Dirty Love Test: Is the Porsche 911 Dakar a Gimmick or the Real Deal?

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Dirty Love Test: Is the Porsche 911 Dakar a Gimmick or the Real Deal?
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Do you want an off-road 911 with reduced limits, especially at this price? Yes, you do.

No one who pays even a quantum of attention to Porsche zeitgeist is unaware of the past decade’s proliferation of hot rodding,, the collective culture offers a 911 interpretation for practically any taste, sensible or otherwise. So if there’s any surprise regarding the factory-built and sold Porsche 911 Dakar—Stuttgart’s own safari-style creation—it’s merely the fact it took Porsche proper as long as it did to cash in on the action.

Other details include the 911 GT3-sourced engine mounts, rear-wheel steering, and carbon-fiber hood, plus Porsche’s Dynamic Chassis Control as standard equipment. As you want with an off-roader intended to spend time sucking on sandy summer air, the cooling system outdoes that of Carrera models thanks to being yanked from the 911 Turbo/Turbo S build sheet.

But let’s get to the performance numbers enthusiasts really want to know. Porsche cites an official 0–60-mph time for the Dakar of 3.2 seconds. Unlike what we usually find with Porsches when comparing our achieved acceleration times to the factory’s typically conservative claims, we couldn’t match that figure—perhaps Porsche conducted its testing without the roof basket and related accessories installed, all of which add more than 100 pounds to the top of the car. We achieved our best run of 3.

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