shouldve been based on cayman, small car lighter weight and more mid engine . then, itd have soemthing to offer over more normal offroaders with excess of power . soemthign thats easier to move around with lack of grip on rough off road situations, etc
@@ouch9326True, but I believe Porsche is dropping the Cayman now and thus just made much more financial sense to push a limited edition with existing chassis and tooling continuing with the 911
I was offroading in my Land Cruiser in Utah earlier this year, and a few hours from pavement I saw one of these just filthy and parked at some trailhead, owner nowhere to be seen (hiking presumably). Respect.
This is definitely the fastest way to reach my favorite fishing spot, which requires driving on gravel roads and muddy fields. Must have for every fisherman.
Very exciting car because you may end up driving into a lake with it at speeds that make it pebble across the surface for a moment before you experience the sunk money failacy.
@@u13erfitz Seriously doubt that. There might be a tiny fraction of those lucky owners who might. But vast majority of them will park that car in the garage and maybe take it out once or twice a year to cars and coffee. See lots of people with expensive cars on daily basis and they're afraid to park their cars with general public in a parking lot. Lol 😂
Chief engineer “Let’s build a Subaru but better than Subaru” Intern “Will people be able to afford it?” *board room laughs Chief engineer “Of course not” Joking aside im so excited this exists🥇
How do these guys not have 1M subs yet? Other channels like CarWow, that I believe are on par with this channel, has over 9M subs. Other new’ish channels, like Misha, which drives people’s cars on the Nurburgring, has over 1M subs now, and his videos are very easy to make in comparison. I just don’t get it
What a fantastic idea. I love the offload rally trend going on. As our roads and infrastructure collapse and roads deteriorate, vehicles like this make more and more sense. Im still waiting on my shelter green ranger raptor which is currently in production, so I can't wait to join the off road fun
As someone who lives in a rural, relatively poor area in northern IL, agreed completely. My ATS-V does not do well on the roads around here as cool as the car might be. It's comfortable on smooth roads, but the roads here are unfathomably rough. A car like this that is still very much a sportscar, but with longer travel suspension and a cushier ride is very fitting.
@anthonyantoine9232 i live in the northeast and we have a very similar situation here. In 2013 I had a new A5 and it looked amazing, it was a great car on smooth roads, handled winters well, but when the roads got rough I was driving a pothole slalom. 7 tires and a few years later I got rid of it, and refuse to get another car with low profile tires as a daily driver.
The perfect car for commuting up and down 294 ("Indy 294" or otherwise known as the premier rally course of Illinois) with it's endless construction, mismatched lane heights, potholes, crazy drivers, and winter just around the corner!
I want one of these more than anything Porsche has done since maybe the Carrera GT? I didn’t lust for the 918 even tho I liked it more than the P1 or La Ferrari. Maybe the 997 GT3. But the Dakar is like the perfect all year sports car. Perfect.
You guys are so consistent and I really love this channel. Humble and excellent. You set the standard for American reviewers in my opinion. No British accent necessary for credibility. 😁
I was half expecting Jack to cut out Patience and go around the backside of the flagger stand. Still hilarious cutting the corners after the back straight tho.
@@jjkimesq I saw one in a hotel parking lot in Toronto. For the money it doesn't look that special. Anyone with a base carrera and $20,000 can probably make a convincing look alike.
@maestroadam I feel they kept it plastic to make buyers purchase the very expensive metal skid pad. Another crazy Porsche part option package. Pay more for less or when it shouldn't be necessary. Still love them.
I'm from Mexico and here it is the only sports car that makes sense. Lot of us like sports cars, but we don't want their ground clearance headaches. That's why we end up with SUVs. Here we have plenty of speed humps and our back roads are full of crappy asphalt and potholes. Even the average mall parking stops are high enough to destroy your front bumper.
While 5 N fanboys/bots still have their asses smoking from Friday video, here comes what they so largely feared - another Porsche video! Mark - well played, Sir!
Yup just look at their excitement compared to them being in EVs. When watching a car review that's always more important to notice then what's actually said.
I’ve dreamt about cars like these. I bought a Supra thinking, BajaSupra??? But the shop I talked said we’d have to redesign a bunch to get what this car already delivers. Said I’d never trade it for a Porsche but I guess I just needed to find the right Porsche!!
Gonna cross shop this against 7 WRXs.
Or maybe 1 wrx and 15-20 engine rebuilds
You’ll get the 8th for free.
I remember the good old days of counting everything in V6 Mustangs when they were the price of a Mitsubishi Mirage. In ye olde 2010s.
ok this made me chuckle
@@willstairs942 Porsche reliability has improved? lol
Jack laughing manically and going off track makes me smile and that is why Porsche needs to make more of this.
