Vicki Butler-Henderson explores two extremes of Dacia. First: the Duster—the brand’s affordable, everyday SUV. Then: the Sandrider. Developed with Prodrive, this 355 bhp rally-raid machine is built for one purpose: conquering the World Rally-Raid Championship and the Dakar Rally.
In Barcelona, Vicki meets the Dacia Sandriders team to see how the Sandriders are filmed. In Barcelona with the Dacia Sandriders team, Vicki examines the Sandriders’ lightweight construction, long-travel suspension, and competition powertrain—everything engineered to survive rally-raid’s brutal demands.
The finale: A passenger ride with Dakar legend and three-time World Rally-Raid champion Nasser Al-Attiyah. A first-hand look at what separates a rally-raid car from anything road-legal.ally raid racing. These tyres have strong sidewalls and are built to last, grip well, and resist punctures in harsh sand and desert conditions.
How does one brand stretch from an everyday SUV to a machine built for the world’s toughest rally raids? What does competing at that level actually demand?
