Dacia unveils its innovative automobile for 2025 Dakar Rally

Christened the Dacia Sandrider, the prototype inbuilt collaboration with Prodrive became formally unveiled at a presentation in Paris by programme director Denis Le Vot.

5-time Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, World Rally myth Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez will attend as Dacia’s three manufacturing facility drivers, as introduced last year.

Correct through the presentation, Dacia also also published that this may per chance contest your total season of the World Rally-Raid Championship next year, as a exchange of focusing fully on Dakar.

Dacia has taken into yarn the requirements enviornment by the drivers whereas getting willing the originate of the Sandrider, as director responsible, David Durand, explained. The Romanian save’s automobile maintains the characteristics of the present Prodrive-built Hunter however parts a brand contemporary three-litre turbocharged V6 engine, that may per chance well well additionally be powered by artificial gas.

Prodrive, which retains its save on the entrance of the automobile, helped Dacia opt up the instruct weight balance, lower the centre of gravity and introduce innovative systems, including a patented thermal management machine that uses infrared pigment to lower the temperature.

Dacia plans to open the Sandrider in April within the UK, though the critical tests shouldn’t be going to lift web page online till June within the future of three sessions in Morocco. In October, Dacia will compete within the Morocco Rally in preparation for the 2025 Dakar Rally.

Dacia has dedicated to compete in Dakar till on the least 2027, as confirmed within the presentation.

Loeb acknowledged there became one space the save Dacia and Prodrive paid particular consideration.

“There became a superb deal of dialogue about many parts, however the critical thing became visibility on yarn of in most cases we glean concerns in regards to the save we are going, so we did a superb deal of attempting out. We understanding it became going to succor loads.”

Gutierrez acknowledged she proposed adding a current machine to preserve away from losing parts within the center of the desolate tract, which may per chance well well be very advantageous when, as an illustration, punctures happen.

“It became good to glean us focused on the originate, and I proposed including a magnetic plate to preserve away from losing time with some parts of the automobile.”

The Sandrider improves reliability with a four-wheel power bundle, making it extra impregnable on the axles, plus a modification to the gearbox, which now has a particular enact. The brakes are also contemporary, with discs and pedals modified to glean a machine that riders are extra cosy with and requires much less physical effort.

Dacia also introduced Tiphanie Isnard would act because the team manager. The Frenchwoman has gained a wealth of ride with Loeb, as effectively as victories in Dakar with Stephane Peterhansel after first taking up his logistics management and then that of your total team.

Philip Dunabin may per chance be the technical director, and he is great from a newcomer, as he has labored on the technical facet for a protracted time earlier than on this maintain of occasion.