Inside Dacia’s £1m desert buggy taking on big boys at the Dakar Rally – with juicy V6 engine and aerospace roll cage

THIS is my kind of dry January – caked in sand and sun cream watching the legendary Dakar Rally.

I’m here with Dacia.

SuppliedDacia have built a £1million desert buggy to conquer the world’s toughest off-road race[/caption] SuppliedThe desert racer is powered by a 3-litre V6 twin-turbo[/caption] SuppliedThe brilliant £24k Duster 4×4 is a contender for 2025 European Car of the Year[/caption]

That’s right, Dacia.

The people who make Britain’s cheapest new car.