Range Rover Evoque rally car it will use in 2013 Dakar Rally

Range Rover Evoque rally car

A team from Britain is finalizing plans to enter the newly-launched 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque in the 2013 Dakar Rally, which takes place in South America.

With three-time Dakar Rally winner Volkswagen pulling out of the event from next year onwards, there are a number of new players keen on entering the grueling off-road rally in the coming years.

The vehicles will also feature ZF transmissions, Reiger coil-over suspension and 16-inch wheels with BF Goodrich desert racing tires.

Excite Rally Raid Team currently has five prototypes that have already competed at three different Dakar’s, achieving a mechanical finish reliability rate of 100 percent.

The British Excite Rally Raid Team has unveiled a preview of the Range Rover Evoque rally car it will use in 2013 Dakar Rally. Built by RaBe Race Cars, the Excite Rally Raid Team Range Rover Evoque will be powered by a BMW 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine producing 205kW of power and 650Nm of torque. British Rally Raid Team business manager, David Jones, recently said,

Three of the Range Rover Evoque rally cars will be produced and will compete in the rally. Mike Jones of RaBe Race Cars recently said,

“RaBe Race Cars has years of off-road motor sport experience at every level, from club to International works teams.