Dakar

MINI All4 Racing went to the grueling Dakar Rally in 2014 and walked away with the top three spots on the podium. The team returned this year ready to compete again with eight custom-built ALL4 Racing MINIs, this time capturing the first place finish, making it the fourth year in a row that MINI took the top spot.…

Joan “Nani” Roma and the MINI racing team went to the grueling Dakar race in South America last year and walked away with the top three places in their category.…

After winning the top three spots in cars category in the 2014 Dakar rally, MINI and champion driver Joan “Nani” Roma are returning to defend their titles in the 2015 Dakar rally.…

One’s mind doesn’t immediately go to the Buick Encore when considering a rugged off-road vehicle to participate in a brutal race like the Dakar Rally, but that’s what Buick is doing under their European brand, Opel.…

In 2013, José Luis Álvarez, a Spanish pilot and motoring enthusiast, had the dream of entering a modified Smart Fortwo into the grueling off-road race, the Dakar Rally.…

Jay Leno heads into the desert of Death Valley to ride along with 2014 Dakar winner Nani Roma in his MINI All4 Racing rally car. First, the two go out for a leisurely tour among the dunes in a production MINI Countryman.…

When MINI announced they were entering the grueling Dakar rally, we were skeptical about the little car’s ability to keep up over sand, dirt and mountaintops.…

Pikes Peak champion Jeff Zwart won the world famous hill climb seven times, driving ten different Porsches over a period of 14 years. In this short video from Porsche, Zwart talks about his history with the 911 line, from first learning to drive in his father’s second-hand 911 to the rally racing he loves.…

The legendary Dakar rally begins today, and the organizers have released a few videos to get us excited about watching. The rally takes place January 5 to 18, 2014 and the racers will journey from Argentina through Bolivia and finally to Chile, covering more than 9,000 kilometers by car or truck and nearly that much in the motorcycles and quad bikes.…

Renault Sport Argentina is preparing to compete in the 2014 Dakar Rally with a modified Renault Dacia Duster. In this film, we go behind the scenes with the team as the modify the Dacia and put it to the test in harsh desert conditions.…

When you’re choosing a car to compete in an off-road race spanning thousands of miles from Argentina, through Bolivia, and ending in Chile, your first choice may not be to turn to the MINI Countryman.…