- This special 911 Dakar pays homage to the 911 that won the 1984 Paris-Dakar rally.
- The marque’s experts hand-painted the gorgeous yellow and blue paint scheme.
- Just 2,500 examples of the 911 Dakar were built.
Porsche has completed the production run of the 911 Dakar, and the final example to roll off the production line is more special than most, thanks to the folks from the brand’s Sonderwunsch division.
This 911 Dakar pays tribute to the 1984 Paris-Dakar rally-winning 911 driven by René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne. No doubt the most dramatic element of this 911 Dakar is the custom exterior paint job that takes inspiration from the Rothmans-sponsored car, albeit with an even more dramatic look.
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The car is finished in a combination of Signal Yellow and Gentian Blue Metallic with yellow across the top half and blue throughout the bottom half. These two colors are then split by bright blue pinstripes that really help to make the car’s exterior pop. The lucky owner also requested Porsche to paint the wheels in the same yellow as the bodywork and with Lampedeusablue accents, named after the Mediterranean island.
Porsche says the car’s body was painted entirely by hand. It also painted the stainless steel elements on the front, rear, and side sills in black while adding Lampedeusablue accent rings to the headlights.
There’s plenty to like about the car’s cabin, too. Most of it’s finished in black leather and Alcantara, but there are some brightly-colored areas, including accents on the steering wheel, door panel, transmission tunnel, and dashboard. Speed yellow contrast stitching is also featured, alongside new LED entrance lights that project the Sonderwunsch logo onto the ground.
The German carmaker didn’t reveal the cost of the custom 911 Dakar, but it inevitably came at a hefty premium over the car’s original $220,000 sticker. Anyone living in or visiting the home of Porsche can view the car at the brand’s museum before the keys are handed over to the new owner.
Throughout the 911 Dakar’s production run, Porsche built 2,500 examples. All are powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged flat-six producing 473 hp and coupled to an eight-speed PDK transmission driving all four wheels.
