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Featured car - Mini win the Dakar Rally

Mini has finally won a rally again! But it’s still not the WRC. Here are the highlights...

Some of the oddest Dakar Rally cars

As this year’s gruelling desert rally begins, we look back at some of the more creative interpretations of 'off-road vehicle'

Galleries, Dakar rally, Porsche
Soldiers to Dakar, part 2 (Series 17, Episode 6)

Richard checks out an unusual motorsport event, where injured soldiers repair both off-roaders and battered lives.
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Series 17, Dakar rally, Soldiers
Soldiers to Dakar, part 1 (Series 17, Episode 6)

Richard checks out an unusual motorsport event, where injured soldiers repair both off-roaders and battered lives.
Watch video
Series 17, Dakar rally, Soldiers
Video: Subaru Forester hits Dakar

Scooby’s SUV gets ready to take on the world’s most brutal rally race
Watch Subaru's Forester that's ready for a Dakar assault
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Eat my sand

Mitsubishi's Racing Lancer: when diesel goes bad. In a good way
Read about the Lancer
Mitsubishi, Lancer, Paris-Dakar rally