Mini unveils new buggy for 2018 Dakar Rally

Mini’s John Cooper Works Buggy + Rally race cars ready for Dakar Rally 2018.

X-raid has unveiled an all-new Mini John Cooper Works Buggy designed to race the 2018 Dakar Rally.

According to team manager Sven Quandt:

“The new buggy started development in February 2017 and has undergone a testing program during which it never had to stop once due to a technical problem.”

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The race cars have a tubular steel frame with carbon fiber-reinforcement.

Powered by a 3.0-liter inline-6 diesel engine, providing 340 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque.

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