Coming to the 2015 Dakar will be a handful of new South African built Nissan Navaras possessing a V8 engine. These trucks are still in a bit of a development/testing phase as they have only run a handful of races in SA in '13 but they are now coming of the jigs on a regular basis and being sold across the world. We'll see how they compare to the Toyota HiLux run by Giniel de Villiers during the South African offroad season as Thomas Rundle (who finished the Dakar this year in his borrowed HiLux) will be running the V8 Navara all season long. If you would like to purchase one, learn more about them or perhaps race one in South Africa you can contact Terence Marsh at: terence@redlined.co.zaSome info provided by Terence here:
We have built
4 of these to date with the 5th one currently on the jig which is
for a German customer and is scheduled for delivery in February 2014 (update--already delivered in late December/early January). The 6th
chassis which is currently at laser cutting is for an Australian customer and
is scheduled for delivery in July 2014.
The base
model race unit which is built to FIA and Dakar specification sells for
$295,000 US dollars.
· This
unit includes the mounting points for the on-board jack system but excludes the
system itself – it uses the same system as the Toyotas.
· The
unit comes with 8 Reiger dampers which are then available in 3 different
variances/options.
· The
price listed above excludes the air-conditioning system which is an optional
extra. Fiberglass body is produced in house.
These cars have been purposely built with Dakar in mind and we will have
at least two at the 2015 Dakar and 3 or 4 race cars at the 2016 Dakar. Three of
our race cars have successfully been tested in our local championship this year
and have covered in excess of 8,000 km of rugged and tough terrain with
ease. We have worked closely with our Partners at Reiger suspension to get the
optimal performance and handling out of the race car and can comfortably say we
have achieved this. We have introduced several performance upgrades for the
engine package through the year and are now comfortable that are perfromance is
up there with the best in the world – the Infiniti FX50 engine has proved to be
exceptionally strong and more importantly very reliable!
Please feel free to visit our website at www.regentracing.co.za to get
some more insights and photos of the race cars as well as have a ‘virtual view’
of the race car within our video section.
Should any of the guys on your side require any further information or
assistance regarding the above they can feel free to contact me on my email
address or my mobile number which is listed below.
Technical specs:
Engine: Nissan VK50VE (from the Infiniti FX50)
Engine Capacity: 5.0L V8
Power Output: 390hp @ 6500rpm and 500nm @ 4400rpm
Gearbox: Sadev 6 speed sequential
Suspension: Double wishbone front and live rear axle
Shock Absorbers: Reiger
Engine Management System: Motec M800
Competition weight: 1975kg
Fuel Capacity: 480L
Wheels: 16 x 7 Evo Corse
Tyres: BF Goodrich
1 comment:
Good project, there's just one thing that put's it behind it's main rival the Toyota. Rigid rear axel!
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