Dacia Sandriders will run an innovative new driver safety device on the team's debut at the Dakar Rally. The manufacturer will use a 'seat attenuator' to absorb impacts over the rough terrain as ...

For the 2025 edition, there's a surprise name aiming for glory: Dacia. The small Romanian manufacturer is taking on the giants and aiming to make history when the Dakar Rally starts on 3 January.

The third Dacia team driver will be Cristina Gutierrez Herrero and Pablo Moreno Huete, who won the UTV Challenger Class in a Taurus T3 Max. Back to the Sandrider.

Dacia, alongside the best team and drivers in the game, are serious contenders for the rally.” READ MORE This is the 600bhp Prodrive Hunter Hypercar: the road-legal BRX ...

To see the Dacia Sandrider in action, head to Portugal for the bp Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal from 22-28 September. Rally Portugal has several Spectator Zones in each stage that are completely free.

It goes without saying that Sebastien Loeb is among the greatest rally drivers in human history, but his luck in the Dakar hasn’t exactly been good. During Tuesday’s third stage Loeb suffered ...