for good spirit of Dakar coverage... mostly bike coverage..... some reporting of others see cliffnote thread at:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=853316
For the full Monty see the various threads divided into different topics that will be hanging at the top of this forum
http://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
Not sure they will get coverage above so will have to search some on your own for folk who might bring you addition "diesel" intrest
rallylive.com wrote:.... Peterhansel, who has won the event 10 times from 23 starts (six on two wheels, and four in a car), will spearhead the X-Raid Team effort which includes six MINI ALL4 Racings (new production three-litre bi-turbo diesel engine), 10 service trucks and two competing trucks.
... Other leading entries include three Dessoude ‘prototypes: two new Juke buggies (2WD, diesel two-litre bi-turbo engine) for Christian Lavieille and Stéphane Wintenberger, and an ‘Atacama’ for Frédéric Chavigny.
... The seven-time German Rally Champion Matthias Kahle will be contesting the Dakar for the fifth time in a SAM-Mercedes (2WD, three-litre turbo diesel V6). ...
And of course search out the ominus big 4x4 full sized Tonka trucks on steroids that are mostly all diesel (Unimog, MB, Man, Isuzu, Kamaz, Tatra and others)Marathanrally.com wrote:... Isuzu has built the most spectacular and powerful D-Max pickup ever to take on the Dakar Rally in January 2013. ....
http://www.marathonrally.com/news/dakar ... 072.0.html