Ford Performance will enter the 2024 Dakar Rally with partners M-Sport and Neil Woolridge Motorsport, competing with a Ford Ranger–based race truck, but that's just the beginning.
According to Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance, Ford will use 2024 as a learning experience before bringing aThe Ford Motor Company is going racing, and no, this time it isn't in response to a recent Ferrari victory at Le Mans. Instead, Ford Performance will be taking on the famous and physically demanding Dakar Rally. The Blue Oval will team up with longtime partners M-Sport and Neil Woolridge Motorsport to field the required T1+-class truck for the competition.
Currently, the NWM-built competition trucks use the same twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine as the F-150 Raptor. The harsh terrain of Saudi Arabia makes suspension a vital part of the truck. On the NWM Ranger, that means suspension making use of 3.0-inch-diameter single dampers on each corner, which provide up to 13.8 inches of wheel travel to cushion the landing when cresting desert dunes. Stopping power is handled through a set of 13.
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