FPT grew stronger with each battle, helping the Iveco team win the 2023 Dakar Rally championship

This year's race was held in Saudi Arabia. After going through 14 stages and covering over 8,500 kilometers, there were nearly 5,000 kilometers of special tracks. The requirements of these tracks far exceeded the possible limits and were unanimously rated as the most difficult stages in history. The drivers drove their vehicles on the tracks with treacherous terrain and continuous sand dunes, challenging this endurance test. Ultimately, Janus van Kasteren jr., a member of the Iveco team, won the championship, and Martin van den Brink came in third. Mitchel van den Brick came in fourth.

Two teams are driving Iveco Powerstar racing cars equipped with Fiat Powertrain Technologies Cursor 13 engines, striving to achieve excellent rankings in every stage. To address the severe challenges, the Fiat Powertrain Technologies R&D center in Arbon, Switzerland, has debugged and strengthened the engine, and increased its power, enabling it to provide over 1000HP of power and a maximum torque of over 5000Nm, ensuring continuous power support. In terms of design and structure, These engines are exactly the same as those manufactured to deal with relatively conventional challenges.

The Fiat Powertrain Technologies Cursor 13 is designed to provide high-level performance, efficiency, reliability and sustainability for both road and off-road industrial applications in rough terrain. This engine has assisted Iveco trucks in crossing highly challenging stages, defeating the Empty Quarter sandy desert, traversing gravel, shallows and muddy seas, and proving its reliability and durability with outstanding performance.

With its high-performance engine products and brand spirit of not fearing challenges, Fiat Powertrain Technologies continues to support the Iveco team in their fierce competition at the Dakar Rally. As a leading enterprise in the global powertrain field, Fiat Powertrain Technologies will continue to create more personalized and diversified products, be committed to enhancing product performance, fully respond to users' demands, and lead the way to glory.