Every time I see this car, I can't help but think how great it would be for my commute, about 15 minutes on dirt roads and 15 minutes on pavement. Often muddy or snowy. But then again, If I could afford this car, I probably wouldn't need to commute.
Lada Niva or Fiat Panda 4x4 are what you need Dirt cheap (well the panda is rising but still), built like tanks, and can go pretty much anywhere (except the sea perhaps)
Depends on the Country, i can guarantee you Enthusiasts here in the Alpine Countries (Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy) they will definitely be driven off-road and regulary. Because most Car Enthusiasts here don't buy Cars to use them as Museum Pieces (like is so common in the USA) Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps
I work at a Porsche dealership in Canada a customer traded in his 22 911 turbo S for a Dakar the reason he traded up was because he couldn’t drive his car in the rough winter conditions. So I know for sure at least one of these cars are being used proper
If i was able to buy this car and do a world tour with it, i would. 100%. What an experience that would be. Amazing car and as always, amazing content.
@@lucasRem-ku6eb just tick the 90L fuel tank option and put a 200L fuel canister on the roof rack. Problem solved. If I had the car and the time, that’s a problem I wouldn’t mind having tho
Imo, Porsche is the only supercar maker who doesn't come off as ridiculous if they build something like this. They have the heritage and know how to pay hommage to it. Also, they're known to build the most reliable supercars so I really buy that it can be (ab)used (the vast majority of them won't, sadly) like intended. Watched almost the whole video with a grin on my face and the bouncing off the rev limiter in the snow at the end was just heavenly! Hats off to Porsche for giving us these masterpieces!
This has become my favourite Porsche of all time and you crushed it with this video!!! Sand, snow, autobahn…it’s made for everyday driving. Smashing!!!
i mean tbh cars that appeal to enthusiasts usually dont sell too well, im sure if porsche made much more of these they would still sell like crazy but at the end of the day its still a supercar that isnt gonna make as much money as porsche's cheaper options/
@@markgeorge2200 of course it is more profitable, do you think a 911 costs much more to produce than a cayman, but it's a lot more expensive, 911 tax. This is a more expensive GTS, the GTS is already a profitable car, Charging 18k for a paint job, again, nearly all profit.
I guess they wouldn't sell much more anyway. It's a very cool, but very niche car costing ~250000 Euros. There aren't many people able to buy such a car as a weekend toy or collection piece, Porsche wouldn't be able to sell 10000 cars. Being limited makes the car more interesting for potential buyers and it's probably much easier for Porsche to plan with a limited production run. 2500 cars sounds like it's enough to satify most of the people really(!) interested in buying the car while also being low enough to keep it desirable and sell all the cars.
I hope Porsche takes these limited run 911 Dakar and see there is a market for a mass production of this model. Update: a lot of people are upset that Porsche is only making 2500 of these. But again it’s actually a smart move. The 911 Safari builds have been controversial amongst 911 enthusiasts. So this is a great way of Porsche testing the waters with them and the car communities as a whole. And as a whole from what I have seen has been extremely positive. So I think Porsche will make this off road style 911 a official package run. Also this is my ideal super car. Simply because where I live in Canada, I can go nuts on side roads and farmers roads. And play all year round.
It's just a little frustrating how little faith they have in this. It's a 2 door mini suv. Boom. Sold. Anything with suv sell. But seriously, we just don't like practical cars. We like dumb stuff. Suvs aren't practical.... A Ford bronco isn't practical. This gives the 911 a just almost comical suv like look, that just will sell. I hope they don't give up.
We got a 997 gen2. targa4 2009 and it is the most fun car in winter. I live in Finland. With one click of handbrake it becomes rear wheel drive only. Awesome.
6:50 this is why I desperately love this. You literally can't take nice cars places. You have to plan. This is the most fun you ever can have with a 911, because it's unrestricted. Don't baby it, abuse it.
This was an amazing video! Brilliantly presented, filmed and edited! Almost like a mini-episode of the TV show itself. Great balance of information, entertainment and a bit of humour thrown in. I'm so glad we have this on TH-cam for free.
