And in the case of Volkswagen's new WRC effort, that cost appears to be Dakar. The German automaker has dominated the famous rally raid for ... to retire the Race Touareg. Volkswagen, it seems ...

Wheel gap, anyone? This zero-compromise desert race truck is prepped to take maximum advantage of the regulations imposed on Dakar rally vehicles, with a 2.3 liter five cylinder turbodiesel engine ...

Rally master Carlos Sainz will head the four-car VW team at Dakar. With the former WRC champion at the helm of the Touareg 2, VW's hopes are high of a win in the legendary rally, an event which it ...

The 46th edition of the Dakar Rally will see a field of 778 competitors ... If the Qatari is successful, he’ll have won the Dakar in a Volkswagen Race Touareg (2011), a Mini (2015) and a Toyota ...

Fifteen competitive legs across 9,500 kilometres will take course from Argentina to Chile – from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back – through some incredibly tough terrain including twice ...

Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings are one step closer to Dakar Rally glory by consolidating their lead with a commanding win on Stage 8 in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

Porsche's 911 Dakar and Taycan ... Germany Owned By Volkswagen Group Current CEO Thomas Schaefer The What If starts with wheels snagged from a Porsche 959 and shod in rally-spec off-road tires.

Stage 3 of the 2025 Dakar Rally saw Sherco’s Lorenzo Santolino break KTM’s consecutive stage wins by taking the victory after the special was cut short due to bad weather. In the cars category ...