KIA Motors confirmed its participation in the 2009 Dakar Rally Raid in Argentina and Chile. More than 9,000 km shall be traversed through deserts, sabanas, pampas, mountains, etc, from 3 to 18 January next year.
A new generation motor for the Kia Sorento EX, turbodiesel, shall be used with a variable turbo charger and 200 HP. Team Kia Rally Raid shall have Guillermo y Fernando Arrieta, as driver and co-driver respectively, who have already participated in the Rally Por Las Pampas-Patagonia Atacama 2007.
The team's aim is to test the Kia Sorento EX and demonstrate that it is capable of enduring the Dakar, the toughest race in the world, even at heights of more than 4,000 metres.
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