This would be a great all year DD for here in Tahoe, you want something sporty and fun to drive that won't get obliterated by snow, potholes and other mountain town challenges. The obvious problem is that it's about $140k too expensive to be a reasonable DD. :D
Accidentally ending up in snow on a German road (it was oktober), on summer tires, with my 350Z and it sliding around and thus me being scared shitless make a realise what a hero Jack is here for doing it for fun. So much stuff to hit!
This is a REAL WORLD fast car. For me, it is the perfect 911, with the Morgan C-XT and the Huracan Sterrato, really style supercars are truly the fastest cars money can buy.
If I ever see one of these driving around I’ll be shocked. Even just a video of a privately owned one. One of these putting miles on its odometer will be about as common a sight as a dodo bird.
As an American, I was like "What kind of adverts???" But then I remembered that y'all folks from England call cigarettes..... (actually my lawyer wouldn't let me finish this sentence)
It will probably be like the the 911R. They release a special edition to test the market and create hype and then they will release it as a regular model like the GT3 Touring. I don't think they did all that development just for 2500 units
Pirelli scorpion all terrain plus tires fulfil the legal requirement of winter tires because they are snow rated and actually they do good in winter in my experience
I hope the 2500 production run is just a market test; they should make the Dakar a permanent member of the 911 lineup, maybe priced in between the GTS and Turbo. They would sell well.
This would be far more impressive and compelling if it was actually a homologation special and they were planning on rallying the 911. As it is, it's cool but ultimately I'm guessing no one will actually thrash it off road, or even commute in it. The 959 was a homologation car, and that was part of what made it so special.
Great video, fantastic car! The presentation was fun and enthusiastic, well done! Would love to have a 911 Dakar, but with more daily useable seats and minus the roll cage. Oh and with enough money in the bank to not care about using the thing. 😂
Finally a usable supercar... Just a pity that by limiting the numbers, many of these wont be used at all. Hopefully Porsche will see sense and make this a standard line up model.
Would love to see some owner took them stock to real dakar rally or baja 1000 and actually finished the race. That would raise the car value even higher
It's about time Porsche did this. Brilliant move and I think this will sell like hotcakes. As an off-roader a Porsche isn't on my radar, but that no longer applies.
The Snow footage is epic, I wouldn't taking my White 2022 Roush Mustang with the Proper 3rd Pedal 6 Speed Manual Transmission in either condition. In California they Salt the roads with Gravel and spending an hour to shovel out of the Wheel well. I used to own a 2016 and decided to not take S/N:22.0001.450R Great Show 🧑🏻🦱👍🏻🏎️🏁🚩
i think this car could have really benefited from having the suspension 30mm higher , its still a little low for the kind of places it would be cool to take it. and 100 more hp its a little low on power , for today standards.
You could easily drive up that road in any RWD car too, I'm sure. I've driven like that in two Nissan Laurels from the 80s (C32) with no issues (it's quite well balanced weight wise though), no special LSD or anything. That's the nice part about snow drifting. It's so chill and relaxing, if you want it to be.
If I could justify driving a 911 in the brutal Montana winters, it would be this. Would love a backseat for the kiddos and if I can dream, the gt3’s naturally aspirated 4.0L flat 6
What a wonderful car. Hopefully for the next generation of 911, a Dakar will be available without a limited run. I always love Jack's reviews, he is fantastic at being energetic and informative. You can see he shares the passion that brings us all here.
Awesome car, silly money. Having fully prepped (DIY) cars for off roading, I know the costs of doing what they’ve done, given 90% of the car remains stock. Roll cage, £3-4K, roof rack £1k, 1.5” lift with adjustable ride height, £8k? Some body trim, some body protection, some under body guards, and some knobbly tyres, £10k? Bucket seats, £5k. And I’m adding uplift for Porsche pricing and that some bits are bespoke. But the rest untouched. So, £30k? That’s £100k with a new car as a base. Paint job, £8-10k? And just some Porsche Value Added Pricing for good measure. So let’s say all in, £125k. Vs £250k. That’s a monster uplift. Meanwhile, there’s a specialist in Germany who’s been banging out fully Rally Raid prepped vehicles for 30+ years, for a lot less money, arguably more honestly off-road prepped than these are, and they’d be unique to you. Like the new Defender, this will be bought (in the main) by the sorts of people who will never use it in anger and instead will merely cut around London pretending they’re Bear Grylls….shame. Should be ragged hard in the deserts of Morocco or the smugglers trails in the Pyrenees.
