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Ford Trucks will enter the Dakar 2019 with two 4x4 Cargo trucks developed by Belgian team VDR Truck Racing.

For the first time ever, Ford Motor Company will participated in the Dakar rally in the trucks category. Ford and Belgium's VDR Truck Racing team are working together on the construction of two specially prepared 4x4 Ford Cargo trucks that will participate in the under-10 liter engine displacement category. In other words, these Ford Cargos will compete head on with Japan's Hino team.

The project is being overseen by Ford Turkey, where the Cargo is produced for Europe, Middle East and Asia.

By January 2019, the two Ford Cargo race trucks will be in Peru to compete in the Dakar rally.

The 9-liter engine that Ford will use is its own proprietary unit developed and manufactured at Ford-Otosan in Turkey. The race version of the 9-liter Ecotorq is expected to be rated around 700 horsepower.

The Ford-sponsored truck racing team will consist of 2 race trucks plus 4x4 Ford Transit and 6x6 Cargo support vehicles.

Ford's presence in the 2019 Dakar rally is related to the truckmaker's new worldwide expansion of its heavy truck range with the new H62X making its global debut at the IAA show in September.

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You would assume that if Ford spent the $$$ to redesign it that they would take into consideration it's ability to be federalized for sale in North America.

 

Ahh TT...I'm afraid you are once again using good logic. The Ford commercial truck guys have no use for a class 6 or 7 cab over. Better leave that to Isuzu, Hino, etc. Nothing like a class 6 truck with a 24' box and a 106" BBC in NYC, Boston etc with a clueless steering wheel holder getting around in traffic. :doh:

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Ahh TT...I'm afraid you are once again using good logic. The Ford commercial truck guys have no use for a class 6 or 7 cab over. Better leave that to Isuzu, Hino, etc. Nothing like a class 6 truck with a 24' box and a 106" BBC in NYC, Boston etc with a clueless steering wheel holder getting around in traffic. :doh:

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Well, I was only referring to the drive train...but, I get your point. Ford has the "right stuff" to dominate with a class leading COE design that would put all other players in the North American market on the bench.....but, for the life of me, I cannot understand why Ford continues to sit on the sidelines....I mean, for goodness sakes, Ford Heavy truck WAS making a profit...just not enough to satisfy Jac nASSer....with what they have today, Ford could re-write the rules of class 7/8 AND still turn a decent profit.

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