Marko Hanželic
Toyota factory team at Dakar Rally sends four Hiluxes. Ob Nasser Al-Attiyah will perform again Giniel de Villiers, newcomer Henk Lategan in Shameer Variawa. Of course, these aren’t the only Toyota race cars to take part in this endurance rally performance Dakar Rally.
It's 2019 Al Attiyah Toyota brought its first victory at the Dakar. In January 2020, at the premiere in Saudi Arabia, he had little chance against Buggy teams x raid and ended up in second place. Therefore, engineers in Glyn Hall in South Africa changed many details, making it supposed to be Hilux significantly more competitive with the main competitor.
General design the car remained the same. The team focused mainly on suspension improvements, and a lot of work was also done on the atmospheric petrol V8 engine. There is also a new visual image that is adapted to the current road version Toyota Hilux.
Goals Toyota factory teams they are clear, of course. They want to win in too Saudi Arabia and achieve a second overall victory. Al Attiyah has won the Dakar three times in his career, with three different brands. “We were good in the last performance and we had a chance to win. Unfortunately, we had tire problems the first week, ” se Al Attiyah reminiscent of punctured tires. “I think BF Goodrich was working on it. We will definitely have better tires now. ”
“Every year we look at what we can do better. We haven’t revolutionized the car, but small details in a race like the Dakar can significantly change the power ratio. I am very pleased with our work. The car is great, ” he added Nasser Al-Attiyah.
Al Attiyah is confident this year that he can win Carlos Sainz in Stephan Peterhanselwho drive Mini Buggy: “I think we have a good chance. After watching the program, I'm sure of it. "
