Tide Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Little car, big race: Fiat's PanDAKAR Filed under: Motorsports, Economy http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/12/pandakar.jpg Click image for photo gallery Fiat's little Panda miniwagon is taking on the Dakar Rally. A pair of race-prepped Pandas will compete in the 8,100 kilometer event. Our sister site, AutoblogGreen, reports that the PanDAKARs, as they're called, will be equipped with 42-gallon fuel tanks. That should give the cars, which are powered by 1.3L Miltijet turbodiesels, unbelievable range. As you'd expect, the panelized Pandas will also be stocked with water reserves, tools to help them extract themselves when stuck in the sand, and 3 spare wheels. The support machinery consists of a Fiat Sedici (a.k.a. Suzuki SX4) service vehicle, which we'd love to see in its Dakar trim, as well as a trio of Iveco trucks. We're looking forward to seeing how the cuddly 'lil Pandas do in the challenging race. Follow the jump for Fiat's full press release, and make sure you check out our PanDAKAR Photo Gallery. [source: Fiat via AutoblogGreen]Continue reading Little car, big race: Fiat's PanDAKAR Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-timehttp://ad.doubleclick.net/imp;v1;f;44404524;0-0;0;13519409;1%7C1;17996600%7C18014495%7C1;;cs=t%3Fhttp://m.doubleclick.net/dot.gif http://feeds.autoblog.com/~f/weblogsinc/autoblog?i=Ju95aSvd</img> http://feeds.autoblog.com/~f/weblogsinc/autoblog?i=iEQImpkY</img> http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogsinc/autoblog/~4/68185146 Read More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 that is officially the weirdest looking car i've ever seen ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 thm sand dunes will be well fed on panda meat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aczwild Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I want to beat the hell outta that thing in the dunes and on the trails JDM'd All to hell Thanks Jimmy @ Hkc-Speed.com! RIP Coxx & Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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