Just like the proper dakar

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JUST LIKE THE PROPER DAKAR

Lots of sand, lots of 1980s trail bikes and lots

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20 March, 2024

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Autocar

World-class defending

The Dakar Rally bivouac is a vast, sprawling, transient community, a ragtag collection of vans, trucks and tents sprouting from the hardscrabble Arabian Desert. Walking through the camp is like steppi

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A symphony in sand mn’s dakar diary

In Yanbu, Al Ula and Ha’il, Saudi Arabia, James Roberts reflects on the desert rally raid experience

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Making tracks

Inspired by André Citroën’s all-terrain escapades 100 years ago, James embarks on his own…

Motorsport News

The safari classic taking on the world’s greatest classic rally

A six-man team of mates from Wales experienced the toughest stage rally of them all. Paul Lawrence reports

Car

Defender says the quiet part out loud… very loud

Twin-turbo V8 comes in very handy at times ...

Autocar

Lost in the archive

The three Defenders that tackled this year’s Dakar Rally (p48) represented the first works entry on the gruelling rally raid from JLR or its predecessors. But it wasn’t the first time a manufacturer-o

Autocar

World-class defending

Motorsport News

A symphony in sand mn’s dakar diary

In Yanbu, Al Ula and Ha’il, Saudi Arabia, James Roberts reflects on the desert rally raid experience

Practical Classics

Making tracks

Inspired by André Citroën’s all-terrain escapades 100 years ago, James embarks on his own…

Motorsport News

The safari classic taking on the world’s greatest classic rally

A six-man team of mates from Wales experienced the toughest stage rally of them all. Paul Lawrence reports

Car