Not often but it’s not unusual. We’ll see someone take a Porsche 911 and turn it into a rally driver. And now, the 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar “The Dusty Frog Prince” is ready to satisfy those customers’ desires.

The 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar was inspired by the Porsche 953 racer that won the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally, so it’s no surprise. that the car touted would come in the same racer style for nearly 50 years.

And beyond that, in the car’s exterior trim all come with new parts that make the car look more ready to go. With the front bumper, side skirts and rear bumper protruding lower than the body line it also comes with an aluminum bumper plate. On the side of the wheel arch, there is also an impact-resistant plastic visor.

The rear spoiler has been changed. The foldable has been overhauled, reinforced with a carbon bonnet from the GT3 , thinner windshields around the car, and the rear bench seat has been removed. The front seats are made of solid carbon, the rear. All of that is changed to reduce unnecessary extra weight.

Although the camp did not reveal that improvements had been made or how the body structure of the car was strengthened, they did reveal information about the suspension system of the car that it had been modified to a new set. It is not just a change in the use of special wheels. Then strap on 245/45 ZR19 tires in the front and 295/40 ZR20 in the rear for dirt roads only. It also comes with the ability to transform itself into a driving mode specifically designed for aggressiveness:

Electric suspension This was modified to help raise the headroom under the car by 50 mm compared to the original 911, or if that wasn’t enough. It can also increase the ground clearance by 30 mm in off-road mode, which gives it the same ground clearance as an SUV, but in this mode the car is limited, and the maximum speed is only 170 km / h.

The car also has a “rally” driving mode designed to allow the car to build traction in the sand. Or a gravel floor is very good. In the same situation if the customer has already activated the launch control system at the start the system allows the wheels to spin up to 20% of the actual movement speed. To kick the floor according to the rally car version too

2023 Porsche 911 Dakar

However, even though the car comes with a high lift and rubber grip wheels for dirt roads. It still weighs in at 1,611kg, but is powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six lifted from the 911 Carrera 4 GTS, which has a maximum horsepower of 480hp and a maximum torque of 570Nm. – 8-speed PDK clutch modified to set the new rear gear ratio. Thus enabling it to generate acceleration from 0-100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds

However, due to physical limitations, the gear ratio makes it the fastest and is limited to 240 km/h, making it the slowest Porsche 911 since the 1980s.

The 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar is priced at $223,450 in the US, which is the starting price. Because the car also has many additional options for bringing the dusty Frog Prince ride with more fun! This includes a selection of shades from the 1984 Dakar Racer.

Finally, it is the car will be produced in a limited number of only 2,500 units, which may not seem like much. But this is not enough to satisfy customers. And like all oddities too