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Peugeot 2008 DKR revealed [w/video]

Peugeot has finally revealed the first images and a teaser trailer of the 2008 DKR Rally car, which […]

Peugeot 2008 DKR revealed [w/video]
Peugeot 2008 DKR revealed [w/video] — photographed for Leisure Wheels

Peugeot has finally revealed the first images and a teaser trailer of the 2008 DKR Rally car, which will participate in the infamous Dakar Rally next year.

The French manufacturer is returning to the Dakar after a 25-year absence and it’s tackling the toughest off-road race of them all with a racecar based on the humble 2008.

In DKR guise, the 2008 is transformed into what is possibly the best looking racecar of 2014. With Carlos Sainz behind the wheel, should be highly competitive as well.

Details are to come by at this point, but we can tell you that the 2008 DKR will be two-wheel drive only, which should make the desert stretches extremely tricky for team Peugeot.

It never felt like it was working hard, and after 2 400 kilometres, neither did I.

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