Porsche 911 Dakar’s Two-Tone Paint Takes 34 Hours To Full

Porsche selected the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Present to debut its rally-themed 911. Named Dakar, it is an homage to the corporate’s legacy in off-road racing, and it is even obtainable with a particular two-tone exterior end within the fashion of the basic Rothmans livery. Because it seems, that paint job is actually particular, not simply in look but in addition the way it’s utilized to the automotive.

Talking to Porsche on the LA Auto Present, we discovered it takes roughly 34 hours all complete to finish this two-tone remedy. It is a part of the Rallye Design Bundle, and it additionally contains intensive striping that’s dealt with by Porsche Unique Manufaktur.

All of it begins with a 911 physique painted white, which is sprayed with clear coat and sanded. The automotive is masked and prepped for the preliminary layer of Gentian Blue Metallic paint, which is utilized manually. As soon as all the pieces is dry, the masking is eliminated and the primary of two extra clear coat layers is sprayed. In line with Porsche, that is roughly a 7.5-hour course of.

As soon as all the pieces is dry, the 911 Dakar physique is distributed to the manufacturing line for meeting nevertheless it’s not the tip of the particular course of. The finished 911 then goes to Porsche Unique Manufaktur for the foiling course of. This requires partial disassembly of the physique, including one other 8.5 hours to the method. As soon as the automotive is again collectively, it is given a remaining inspection then coated for transport to the vendor.

The retrotastic exterior is the spotlight of the Rallye Design Bundle, which provides a hefty $28,470 to the 911 Dakar’s $223,450 base value. The bundle additionally contains black seats with Shark Blue seat belts and Ceramica trim, although we suspect the majority of the price goes to the advanced paint job.

After all, the 911 Dakar does not merely appear to be a basic Safari machine. Porsche retunes the suspension and provides a two-inch raise, which will increase to simply over three inches when the digital raise system is activated. It rides on Pirelli Scorpion all-terrain tires made particularly for the 911 Dakar, and on the again, you may discover the identical 473-horsepower twin-turbocharged flat-six engine used within the 911 GTS.

See extra of the 911 Dakar and different current LA Auto Present debuts within the Rambling About Automobiles podcast, obtainable beneath.