Porsche originally planned to launch an off-road 911 with the previous 991 generation of the iconic sports car.
launched at the 2022 Los Angeles auto show last November was originally meant to be called a 911 Safari, according to the person in charge of the off-road sports car's development.published last week, Thomas Krickelberg, director of the 911 Dakar program, said the car was originally called the 911 Safari during the early days of development but Porsche had to abandon those plans after being refused permission to use the name by Tata Motors.
According to Krickelberg, Porsche also needed to use permission for the Dakar name, as its rights, for anything automotive related, belongs to Amaury Sport Organization, the organizer of the Dakar Rally. This time a deal could be made.Porsches were entered during the 1970s . The name has been associated with rugged 911s ever since the 1978 rally in which a 911 SC Group 4 racer was entered by Swedish rally champion Björn Waldegård, and in recent years some companies building rugged versions of old 911sSimilarly, the Dakar name is a nod to Porsche's participation in the Dakar Rally, particularly Porsche's victory in its first attempt back in 1984 using a 911-based 953 rally car. It was the first time a 911 had been fitted with all-wheel drive.
In his interview with Edmunds, Krickelberg revealed that his team was ready to launch a rugged 911 in 2016, when the previous 991 generation of the 911 was still in production. Porsche started investigating the idea as early as 2012 and built a concept based on the 991 generation,According to Krickelberg, the sales team didn't think the project would be profitable.
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