Porsche capped 911 Dakar (992) production at 2,500 units worldwide, and every allocation sold out almost immediately after the car's debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2022. The final car off that run was no ordinary closing chapter: it was a fully bespoke Sonderwunsch commission, revealed and handed over at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen in November 2024. Spark Model's 1:43 scale model resin replica freezes that singular moment — and the one-of-one colour scheme that goes with it.
Underneath the road-biased bodywork sits a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged boxer producing 480 PS at 6,500 rpm and 570 Nm across 2,300–5,000 rpm, channelled through an 8-speed PDK to all four wheels. The 992 Dakar's suspension sits approximately 50 mm higher than a standard 911 Carrera on sports suspension, with an additional 30 mm available via the lift system — yielding a maximum ground clearance of 191 mm. Red forged aluminium recovery eyelets front and rear, widened arches and sills complete the off-road hardware. Despite that specification, the car weighs 1,605 kg and covers 0–100 km/h in 3.4 seconds.
Signal Yellow, Gentian Blue, and a colour named after a Mediterranean island
The Sonderwunsch programme — Porsche's highest tier of individual personalisation — produced this unique tri-tone exterior: Signal Yellow and Gentian Blue Metallic separated by a bespoke line in Lampedusa Blue, a shade co-created with the Italian collector-owner and named after the Sicilian island. The combination is an intentional homage to the Porsche 953 driven by René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne to victory on the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally. Wheels are painted Signal Yellow with Lampedusa Blue accents; headlights carry Lampedusa Blue rings. Inside, yellow stitching, Speedyellow leather on the PDK selector and '911 Dakar' embroidered on the Sports Seats Plus headrests carry the palette through. When the doors open, LED projectors cast the Sonderwunsch logo onto the ground.
Spark Model at 1:43: resin, 911 pieces
Spark Model renders the Sonderwunsch in resin — the material used across the marque's entire WAP-linked 911 Dakar sub-range. The body is a sealed, single-piece construction, with detail concentrated on the exterior surfaces: the tri-tone paint boundary, the yellow-and-blue wheel faces, the raised suspension stance and the characteristic Dakar arch extensions. The edition is limited to 911 pieces — a run size that deliberately mirrors the model designation, a convention Spark and Porsche have used before on symbolic dealer-edition releases.
In the display cabinet: 10.5 cm of end-of-production history
At 1:43, the 4,530 mm real car scales to approximately 10.5 cm in length — compact enough for a single shelf row yet substantial enough to read the tri-tone paint split clearly. It pairs naturally with other Spark 1:43 992 Dakar variants — the Roughroads rally-homage edition and the Martini-liveried dealer piece — to document the full spectrum of the Dakar's short, sold-out production run. For the collector tracking either Sonderwunsch provenance or the lineage of the 1984 Paris-Dakar win, this model occupies a position no other 1:43 Dakar release can replicate.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the 1:43 scale model?
The Porsche 911 Dakar measures 4,530 mm in length. Divided by 43, that gives a model length of approximately 10.5 cm. Allow roughly 12–13 cm of shelf depth to accommodate the car and any plinth or label, and a clear viewing width of about 6 cm for the raised suspension stance to read properly.
Does the model have opening parts?
No. Like all Spark Model resin releases in this series, the body is a sealed one-piece construction with no opening doors, bonnet or engine cover. Detail is concentrated on the exterior: the tri-tone Signal Yellow, Gentian Blue Metallic and Lampedusa Blue paint surfaces, the yellow-faced wheels with Lampedusa Blue accents, and the Dakar's characteristic raised ride height and widened arches.
What makes this edition different from other Spark 1:43 Dakar models?
This model represents the 2,500th and final Porsche 911 Dakar produced — a certified one-of-one Sonderwunsch commission. The tri-tone livery, including the bespoke Lampedusa Blue shade, exists on no other production or dealer-edition 992 Dakar. The edition is also limited to 911 pieces, a numerically symbolic run size that references the model nameplate.
What is the real-world story behind the Lampedusa Blue colour?
Lampedusa Blue was developed in direct collaboration between Porsche's Sonderwunsch team and the Italian collector who commissioned the car. It is named after the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa and serves as the dividing line between Signal Yellow and Gentian Blue Metallic — completing the trio of colours that references the René Metge / Dominique Lemoyne Porsche 953 that won the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally.
