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SsangYong will participate in the Dakar 2019 with the Rexton DKR

After the success achieved in the Dakar 2018, in which Óscar Fuertes and Diego Vallejo achieved second place among the debutants, and 30th overall, SsangYong has presented in Madrid its most powerful argument to face the second consecutive participation in the rally more hard and demanding world: the Rexton DKR, with which Óscar Fuertes and Diego de Vallejo will have the goal of reaching the goal again.Ten years after the first edition held in South America, this 2019 Dakar will be played from January 6 to 17, 2019 exclusively by Peruvian lands, with a loop that will start and end in Lima. Throughout the ten foreseen stages, the participants will have to cover a total of about 5,000 kilometers, of which 70% will pass through sand and dunes, including 3,000 km. of timed sections and, being a loop, only 2,000 kms. of links that will not be exempt from difficulties and challenges.SsangYong, a SUV and 4x4 specialist since 1954 and the oldest car manufacturer in Korea, has a new car that has been completely developed by SsangYong Motorsport in Spain for this challenge: the new Rexton DKR, which elegantly fuses the buggy concept with the Muscular design features of the flagship of the Korean firm worldwide. The aim for the 2019 edition was to reinforce the reliability of the car in the elements subject to greater fatigue during this year's Dakar, and build a more reliable, faster and lighter car.