He is reflecting his inner forza online player 🤣
shouldve been based on cayman, small car lighter weight and more mid engine . then, itd have soemthing to offer over more normal offroaders with excess of power . soemthign thats easier to move around with lack of grip on rough off road situations, etc
@@ouch9326True, but I believe Porsche is dropping the Cayman now and thus just made much more financial sense to push a limited edition with existing chassis and tooling continuing with the 911
I’m all for fun reviews but Jack’s “Oh Yeas!” Gave me second hand embarrassment. My parents were questioning what I was watching.
Great chemistry
I was offroading in my Land Cruiser in Utah earlier this year, and a few hours from pavement I saw one of these just filthy and parked at some trailhead, owner nowhere to be seen (hiking presumably). Respect.
Agree. Good to see a car like this being used as intended.
I've seen a couple of these in Seattle and they're always dirty :) I love it
That is likely @supercar_ron!
Cool story bra but this looks dumb af
If it was anywhere near zion i saw him as well. Car was disgusting and i was so happy to see it being used properly
Jack's maniacal laughter mirrored by Mark's nervous, scared-shitless laughter is why I love when Jack is behind the wheel
Yeah! YEEEEAAAHH!
I love that mark always looks like one of those babies that just got glasses when he wears the helmet.
Ultimate daily
Ultimate price, though.
Porsche Pro Max
This is definitely the fastest way to reach my favorite fishing spot, which requires driving on gravel roads and muddy fields. Must have for every fisherman.
I take my GT3 Touring when I go fishing.
And If I get skunked, at least I get to enjoy the drive home.
And if you catch fish, are you going to bring them home in your $300,000 car?
Very exciting car because you may end up driving into a lake with it at speeds that make it pebble across the surface for a moment before you experience the sunk money failacy.
The Octoberfest music is a nice touch
I came for SavageGeese but stayed for JOHN PORSHA.
While Driving 4 Answers is too snobbish to earn creds by pronouncing it properly.
you WHAT for savagegeese? 😳
"Who's taking this to a track?!"
"A God."
😂😂😂
I’ve always joked that this is the North American spec 911 with how bad our roads are.
You realise most countries have worse roads
@@xpusostomosyeah, but how much do they spend on them?
Roads in the US aren't that bad, unless you're in PA or Louisiana
@@xpusostomos that’s very true
The roads in Alabama are quite nice. You couldn’t pay me money to live in the salt belt tho!
Wow ridiculous it doesn't come stock with the under body protection 🤦🏼♂️
Porsche found yet another option to check.
@@sandman2b Who is going to pass on "underbody armor" or whatever the hideously expensive solution on the option sheet is called.
Porsche tax
I want a BRZ Dakar edition. :D
Let’s be real, we couldn’t afford that either after the dealers hit us with the “WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE” tax 😂🙃
@@NDEEZMiata ehh maybe we could tho, subaru is pretty stern with their dealers.
I can't believe it. Porsche has finally made me want a 911.
Bahahaha same. Perfect for mud season and harsh winters where I live.
How many would actually take this thing offriading?
Jack going full unhinged Kool-Aid Man, everyone brace yourselves
The perfect 911 for the battered Midwest roads in the Chicago area and all of Michigan.
Same for Thailand unfortunately it would cost nearly a million dollars.
And Nebraska
For $220k as a daily?
The fact that they were giggling like little girls has pretty much sold me on this car lol looks like an absolute blast!
If you have money for a second mortgage 💸
$300,000+
then have at it 😆
So you're actually going to buy 220k Porsche and take it offroading?
@@retrograde11 lol that car costs as much as my house did. Ummm no
@@retrograde11 if you got 220k for a porsche you can afford to take it offroad.
@@u13erfitz Seriously doubt that. There might be a tiny fraction of those lucky owners who might. But vast majority of them will park that car in the garage and maybe take it out once or twice a year to cars and coffee. See lots of people with expensive cars on daily basis and they're afraid to park their cars with general public in a parking lot. Lol 😂
Using this to tow my Atom to the track.
FINALLY, I can trade in my Crosstrek with red mud flaps and a puck lift kit for a real car.
This is one of those cars u dont appreciate as much as seeing it in. Person. Absolutely insane looking on the road.
I really hope Porsche makes this a model and not just a limited edition one off run.
It’s come and gone… I think that production of it stopped a year or two ago already …
@@panameradan6860 yes I has, but the success not only in sales but the acceptance even in the most die hard Porsche purest is a massive win win.
