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<p>This spectacular homage to the wild mid-2010s buggy has been constructed by previous bloggee <span><a href=)
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<p>France isn’t known for strong animal symbolism, with a chicken usually being selected as the animal of choice.</p>
<p>Peugeot – weirdly – <em>does</em> have a good animal symbol, what with the marque’s badge being a roaring lion. Cue this rather appropriate Peugeot 2008 DKR, first entered into the Dakar Rally in 2015, when it was, um… held nowhere near Dakar, instead taking place in South America. Where there are no lions.</p>
<p>Oh well, the title would’ve made sense if the rally was still held in Senegal.</p>
<p>No matter, because Peugeot’s desert lion was a cunning thing, being two-wheel-drive rather than four, thus allowing it to adhere to Dakar’s ‘Buggy’ regulations which permitted far more leeway in other areas.</p>
<p>Powered by a twin-turbo V6 diesel, and with in-built hydraulic jacks to change inevitable punctures, the 2008 DKR was… rubbish. But the following year Peugeot returned, and – having worked out the 2008 DKR’s reliability issues – won the race outright, with the 2008’s successor winning again in 2017 and 2018.</p>
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A neat livery, full roll-cage, and a superbly-detailed engine bay and interior add even more realism, and you can check out full details and find further photos of Lipko’s model at the Eurobricks forum.
Click the link above to see more, or on the video below to watch the desert lion in action.
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