If you thought the Porsche 911 Dakar was all show, then think again

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But it wasn’t an easy birth. Originally, the new model was called the Porsche 901. But then Peugeot got its French knickers in a bit of a twist about model naming conventions, claiming it owned the rights to all three-digit model nameplates featuring a ‘0’ in the middle. Not wanting a fracas with the French, Porsche simply substituted the ‘0’ with a ‘1’, giving the world the Porsche 911. The rest, as they, is geschichte (history).

Rob Margeit has been an automotive journalist for over 20 years, covering both motorsport and the car industry. Rob joined CarAdvice in 2016 after a long career at Australian Consolidated Press. Rob covers automotive news and car reviews while also writing in-depth feature articles on historically significant cars and auto manufacturers. He also loves discovering obscure models and researching their genesis and history.

If you thought the Porsche 911 Dakar was all show, then think again

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