Rough Roads to 911 Dakar

A sports car for race tracks and everyday life: This holds true since the 1984 triumph of legendary four-by-four 911 at the Paris-Dakar rally, the world's toughest long-distance race. The now re-issued off-road Porsche manages the balancing act of road/sports car and cross-country vehicle better than any other 911 before. In eight chapters the richly illustrated car book depicts the development of the first genuine off-road 911. From the historic genes at the Porsche development centre in Weissach to the extensive test drives of the sports car on various continents ? a piece of living automobile history. . Ideal gift for car lovers: High-quality illustrated book on the Porsche 911 Dakar . Exclusive photos by Porsche photographer Christoph Bauer . For off-road and motorsport fans: Glimpses behind the scene of vehicle development . History of the Porsche 911 Dakar: From the first idea to the test drives . Official Porsche book from the Christophorus edition Impressive pictures document the development of this special 911 model, limited to 2.500 cars. Christoph Bauer, long-standing Porsche photographer, took the brilliant photos for this volume. Bauer followed the whole process of development ? all the time close to the designers. Thus he was able to take spectacular Porsche photos, just for this illustrated car book. Pure Porsche design! 200 colour illustrations