Isidor Esteve will race the winning Toyota Hilux T1+ at Dakar 2022.

Isidore Esteve change the vehicle. Lleida’s pilot morocco rally –at the end of next week– Toyota Hilux T1+very similar to the final winner Dakar Rally (Only the engine changes), exactly the same as the tertiary classification. In this car Repsol Toyota Rally Team Compete face-to-face with the new elite of Specialties in the world’s toughest competition. Repsol’s commitment to continuing fuel and lubricant development on the most demanding test bench goes one step further.

“We are participating in the most competitive T1+ category in Dakar, with one of the 50 highest level cars in the event. says Esteve himself.

Participated in Dakar’s most competitive T1+ category and was one of the top 50 cars to be held at the event

Isidore Esteve

With the accumulated Dakarian experience, especially in 2022, Repsol Toyota Rally Team As Esteve points out, betting on the T1+ category says: We had to get one of these units if we wanted to continue to grow and stay competitive, and we’ve done it. It confirms that it is a target. Now we can take half the risk of last year and do more. ”

The Toyota Hilux T1+ is the perfect machine for the world’s toughest competition. The big leap from the model we used in January is in the tire, which is your point of contact with the ground. Its four wheels have grown significantly, now 14 cm in diameter and an additional 7 inches wide, and are mounted on rims that have increased in diameter from 16 to 17 inches. This improvement along with increased suspension travel (from 275mm to 350mm) minimizes the risk of punctures on broken or rocky surfaces. Chema VillaloboOstensibly paces the special.

Repsol Toyota Rally Team’s modified Hilux T1+

of Hilux T1+ of the Repsol Toyota Rally Team It also incorporates significant improvements in the dynamic chapter, thanks to a more central placement of the engine and adjacent elements (gearbox, tank, two spare wheels, etc.) and an overall width increase of 24 cm. I’m here. Driving stability is outstanding. The responsibility of animating the whole thing falls into the hands of his 5-litre V8 naturally aspirated petrol engine capable of producing 350 horsepower and 560 Nm of peak torque.

The service record of the Toyota Hilux T1+ at Dakar is impeccable.Presided over, of course, by absolute victory in the 2022 edition of NAssel al-Attiyah and third place Yazid Alrajadding to its success, the presence of another four twin models in the top ten of the final classification, making Japanese vehicles the most reliable in the competition.

Isidore Esteve world Chema Villalobos They will begin their journey with the new mount next week in testing in North Africa. The team’s competitive debut will take place on Saturday 1 October at the Morocco Rally with new support from Repsol, MGS Seguros, KH-7 and Toyota. Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain.