Dacia has partnered with Prodrive to enter the Dakar rally in 2025 with fearsome 4x4s that run on synthetic fuels
said its involvement in the W2RC will allow it to test new ideas for 'outdoor functionality' – as go-anywhere ‘lifestyle’ branding becomes an increasingly core component of the brand – and more environmentally friendly powertrains.
“Not only is this a test of Dacia's true robustness, but it is also a showing of our commitment to low-carbon mobility,” said the firm’s CEOInitially, the manufacturer will run its prototype racers on synthetic fuels supplied by Aramco, made by blending renewable hydrogen with captured carbon dioxide. The
Saudi Arabian firm recently announced it would invest in Renault-Geely's new combustion-engine joint ventureSébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero will take the helm of the Dacia 4x4s, with testing set to begin at next year’s Rally of Morocco. Loeb is widely lauded as history’s greatest rally driver, having won nine consecutive WRC drivers’ titles between 2004 and 2012. He has participated in the Dakar since 2016 and achieved podium finishes in 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023. A win continues to elude the Frenchman.
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