Yahoo Autos 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar will be offered with heritage-laced wraps
Porsche developed the 2023 911 Dakar as a tribute to some of the 911s that competed in rally events in the 1970s and 1980s. While the coupe looks cool even without options, buyers who want a more distinctive look will have three heritage-laced exterior wraps to choose from.
The 911 won the grueling Paris-Dakar rally for the first time in 1984, but Porsche's designers went deeper into the heritage well to come up with the three available wraps. They're a tribute to the cars that raced in the East African Safari rally in 1971, 1974, and 1978.
Priced at $5,260, the 1971-inspired wrap is white with black accents on the hood and on part of the fenders. The original car's rally plate has been replaced by a "Weissach-Dakar-Rallye" decal on the hood, Shell and Bilstein appear as sponsors on both sides, and the number 19 is a reference to the most successful 911 in that year's rally: a 911 S that finished fifth. Datsun's 240Z earned the first two spots in the event.
