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Diesel-powered Fiat Panda chosen for Dakar race

by Mike Magda (RSS feed) on Dec 28th 2006 at 10:37AM

Two-time WRC champ Miki Biasion could choose a gas- or diesel-powered version of the Fiat Panda to race in the Dakar rally. He took the diesel for "a matter of weight distribution and fuel economy." Choosing the diesel is less of a mystery, however, than choosing the Panda for the brutal Dakar race. It's hardly a household name in off-road racing. But the "little mouse of the dunes" has a few strong points on paper, namely its 3,100-pound weight with 3 spares and 42-gallon fuel tank.

[Source: Michele Lostia & Jonathan Noble / AutoSport]

Filed under: Diesel, Fiat

Tags: dakar panda, dakar rally, DakarPanda, DakarRally, Jonathan Noble, JonathanNoble, Michele Lostia, MicheleLostia, miki biasion, MikiBiasion, panda dakar, PandaDakar

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