High Gear is likely to be off the air, however the journal lives on, and so do the adventures. The crew at High Gear South Africa are setting out on a visit by means of Namakwaland, a area on the western aspect of the nation. The purpose is to cowl 1000 kilometers (621 miles) in a fleet of Nissan Navara Warrior pickup vans. After all, there is a bit extra to it than that.

Being High Gear, the journey shall be finished solely off-road. By that, we imply 621 miles of completely no roads. The journey will largely observe the Orange River, marking the border between South Africa and Namibia. It’s going to take the crew by means of deserts, mountains, valleys, and customarily desolate terrain, culminating on the western coast the place the river meets the Atlantic Ocean. In the event that they pull it off, it will likely be an official Guinness World File for the longest off-road journey in a automobile.

Photograph by: High Gear

Photograph by: High Gear

Photograph by: High Gear

The Nissans in query are tweaked by Premcar, an Australian-based firm that builds manufacturer-approved replace packages. Known as the Navara Warrior, it is basically a Nissan Frontier Pro4X with a 1.5-inch carry, upgraded shocks, aggressive all-terrain tires, and some different off-road-focuses objects like a roll bar. It just lately went on sale within the South African market, and Nissan pinged High Gear to provide it a correct off-road take a look at.

“It will not be a High Gear SA problem if it weren’t daring, so when Nissan SA approached us to assist it make a press release with its newest and most succesful Nissan Navara Warrior, we knew that we needed to push the boundaries,” mentioned High Gear SA Writer Avon Middleton. 

What about earlier High Gear off-road challenges undertaken by Clarkson, Hammond, and Could? The notorious Polar Particular that includes the trio racing to the North Pole solely coated roughly 350 miles with out roads. Equally, the Botswana journey, whereas spanning 1,000 miles whole, nonetheless utilized roads for a very good portion of the journey. The Okavango Delta, which the trio famously crossed in modified vehicles, is much shorter than the 621-mile journey being undertaken in South Africa.

If all goes nicely, the journey will finish on the Atlantic Ocean on April 4.

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