Mini All4 Racing and Volvo XC60 CC Dakar Rally
Mini All4 racing X-raid team and Pewano Team Volvo XC60 CC release exciting news for Rally Raid fans. The Dakar 2010 will see a Team Xraid entrance with the all new All4 Racing Monster Energy Mini driven by the all French rally crew of rally pilot Guerlain Chicherit and co-driver Michel Périn in January’s 33rd Dakar Argentina-Chile rally Raid. The new MINI All4 Racing will form part of X-raid’s seven-car Dakar team – the largest ever entered by a team in the 33-year history of the world’s most famous off-road rally – and the third of three vehicles running on the event under the Monster Energy X-raid Team banner.
The Mini will be powered by a variable twin-turbo BMW diesel engine that is fitted to the 2011-specification BMW X3 CC and built by Steyr, the same place as the Mini and BMW diesel engines are made. The power unit delivers in the region of 315hp and 710Nm of torque. This is an increase compared to the output of the 2010-specification BMW X3 CCs used on the Dakar Rally to seal fourth and fifth places last January.
Compared to the BMW X3CC, the Mini will be characterized by improved handling as the overall length is shorter and it is lower. We have also been able to improve on many other smaller details, such as the relocation of smaller components to lower the center of gravity. Read more on this all new Mini All4racing in our Dakar Rally Raid section here…
Pewano Volvo XC60 CC Volvo of Sweden is supporting the private “Pewano Team”, which is building two Volvo XC60 CC. Head of the project is Pelle Wallentheim, a motorsport-specialist in Rally and STCC-Touring Car Championship. The Pewano XC60 RR, will be a developed and refined version of the predecessor Volvo XC60. The Volvo construction is based on a tubular frame with carbon-skin and will be powered by a Volvo 2,4 liter-engine. The Pewano team talking about a “comeback” of Jutta Kleinschmidt. “This sport is dominated by men” team principal Wallentheim told, “so we want to go our way with a women-team.” If everything works out as planned Pewano XC60 RR will be competing in the 2012 Dakar rally. read more on this Dakar project at Puro Dakar here…
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