Watching Dakar highlights. Who else knew that Borgward was back in business?

"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30) 01/10/2018 at 21:17 • Filed to: None

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They are competing in the Dakar and so is Ford with an F-150 “Evo” (Raptor)

Dusty Ventures > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 01/10/2018 at 21:45

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I wonder if that’s the old Raptor that won the production class like a decade ago

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2018 at 21:50

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Looks like the Ranger that ran a couple years back but with the raptor face grafted on

Dusty Ventures > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 01/10/2018 at 22:13

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OH SHIT MARTIN PROKOP

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 01/11/2018 at 01:58

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Those Borgwards are a funny thing. I think they are heavily re-worked Mitsubishi Racing Lancers with a Ford V8 engine, and different body parts. Because the chassis and doors and stuff look very similar to the HRX Ford which the team of Wevers Sport built based on those Lancers, after they actually bought several Racing Lancers when Mitsubishi pulled out of the Dakar. Guess who runs the Borgward team? Exactly Wevers Sport.

For comparison: Mitsubishi Racing Lancer -> HRX Ford -> Borgward BX7 DKR

None the less, it is amazing to see Borgward entering the Dakar. I hope it helps them to market their cars, so they cam take the profits of the crossovers they build, and give us a new Isabella.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Dusty Ventures 01/11/2018 at 07:28

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Prokop is having a good rally so far. I believe he is the first of the non-factory teams