The 992-generation Porsche 911 Dakar occupies a singular position in the current Porsche range: a road-legal, production-limited off-roader that can trace its wins directly to competitive desert racing. Spark Model's 1:43 replica captures the car in its most evocative form — the factory Rally Dakar Design Package, a Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur option that transferred the exact race graphics of the class-winning No. 19 onto customer cars.
A Production 911 Built for Sand and Stone
Unveiled in November 2022, the Porsche 911 Dakar is a limited-run variant of the 992 generation, capped at 2,500 units worldwide. It rides on a raised chassis with up to 170 mm of ground clearance in high mode and is powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six producing approximately 480 hp. Unlike most special-edition 911s, this one was conceived from the outset to operate on unpaved terrain, drawing on Porsche's long history of rally and cross-country competition.
Car No. 19, Saudi Arabia, 2024 Rallye Dakar
Entered by Porsche Motorsport in the T1.2 Production Cross-Country Vehicles category, the No. 19 car driven by Romain Dumas with co-driver Fabian Lurquin won its class at the 2024 Rallye Dakar, held in Saudi Arabia. The T1.2 regulations required the car to remain closely based on the production road car, making the result a direct validation of the standard 911 Dakar's engineering. Following the victory, Porsche offered the identical yellow and black livery — complete with Porsche wordmarks and rally-specification graphics — as the Rally Dakar Design Package through Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur, so every customer who optioned it owns a road-going tribute to the race winner.
An Official Porsche Licence in Resin
This 1:43 scale model is produced by Spark Model under official Porsche licence, as indicated by the WAP-prefix factory part number — the same designation used for Porsche Tequipment accessories. Spark's resin construction at 1:43 allows faithful rendering of complex surface graphics and livery details, and the No. 19 Rally Dakar Design Package with its bold yellow base, black graphics and Porsche lettering is precisely the kind of multi-element livery that benefits from this process. The WAP numbering places it a tier above generic catalogue releases in terms of manufacturer-approved authenticity.
Where It Belongs on the Shelf
This model pairs naturally with other 1:43 Spark Porsche releases — the 911 RSR and modern GT3-class competition cars sit alongside it coherently — but the most compelling pairing is a plain-livery 911 Dakar in its 2022 launch colour, which immediately illustrates the visual transformation the Rally Dakar Design Package delivers. It also fits thematically with 1:43 Dakar-class winners from other manufacturers, anchoring a cross-country rally strand within a broader Porsche or rally collection.