I'm really sad that because this car is limited to just 2500 units. Most owners are going to keep it locked up in garages for years instead of letting it play in the dirt.
I’ve had to replace 3 20-inch low-profile (OEM) tires on my Mercedes in the past 6 months in San Francisco. I’d love to replace it with a 911 Dakar. More comfy and potholes be damned.
Every time I see this car, I can't help but think how great it would be for my commute, about 15 minutes on dirt roads and 15 minutes on pavement. Often muddy or snowy. But then again, If I could afford this car, I probably wouldn't need to commute.
But then, you'd be doing what he's doing in the video....
Lada Niva or Fiat Panda 4x4 are what you need
Dirt cheap (well the panda is rising but still), built like tanks, and can go pretty much anywhere (except the sea perhaps)
So if you owned a $150k car, you wouldn’t go to work? Lazy bum
An Evo or STI would do well and probably much more reliable than this. A kit car based on a lancia stratos might be cool too.
You’d want to commute :D
That press car probably drove more in this video than all the other units combined ever will
100%
99% of them will be hidden in garages unless its Whistlin Diesel 😅
@7enty7en whistlin diesel would make a redneck off road corvette instead of buying off the shelf
Depends on the Country, i can guarantee you Enthusiasts here in the Alpine Countries (Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy) they will definitely be driven off-road and regulary. Because most Car Enthusiasts here don't buy Cars to use them as Museum Pieces (like is so common in the USA)
Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps
I would use it as a Daily driver..! 🎉🍾
What a freaking masterpiece - Thank You Porsche.
Now build more please.
Unfortunately these things are most likely gonna be garage queens hopefully we see them actually being off roading
If I could safely afford one I'd drive the shit out of it. Would be my daily lol
I work at a Porsche dealership in Canada a customer traded in his 22 911 turbo S for a Dakar the reason he traded up was because he couldn’t drive his car in the rough winter conditions. So I know for sure at least one of these cars are being used proper
If i was able to buy this car and do a world tour with it, i would. 100%. What an experience that would be. Amazing car and as always, amazing content.
dreams, where you can find fuel .......????
@@lucasRem-ku6eb just tick the 90L fuel tank option and put a 200L fuel canister on the roof rack. Problem solved. If I had the car and the time, that’s a problem I wouldn’t mind having tho
@@bajoras16 plus, fuel exists almost everywhere haha
Nah it would be to expensive to replace a freaking body part if you break it. It s cool, but not to practical
@@rarespopovici4402 you need more ingame money ?
Imo, Porsche is the only supercar maker who doesn't come off as ridiculous if they build something like this. They have the heritage and know how to pay hommage to it. Also, they're known to build the most reliable supercars so I really buy that it can be (ab)used (the vast majority of them won't, sadly) like intended.
Watched almost the whole video with a grin on my face and the bouncing off the rev limiter in the snow at the end was just heavenly! Hats off to Porsche for giving us these masterpieces!
This has become my favourite Porsche of all time and you crushed it with this video!!! Sand, snow, autobahn…it’s made for everyday driving. Smashing!!!
Limiting the run to 2500 is a cynical move by Porsche
i mean tbh cars that appeal to enthusiasts usually dont sell too well, im sure if porsche made much more of these they would still sell like crazy but at the end of the day its still a supercar that isnt gonna make as much money as porsche's cheaper options/
@@markgeorge2200 of course it is more profitable, do you think a 911 costs much more to produce than a cayman, but it's a lot more expensive, 911 tax. This is a more expensive GTS, the GTS is already a profitable car, Charging 18k for a paint job, again, nearly all profit.
I think that’s quite a lot for a 911 special
@@charleshu5752 was thinking the same
I guess they wouldn't sell much more anyway. It's a very cool, but very niche car costing ~250000 Euros. There aren't many people able to buy such a car as a weekend toy or collection piece, Porsche wouldn't be able to sell 10000 cars. Being limited makes the car more interesting for potential buyers and it's probably much easier for Porsche to plan with a limited production run. 2500 cars sounds like it's enough to satify most of the people really(!) interested in buying the car while also being low enough to keep it desirable and sell all the cars.
