dakar on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Los Angeles ahead of the auto show there.
It’s a nod to the first overall victory by Porsche in the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1984 with a 911 fitted with all-wheel drive for the first time.
Engineers have racked up more than 300,000 miles with the 911 Dakar under what Porsche calls “extreme conditions.” In addition to tests at Porsche’s off-road proving grounds in Weissach, Germany, the car has tallied 6,000 miles off-road, from frozen Swedish lakes to Moroccan sand dunes.
It features extra ground clearance, all-terrain tires and an antilock braking system optimized for loose gravel. Power is expected to come from the 911’s turbocharged flat-six engine paired with Porsche’s eight-speed PDK automatic transmission.