Fortunately or unfortunately Porsche will always limit production for these types of cars.
@@joe718gt4 no no I doubt another Dakar will come
But I’m hoping they will release a 911 rally spec or something else close to it
Chief engineer “Let’s build a Subaru but better than Subaru”
Intern “Will people be able to afford it?”
*board room laughs
Chief engineer “Of course not”
Joking aside im so excited this exists🥇
Finally, a car in real life for how I drive in Gran Turismo!
I see Jack is using the Gran Turismo racing line. 🤣
Perfect car for Montreal roads.
it's a set of ceramic brakes away to be perfect
Finally something practical !
How do these guys not have 1M subs yet? Other channels like CarWow, that I believe are on par with this channel, has over 9M subs. Other new’ish channels, like Misha, which drives people’s cars on the Nurburgring, has over 1M subs now, and his videos are very easy to make in comparison.
I just don’t get it
because they tell us what most consumers don't want to hear.
@peppinoesposito5465 exactly!
Too much real content and not enough flash, probably
Mark loves Da Kar
Dakar Noir, the height of male cologne (in the 90s)
@@colin-nekritz I try not to be that well actually guy but the cologne I think you're referring to was Drakkar Noir not Dakar Noir
Porsche should have spent the 400K miles “testing” to win at least one Dakar rally in the last 40 years.
is there even any class left in the dakar porsche could even compete with lol
if anything audi is already going ham making EVs for Dakar
OHHHH YEAHH!!!!
"I can do this!"
What a fantastic idea. I love the offload rally trend going on. As our roads and infrastructure collapse and roads deteriorate, vehicles like this make more and more sense. Im still waiting on my shelter green ranger raptor which is currently in production, so I can't wait to join the off road fun
Perfect for picking up a Starbucks order
As someone who lives in a rural, relatively poor area in northern IL, agreed completely. My ATS-V does not do well on the roads around here as cool as the car might be. It's comfortable on smooth roads, but the roads here are unfathomably rough. A car like this that is still very much a sportscar, but with longer travel suspension and a cushier ride is very fitting.
Who's gonna be driving a porsche dakar after roads collapse?
@anthonyantoine9232 i live in the northeast and we have a very similar situation here. In 2013 I had a new A5 and it looked amazing, it was a great car on smooth roads, handled winters well, but when the roads got rough I was driving a pothole slalom. 7 tires and a few years later I got rid of it, and refuse to get another car with low profile tires as a daily driver.
@@marioformicadae6637 whoever it is will be glad to have one :)
This is the final car I would drive for years before I die. The smile and laughter on Jack's face is worth every minute of the video lol.
I think I saw a John Porsha album at Barnes & Noble with hit tracks like, “Smooth Porsha”, “I am Porsha”, and “All Da Smoke”
Honestly though this is the perfect car for me. Slap some bike racks on the roof? Boom. Never need another car. All bases covered.
y'all guys are nuts! and we all love you for that! amazing
The perfect car for commuting up and down 294 ("Indy 294" or otherwise known as the premier rally course of Illinois) with it's endless construction, mismatched lane heights, potholes, crazy drivers, and winter just around the corner!
Anybody who lives in Illinois and puts up with the worst roads imaginable, and outrageous tolls, is nuts.
it's a set of ceramic brakes away to be perfect
You summed it up perfectly. 294 is garbage.
Saw one of these in Kenya. Lucky bastard.
Good sports car for shit road country
Perfect car for rich people in poor areas 😂n
@@G82Watts You think Kenya is poor?🤣🤣
@@xpusostomos Try the tea roads in the Rift Valley, probably on par with the Japanese touge roads. What do you have?
@@LarryNgetich yes but I may be wrong.
I want one of these more than anything Porsche has done since maybe the Carrera GT? I didn’t lust for the 918 even tho I liked it more than the P1 or La Ferrari. Maybe the 997 GT3. But the Dakar is like the perfect all year sports car. Perfect.
It's a set of PCCB and a manual away to be perfect
This was amazing and entertaining! We need a lap against a standard 911 where you go off-road to get a track time and win!
The accordion intro is always a good sign, thanks for the laughs!
You guys are so consistent and I really love this channel. Humble and excellent. You set the standard for American reviewers in my opinion. No British accent necessary for credibility. 😁
Love watching jack have fun
That looked like the most fun ever!
You guys never disappoint, always top notch entertainment.
This car give new meaning to flattening out a curve!
It was great seeing the amount of fun Jack had in this one. Loved it. 😂
Truly the 'Florida Man' of Porsches.