Dressed with Rothmans colors.
Classic beauty!
It should be mandatory as an owner to drive at least 5000 km annually with this car. Otherwise it must be sold. Enough of collector cars.
Dudes are evrn collecting lambo tractors lol
@@boyfoxter5614 Lamborghini is boring
Please make it 15000
I hope Porsche takes these limited run 911 Dakar and see there is a market for a mass production of this model.
Update: a lot of people are upset that Porsche is only making 2500 of these. But again it’s actually a smart move. The 911 Safari builds have been controversial amongst 911 enthusiasts. So this is a great way of Porsche testing the waters with them and the car communities as a whole. And as a whole from what I have seen has been extremely positive. So I think Porsche will make this off road style 911 a official package run.
Also this is my ideal super car. Simply because where I live in Canada, I can go nuts on side roads and farmers roads. And play all year round.
It would be pretty good with the potholes too..
It's just a little frustrating how little faith they have in this. It's a 2 door mini suv. Boom. Sold. Anything with suv sell. But seriously, we just don't like practical cars. We like dumb stuff. Suvs aren't practical.... A Ford bronco isn't practical. This gives the 911 a just almost comical suv like look, that just will sell. I hope they don't give up.
@@Tential1 idk where you live but the Ford Broncos and the Jeep Wranglers are getting blown off the showrooms where i live
@@Tential1 Really what Porsche needs is a Hatchback 911 dakar,bcs i said so.
"The 911 Safari builds have been controversial amongst 911 enthusiasts."
Isn't that kinda funny since the first race a 911 was ever in was a rally?
Jack is a mighty fine presenter. Slight mouth fumble with "1996... 996 GT3 on track" and shots of the 2004 GT3. It happens to us all Top Gear
meh
Off roading, camping, with a 911... That is a special experience.
We got a 997 gen2. targa4 2009 and it is the most fun car in winter. I live in Finland. With one click of handbrake it becomes rear wheel drive only. Awesome.
" I am a driving God". Nice callback to Richard Hammond when he drove in the desert.
it was in a uk quarry in a bowler wild cat
@@motosteggy3980 Nice correction. I couldn't remember as I haven't seen that episode in well over a decade
6:50 this is why I desperately love this. You literally can't take nice cars places. You have to plan. This is the most fun you ever can have with a 911, because it's unrestricted. Don't baby it, abuse it.
I love that old livery! Reminds me of my grandad, he always had a pack of Rothmans in his top pocket. He's dead now.
building 2,5 ton SUV-s for track and city driving, and on the other hand sportcars for off road driving, this is it people, it's the future
This was an amazing video! Brilliantly presented, filmed and edited! Almost like a mini-episode of the TV show itself. Great balance of information, entertainment and a bit of humour thrown in. I'm so glad we have this on TH-cam for free.
Wow wow wow, as a drive you want a lot of fun with your car. Porsche made a car where you can have fun on so many terrains, how insane!
0:51
"I am a driving god"
I feel like I've heard a shorter bloke say that a while back...
And yet the taller guy didn't deliver the line properly.
This would be a great all year DD for here in Tahoe, you want something sporty and fun to drive that won't get obliterated by snow, potholes and other mountain town challenges. The obvious problem is that it's about $140k too expensive to be a reasonable DD. :D
Accidentally ending up in snow on a German road (it was oktober), on summer tires, with my 350Z and it sliding around and thus me being scared shitless make a realise what a hero Jack is here for doing it for fun. So much stuff to hit!
06:55''... Deals with....better...the school run...''? It's got no rear seats?
Says a lot when a Dakar Porsche is the perfect daily driver.
They really should build an 'entry level' version of this!
It's called the Macan. :)
Agreed. Totally agree!
This kinda brings the old 959 rally car into my head.
This is a REAL WORLD fast car. For me, it is the perfect 911, with the Morgan C-XT and the Huracan Sterrato, really style supercars are truly the fastest cars money can buy.
What? That doesn’t make sense
I wish they'd make more of these! the only way I'd ever be able to get one some day
I'm 101% sure Nobody will take this offroad and the most offroad thing that this will do is climbing a 2 inch speedbump.
