Marko Hanželic
Forty-third performance endurance rally Dakar is already around the corner, starting January 3 next year. They will also take part in a fourteen-day endurance marathon Sebastien Loeb in Nani Rome behind the wheel of a race car BRX Hunter teams Bahrain Raid Xtreme.
The race car was designed Ian Callum, which is also remembered for many rally cars such as Ford Escort Cosworth ali Ford RS200, as well as after Nissan R390, with whom they performed at Le Mans. Of course, one should not ignore his most important works for the ordinary roads to which they belong Aston Martin DB7, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin Vanquish, Jaguar XK, Jaguar F-Type and conceptual Jaguar C-X75.
The car will drive Ford's 3,5-liter EcoBoost a twin-turbocharged engine capable of 400 BAM in 700 Nm maximum torque. Despite the different sensations suggested by the shape of the car, the engine is stowed in front, the cutout in the body, which you see in the pictures, is intended for a spare wheel.
The four-wheeled beast will perform in the highest class T1, among other things, it will have a 500-liter fuel tank, which should be enough for the longest stages, and the car itself weighs 1.850 kilograms.
Next year will be on Dakar for the first time, they are also allowed to race racing cars positively charged petrol engines. Until now, competitors could only use vehicles with turbocharged diesel engines or atmospheric petrol engines.