Actually saw one of this on the road last week in this color. Have to admit, it is awesome in person
Great track work 😄
Plastic oil pan on a Dakar?! LOL why?
Just to bug you, I would surmise.
So you spend the extra on the undercarriage protection - derr!
Because Volkswagen
Because it works
@@computercrack until it leaks at a couple years old or breaks from the first thing that hits it
Larry David will be impressed by your music.
Great piece. Loved the pure joy of the drive… 😅
Great for going over shopping centre speed bumps 👍
You hit the nail on the head
This is the Dakar review I needed!
As always another great video. However I would have loved to watch you drive the Dakar off road.
This would have been the ultimate excuse for a road trip to Moab
Wouldn’t make it off the gravel roads there. My wife’s Volvo V90 Cross Country wagon gets more clearance on “off road mode.”
I was half expecting Jack to cut out Patience and go around the backside of the flagger stand. Still hilarious cutting the corners after the back straight tho.
Nice review! This is my favorite Porsche.
Best drive ever. Cracking up here.
Only offroading can make big smiles like that!
The driving impressions section is hilarious.
LOVE IT! Great video guys!
feeling octoberfestie with the music :)
Love the 911 videos!
This and the off-road Lamborghini are my favourite "supercars"
If I had endless $$$ I would buy one of these and install a snow plow on the front end. Might get half as much attention as a Cyber truck.
Unlikely to be anywhere strong enough to mount that
Cyberdork gets bad attention😂
The Dakar gets jaw dropping looks every where.
@@jjkimesq I saw one in a hotel parking lot in Toronto. For the money it doesn't look that special. Anyone with a base carrera and $20,000 can probably make a convincing look alike.
@@xpusostomos I love the fact that you're going through the thought process. I was just trolling.
Always great to see Silverback Jack in his native environment 🤣👍
The 911 that can handle Michigan roads! 😍😍
This car is the perfect winter beater!
I wish I was in the Porsche too. I’ll be like Gritton right and laugh and smiling and so happy that’s what I did when I ran in my cousins Porsche.
Can you overtake off track? OHHH YEAHHHHHH!!
finally, a car worthy of a poster in 2024
Nailed the spirit of this car. Going hard then driving over the grass and laughing all the way.
GT3 Touring and 911 S/T , Dakar, A4 All Road, C63 wagon, S4 wagon and E63 wagon and the AMG GT hatch are the best cars ever made.
Aside from the price, I want this and an additional set of daily all-season tires/wheels, and use it for literally everything.
Popcorn worthy content 😁
4:51 Love the plastic oil pan just feeling the breeze, and the rocks
the best daily ever
I'm surprised they still do marketing for this car, I thought all 2500 units were sold out!
They were most likely sold before the actual date, they were "for sale". In particular in NA. Not sure how bad EU is with that yet.
Guaranteed he dreamed about this moment and it came to fruition
All Porsches should be this Porsche.
OH YEAHHHHH! YEAHHHHHHH
Expensive dune buggy. The one Dumas ran up the mountain had a lot more clearance. Nice video.
Jackl: OHH YIEAH! OH YEEAAHH!
Im sorry, plastic oil pan??
I can hear it scraping on something very hard and very sharp...
@maestroadam I feel they kept it plastic to make buyers purchase the very expensive metal skid pad. Another crazy Porsche part option package. Pay more for less or when it shouldn't be necessary. Still love them.
A 4 season porsche. Perfect!
Very good review
Apexes? Where we’re going we don’t need apexes.
Shoutout to Porsche, you know this was done to make Jack happy
This is honestly so cool
Perfect for my mountain moonshine runs at night
I'm from Mexico and here it is the only sports car that makes sense.
Lot of us like sports cars, but we don't want their ground clearance headaches. That's why we end up with SUVs.
Here we have plenty of speed humps and our back roads are full of crappy asphalt and potholes.
Even the average mall parking stops are high enough to destroy your front bumper.
While 5 N fanboys/bots still have their asses smoking from Friday video, here comes what they so largely feared - another Porsche video!
Mark - well played, Sir!
Yup just look at their excitement compared to them being in EVs. When watching a car review that's always more important to notice then what's actually said.
I’ve dreamt about cars like these. I bought a Supra thinking, BajaSupra???
But the shop I talked said we’d have to redesign a bunch to get what this car already delivers.
Said I’d never trade it for a Porsche but I guess I just needed to find the right Porsche!!
This is soooo good. I want to be gifted one of these. Waiting...
Boy that was a fast “moment of silence”
I want this as my winter beater
Pure vince macman in those corners haha
I Love it. Perfect northern car.
Looks sick af ❤