Now let's hope these will actually see proper use and not just the inside of garages.
99% of them will be just investments.
This thing would be perfect for the climate I currently live in, if only I could afford it.
I've never in my life wanted a 911 so badly...
Good stuff.
I'd love to see the Cayman GT4 getting the same treatment.
There are a bunch of great Dakar launch videos out right now… THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WITH EPIC SNOWY ROAD SLIPPY FUN!
About the same power as a 959, too. Awesome
Most of the 2500 will be locked away and never used.
A terrible truth. 😭
To the Porsche Engineers who convinced the CEOs to make this car... I salute to you... im so happy this car exists 😌
If I ever see one of these driving around I’ll be shocked. Even just a video of a privately owned one. One of these putting miles on its odometer will be about as common a sight as a dodo bird.
Gotta love a Tough Porsche!
Looks perfect to me___ finally one l'd take anywhere!
I love it. This is my new dream car, as I love off-road driving. Unfortunately I can't afford it
Then why are you watching if you can’t afford?
As an American, I was like "What kind of adverts???" But then I remembered that y'all folks from England call cigarettes..... (actually my lawyer wouldn't let me finish this sentence)
what porshe did is an absolute awesomness
yes yes and yes please
It will probably be like the the 911R. They release a special edition to test the market and create hype and then they will release it as a regular model like the GT3 Touring. I don't think they did all that development just for 2500 units
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
I first thought it was stupid now its making its case for the one i want the most!
Pirelli scorpion all terrain plus tires fulfil the legal requirement of winter tires because they are snow rated and actually they do good in winter in my experience
My old £27k 996 turbo was fantastic in the snow - I miss that car!!
This brings back memories. I love the 959 Dakar.
I hope the 2500 production run is just a market test; they should make the Dakar a permanent member of the 911 lineup, maybe priced in between the GTS and Turbo. They would sell well.
This would be far more impressive and compelling if it was actually a homologation special and they were planning on rallying the 911. As it is, it's cool but ultimately I'm guessing no one will actually thrash it off road, or even commute in it. The 959 was a homologation car, and that was part of what made it so special.
Great video, fantastic car! The presentation was fun and enthusiastic, well done! Would love to have a 911 Dakar, but with more daily useable seats and minus the roll cage. Oh and with enough money in the bank to not care about using the thing. 😂
Finally a usable supercar... Just a pity that by limiting the numbers, many of these wont be used at all. Hopefully Porsche will see sense and make this a standard line up model.
Alright. We’re gonna need a comparison to the huracan sterrato once it comes out
Would love to see some owner took them stock to real dakar rally or baja 1000 and actually finished the race. That would raise the car value even higher
People were racing the old cars in the Dakar classic this year and Porsche didn't bother entering a new one of these, which is pretty sad
Looks like the most fun since the Audi Quattro. ✅
I'd love one of these with the roof rack in a nice khaki or sand colour, so nice
If I had a chance to drive a dakar, I sure would play with it at snowy areas, becasue thats what I'm trained for :)
They really out did themselves with this.
17:34 reminded me of the NFS Hot Pursuit 2 intro and a certain police Diablo sliding in slo-mo..
Finally! A 911 for Birmingham roads
It's a shame we'll never see what *Ken Block* would do with one of these bad boys. 😕
He would've loved this! 🖤
This is my new favorite car. It's perfect
Great video, amazing car. Please Porsche Australia, let me take one across the Simpson Desert!
Nice...but still I prefer Gemballa Marsien or even Singer ACS 😎
Singer ACS all day long 😎👌🏾
It's about time Porsche did this. Brilliant move and I think this will sell like hotcakes. As an off-roader a Porsche isn't on my radar, but that no longer applies.
The Snow footage is epic, I wouldn't taking my White 2022 Roush Mustang with the Proper 3rd Pedal 6 Speed Manual Transmission in either condition. In California they Salt the roads with Gravel and spending an hour to shovel out of the Wheel well. I used to own a 2016 and decided to not take S/N:22.0001.450R Great Show 🧑🏻🦱👍🏻🏎️🏁🚩
i think this car could have really benefited from having the suspension 30mm higher , its still a little low for the kind of places it would be cool to take it.
and 100 more hp
its a little low on power , for today standards.
