Dakar

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  Defender Octa To Enter Dakar Rally And FIA World Rally-Raid Championship 2026

  Defender Octa is now the official entry in worlds two most toughest rally sports and Land Rover has huge expectation to deliver at the event with its high performance 4X4 SUV.

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  Sanjay Takale Set To Become First Indian At Dakar In Cars' Category

  Rally driver Sanjay Takale is set to become the first-ever Indian to participate in the four-wheel section of any class at the Dakar Rally 2025, to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to 17.

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  Hero XPulse 200 4V Pro Dakar Edition Launched In India Priced At Rs 1.67 Lakh

  Hero XPulse 200 4V Pro Dakar Edition comes with a special livery and is priced at Rs 1.67 lakh making it the most expensive bike of its range.

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  Video: Fined Rs 1,000, UP Man Now Drives His Audi With A Helmet On

  Every time he walks towards his Audi, Bahadur Singh Parihar straps on a helmet. Not because he is driving a Formula 1 car or going rally racing in Dakar, but because he was fined Rs 1,000 by the traffic police in Jhansi the last time he didn't do so.

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  1st Time Ever! Indian Rider Harith Noah Makes History By Winning A Stage In Dakar Rally

  The Germany-born Kerala rider, who rides for Sherco TVS Rally Factory squad, won Stage 8 in the Rally 2 class

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  Carles Falcon, 45, Dies After Crash In Dakar Rally

  After suffering a crash, Carles Falcon was immediately taken to hospital in Saudi Arabia in a medical helicopter, and later flown back to Spain where he had been in intensive care.

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  Sadio Mane Celebrates 100th Senegal Appearance With Two Goals

  Sadio Mane celebrated his 100th Senegal appearance by scoring twice in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory over South Sudan in an empty stadium near Dakar on Saturday

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  Ducati DesertX And Audi RS Q e-tron Take Centre Stage In Sardinia For A Special Event

  To celebrate the association, the Ducati DesertX gets special livery inspired by that of the Audi RS Q e-tron.

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  France Investigates Possible Second Blast At Dakar Rally In Saudi: French Radio

  A truck belonging to the team of Franco-Italian rally competitor Camelia Liparoti caught fire on Dec. 31 after the driver heard a "boom". A day earlier an explosion under a support vehicle at the rally seriously injured French race driver Philippe Boutron.

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  10 Times Mitsubishi Built Awesome Sports Cars

  Mitsubishi focused on making SUVs, but the other cars participated in rallies and off-road endeavours. It went into Dakar and WRCs to compete and won the former 12 times.

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  Yamaha Withdraws From Dakar Rally After 44 Years

  After 44 rallies, Yamaha announced it will not be participating in the iconic Dakar Rally as well as other FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship. This effectively makes the 2022 Dakar Rally, the manufacturer's last hurrah at Dakar.

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  Five Dakar-Rally Car Records You Might Not Know

  The Dakar Rally tournament witnesses several classic wins and records every year. However, most people aren't aware of these five Dakar-Rally car records!

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  Hero MotoSports Team Rally Adds Ross Branch To Its Rider Line-up

  A top athlete and a trained commercial pilot from Botswana, Ross Branch is a three-time South African Cross Country Champion and a seven-time winner of the Botswana 1000 Desert Race, which earned him the nickname "Kalahari Ferrari."

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  France Investigates Possible Second Blast At Dakar Rally In Saudi: French Radio

  A truck belonging to the team of Franco-Italian rally competitor Camelia Liparoti caught fire on Dec. 31 after the driver heard a "boom". A day earlier an explosion under a support vehicle at the rally seriously injured French race driver Philippe Boutron.

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  Sam Sunderland Wins Dakar 2022 Bagging First-Ever Victory For GasGas, Hero Riders Finish In The Top 20

  Sam Sunderland bagged the maiden victory for GasGas in the 2022 Dakar Rally, while both riders of Hero MotoSports Team Rally finished in the top 20.