MINI ALL4 Racing scores a one-two for German Monster Energy X-raid Team at the 2012 Rally Dakar. Read More… The first car was driven by the Dakar veteran Stéphane Peterhansel (FR) and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret (FR), which won the rally with a time of 38h 54m 46s. The second car was in the hands [...]

British team Excite Rallye Raid announced its plans to run three Range Rover Evoques at 2012 and 2013 Rally Dakar. Read More… Cars are provided by RaBe Race Cars who has extensive experience in the sport. They wanted combine their expertise with skills of a professional rally team to create an unbeatable all-British Dakar contender. [...]

Volkswagen is on its way becoming the Ferrari of Rally Dakar, claiming the overall victory of the 2011 event. That is the third time in a row that VW wins the title. What’s more they’ve also defended the 1-2-3 podium lock-out result of last year. So big congratulations to the Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, his [...]

As promised X-Raid took their magnificent Mini Countryman, which is shaping up very fast, prepared for 2011 Dakar Rally to Le Creusot proving ground in France for its first shakedown. And here’s a video of the test for those who like to see a Countryman jumping up and down growling in gravel! Not that you [...]

Only a few days ago Monster Energy X-raid team released a rendering of a specially-prepared Mini Countryman dubbed the ALL4 for the next Rally Dakar. And here’s the actual car, already been revealed. Of course this awesome looking Countryman is ought to take on the deserts and sand in its quest to win the Dakar [...]

We’re still waiting to see the Mini Countryman WRC in action, but before this we might be able to catch a glimpse of this monster, which is the Mini ALL4 Racing. It is being prepared by Monster Energy X-raid Team for the 2011 Dakar Rally and will be powered by a turbo-diesel engine from the [...]

This is the latest version of Volkswagen’s Dakar challenger, the Race Touareg 3, and it’s going to have a tough job defending its family’s legacy. You see it replaces the Race Touareg 2 which has won Dakar Rally in 2009 and 2010. Like its predecessor, it’s powered by a diesel engine which is much like [...]