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This year the Dakar Rally moved from its spiritual home in Africa to South America. That’s a good thing, as it resulted in more varied terrain, better racing and, most importantly, absolutely amazing photos. More »
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Mitsubishi has announced that it will be entering an all new crossover "Racing Lancer" in the 2009 Dakar Rally in South America. The new car will be a three door platform inspired by the Pajero and Lancer Sportback, and will serve as a test bed for Mitsubishi's diesel program. That's right, this Lancer will be sporting a 3.0-liter, turbocharged, V6 diesel engine with 254 HP and a stonkin' 480 lb-ft of torque. Hooked to the engine will be a Ricardo-designed sequential six speed transmission and of course all four wheels will do the driving. We've got full details and all the specs below the jump. More »
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