Porsche solely constructed 2,500 examples of the 911 Dakar. Hold it as an funding as a substitute of off-roading it like Porsche supposed, and it will maintain its worth ceaselessly. Fortunately, Nguyen Hoang Anh does not appear to be the kind of proprietor who is simply too involved with a return on funding. Inside weeks of taking supply of his Dakar, Nguyen left his residence on a 20,000-mile highway journey to the Gobi Desert and again. That is one solution to break in your new 911.

Nguyen’s journey began in September 2023 in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam, with two associates in a truck and an SUV. They set off with none set route, heading towards Laos and the Chinese language border with a listing of cities they needed to go to.

Nguyen and his crew entered China by the tip of the month, however that was only the start of the lengthy journey. They reached the border between Mongolia and China just a few weeks later and the Gobi Desert by the tip of October.

The journey wasn’t with out its perils for the 911, although. Nguyen needed to go to a restore store almost two months into the journey after he hit the rear bumper on some rocks, making a fast cease in Mongolia’s capital to get it fastened. This detour occurred after the desert’s harsh terrain and sharp stones sliced two of their tires and slowed down the crew. Fortunately, that they had two spares.

Nguyen returned residence in early December after 75 days on the highway, placing his Dakar by numerous trials. His journey bought Porsche’s consideration, which invited Nguyen to go to the Porsche Museum and meet Achim Lamparter, the 911 Dakar’s undertaking supervisor. That is not a nasty deal for merely taking an audacious highway journey in your new Porsche.