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

The sixth Dakar Classic, in Saudi Arabia from 3-17 January, was the longest yet, at 7281km (more than 4500 miles) across the prologue and 13 stages. The rally started and finished in Yanbu, on the Red

ASK ANYBODY, CAR ENTHUSIAST OR NOT, to name two famous rallies and it’s a safe bet the Monte Carlo and Dakar will be on the list. Steeped in history (124 years of it in the Monte’s case), they remain

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

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

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