Yahoo Autos 2024 Porsche 911 Dakar Sonderwunsch Special Marks End of the Line
Production of the Porsche 911 Dakar has concluded, with the brand building the full run of 2500 models.
As a send-off for the special model, Porsche built a one-of-one Sonderwunsch version of the car for the final customer.
The heavily customized Dakar wears a three-tone paint job with Signal Yellow, Gentian Blue Metallic, and a new color called Lampedusa Blue.
The Porsche 911 Dakar looks awesome from every angle. Naturally, it's tough to create a specification that doesn't look good—as long as you don't choose colors that clash. But that doesn't mean that all 911 Dakars are created equal, and the new Sonderwunsch special edition is right up there with the very best we've seen.
Now that Porsche has concluded production on the run of 2500 Dakars, the brand is showing off the final car: the one-of-one Sonderwunsch. It's robed in Porsche's Rallye Design Package with a special three-tone paint job done entirely by hand. The lower section of the car is finished in the forever-fantastic Gentian Blue Metallic paint, with the upper section of the car wearing Signal Yellow. The two colors are separated with a thin line of Lampedusa Blue paint that wraps around the 911's curves. According to Porsche, Lampedusa Blue is named after the Italian island bearing the same name and was created with the customer of the car.
The wheels follow the same theme as the rest of the car, with the spokes finished in Signal Yellow and the lip finished in Lampedusa Blue. Another thin ring of Lampedusa Blue wraps around the headlight housings. The same colors make their way to the interior of the car too. Signal Yellow accents and stitching line the seats, center console, and door panels, while the 12-o'clock hash mark on the steering wheel is finished in Lampedusa Blue.
There are no performance changes to go along with all the visual customizations, but that's nothing to complain about. The twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six engine is pulled from the 911 GTS and produces 473 horsepower, which was good enough to send the Dakar screaming to 60 mph in just 2.9 seconds during our testing. The engine pairs with an eight-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive.
Fortunately for everyone who isn't the Sonderwunsch's one lucky owner, you've still got a chance to lay eyes on it, as the car will be on display at Porsche's museum before the new owner brings it home.
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