Dakar Rally

JLR is working on a rally raid vehicle based on the Defender Octa, and it's set to enter the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship.

JLR will field a Defender-branded factory team in the grueling Dakar Rally in 2026.

Ford has signed a driver with titles in multiple racing series to its Dakar Rally program.

The Ford Raptor T1+ is the Blue Oval's custom-built 2025 Dakar Rally race truck.

Ford will aim for the outright win in the 2025 Dakar Rally with a bespoke Raptor truck.

Ford will aim for the outright win in the 2025 Dakar Rally with a bespoke Raptor truck.

Audi's Dakar-inspired Q8 E-Tron gains some genuine off-road upgrades.

Audi's RS Q E-Tron electrified off-roader is headed to the 2024 Dakar Rally.

Ford plans a multi-year entry in the arduous Dakar Rally.

The revised RS Q E-tron rally car gets redesigned bodywork, tweaks to optimize energy efficiency, and ergonomic upgrades.

Gaussin will use the Dakar Rally to prove the performance of its hydrogen-electric powertrain designed for heavy-duty trucks.

Testing of the RS Q E-Tron electric SUV is running smoothly ahead of the 2022 Dakar Rally next January.

Audi plans to stress test new EV technology by competing in the grueling Dakar Rally.

Learn about one of the most famous racing Porsches of all time.

Prodrive has put its years of experience in rallying into developing a bespoke contender for the Dakar Rally.

A specially prepped Toyota Hilux pickup truck was driven to victory in the premier Car category of the 2019 Dakar Rally, the first for the Japanese automaker. Doing the driving was Nasser Al Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel, who finished the final stage of the grueling trek on Thursday with a...

For those in their 30s and 40s, the Porsche 959 is likely a hero car from their childhoods. Built from 1984 to 1986 for Group B rally racing and homologated as a road car that was built from 1986 to '93, the 959 could approach 200 mph on the street and reach 130 mph off road. The 959 was a truly...

Following Peugeot's 2017 1-2-3 finish at the Dakar Rally, the marque secured an overall win at the 2018 race, which concluded on January 20th. It also marked the brand's third straight win in the treacherous off-road competition. The victory allowed Peugeot to go out on a high note as the brand is...

Mini and the X-Raid Team will head to the 2018 Dakar Rally with not one, but two rally racers. The Mini John Cooper Works Rally will return, but the all-new John Cooper Works Buggy also will tear up the terrain. Mini revealed the Buggy rally racer Tuesday and noted its rear-wheel-drive layout...

Alright, so it can't really fly, but it comes pretty darn close after executing a massive jump. Eduard Nikolaev, the driver for Team Kamaz Master, has already shown he has impressive skills, but he decided to test his rally truck ahead of the Silk Way Rally in some extreme conditions. Somewhere in...