As of: February 5, 2024, 7:23 p.m
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The Porsche 911 is at home on race tracks around the world.
But it also cuts a fine figure as a Dakar off-road.
The sports car showed this on a trip to Africa.
Vacation is calling, but where should you go?
If you can't decide between a few days on the beach, hiking in the mountains or a city trip, a road trip might be the option of choice.
No wonder, after all, Hollywood shows us this idea again and again.
But would you want to drive from Germany to Senegal in a Porsche?
Probably not!
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Porsche owner drives to Senegal: 7,000 kilometer road trip in the 911 Dakar
But it is precisely this adventure that a Porsche 911 Dakar has now taken on.
It started at the Porsche Center Inntal in Rosenheim.
The destination was Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
The route followed the Africa Eco Race rally with its 12 stages that connects Nador in Morocco with the Pink Lake in Dakar, crossing Mauritania and Senegal.
The sports car covered the 7,000 kilometers in 18 days.
The Porsche 911 Dakar drove from Rosenheim to the capital of Senegal.
© Pirelli
Particularly noteworthy: The owner of the Porsche 911 Dakar is not a trained long-distance driver.
He is an amateur who took on the challenge in very different conditions, from highways in Europe to semi-paved roads, gravel, sand and rough rocky surfaces.
No tire change necessary: Porsche praises Pirelli tires
What is no less astonishing is that the Porsche 911 Dakar completed the demanding tour without changing a single tire.
The Pirelli Scorpion All-Terrain Plus tires, specially developed for the off-road sports car, defy the difficult conditions on the journey from Rosenheim to Dakar.
A success in terms of sustainability, which is very important to Italians.
“A unique adventure that would certainly have been very complicated without the tried and tested tires.
“They have always performed excellently, even under very different conditions,” says the Porsche Center, praising the Italian tires.
Anyone who is now interested in a 911 Dakar will be bitterly disappointed, as all 2,500 vehicles are already sold out.
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Another Porsche model, the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder, faced extreme conditions on the ice at the FAT Ice Race 2024 in Zell am See.
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