You should check out the "Porsche" Singer ACS
@@torbinzix1 omg , I just looked for it
I freaking love it
@@lawyerlawyer1215 IKR... 🤯👌🏾
You could easily drive up that road in any RWD car too, I'm sure. I've driven like that in two Nissan Laurels from the 80s (C32) with no issues (it's quite well balanced weight wise though), no special LSD or anything. That's the nice part about snow drifting. It's so chill and relaxing, if you want it to be.
JP performance, have make a great video for this car.
I like it much.
porsche and mercedes are my favourite car brands
If I could justify driving a 911 in the brutal Montana winters, it would be this. Would love a backseat for the kiddos and if I can dream, the gt3’s naturally aspirated 4.0L flat 6
Great car and great content!
Love everything about the car and how you finished the video with driving on the snow. I would totally daily this car! 🌨🇨🇦
Perfect sports car for INDIA 🇮🇳💥
Me: I want one.
Bank. They are all sold already
Me. Is that a polite way of saying I can't afford one?
Bank. Yes
I wish this guy, Chris, and Mike from Drivetribe hosted TG.
Right?
@@kraenk12 I like Flintoff, don't care for paddy, but truly I want car nerds without egos who act less like hooligans and more like... car nerds...
Love the Rothmans livery
These cars like the GT cars we’ll be selling on the aftermarket for £150k over list
Sweet video, Wicked car
Did you actually edit in GT3 exhaust sounds for the flybys on the Autobahn? 😑 12:33
Can’t wait both porchè and lamborghini version compete side by side😍😍😍
this car has me genuinely excited
always suspected Jack wanted to be Hamster...
0:51 confirms it.
WOOOOOOOOOW AWESOME AMAZING FANTASTIC MARVELOUS SUPERB MAGICAL TOP ! ! ! ! !
Wonder if they'll do anything similar for the 718 chassis.
Really a shame they didn’t offer it in a manual. It would be the ultimate Porsche.
What a wonderful car. Hopefully for the next generation of 911, a Dakar will be available without a limited run.
I always love Jack's reviews, he is fantastic at being energetic and informative. You can see he shares the passion that brings us all here.
Looks like a drift king, this car. DoriKing™
Awesome car, silly money. Having fully prepped (DIY) cars for off roading, I know the costs of doing what they’ve done, given 90% of the car remains stock. Roll cage, £3-4K, roof rack £1k, 1.5” lift with adjustable ride height, £8k? Some body trim, some body protection, some under body guards, and some knobbly tyres, £10k? Bucket seats, £5k. And I’m adding uplift for Porsche pricing and that some bits are bespoke. But the rest untouched. So, £30k? That’s £100k with a new car as a base. Paint job, £8-10k? And just some Porsche Value Added Pricing for good measure. So let’s say all in, £125k. Vs £250k. That’s a monster uplift. Meanwhile, there’s a specialist in Germany who’s been banging out fully Rally Raid prepped vehicles for 30+ years, for a lot less money, arguably more honestly off-road prepped than these are, and they’d be unique to you. Like the new Defender, this will be bought (in the main) by the sorts of people who will never use it in anger and instead will merely cut around London pretending they’re Bear Grylls….shame. Should be ragged hard in the deserts of Morocco or the smugglers trails in the Pyrenees.
You have one allocation slot for either the Dakar or the touring which one you’ll pick ?
If Top Gear telly was like this I might watch it 🤓
This is literally the only car that I fantasize over since 1995.
amazing review, thanks!
I'm really sad that because this car is limited to just 2500 units. Most owners are going to keep it locked up in garages for years instead of letting it play in the dirt.
what an awesome car!
Is it just me or wouldn’t it make a perfect non-tarmac stage rally car with very little extra work 🤔👍
I’ve had to replace 3 20-inch low-profile (OEM) tires on my Mercedes in the past 6 months in San Francisco. I’d love to replace it with a 911 Dakar. More comfy and potholes be damned.
Porsche Still Squzzing The Road Master 911 Making Rally Legends Again
The 911 R was perfect.
The 911 Dakar is perfect.