Great Wall Motors joined the Dakar 2013, also known as the ‘Game of Death’ for the fourth time since its debut in 2010 and has steadily gone from strength to strength. The grueling 15–‐day race from Lima, Peru to Santiago Chile features rugged terrains, mud, rocks, extreme weather conditions, and dune driving. The drivers, Carlos Souza and Zhou Young achieved the same results as last year, with Sousa placing 6th and Zhou Young 19th. Haval Dakar Team’s performance is jaw–‐dropping according to the results of diesel vehicles.Sousa is most outstanding in the diesel category, and Zhou who finished 10th twice is among the top three.
Dakar Rally is mostly regarded by auto manufacturers as a testing ground for built quality, performance and endurance. This year, 162 cars joined the race, only 91 finished the race.
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Extreme weather conditions, mud, rocks, steep mountains are just some of what makes Dakar rally commendable of the title “The Game of Death”. The modified vehicles are the star of the race, however, behind all grandeur are various hard working escort and logistics vehicles.
Although they travel via regular road, the vehicles must also face complex environmental conditions. Crossing vast desserts and climbing steep Andes are just some of the hurdles the vehicles go through which test the vehicles quality and performance.
On its fourth year, the Haval team has a strong logistics team, a rescue truck, three logistic trucks, and two working vehicles which are the stock Haval H5 and the stock Wingle 5.
Haval H5 and Wingle 5 have covered over 5,000 kilometers from Lima to Chile and have fared well without any difficulties. A prime example of this is during the climb over the Andes at an altitude of 4,800 meters, despite the steep slope and sharp turns, both vehicles were able to fully exhibit superb maneuverability and dynamics.
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