Grégoire de Mévius: “The Dakar is more than just a race”

Gregory, why did you choose this Nissan Navara to take us to the sand?

Because it is the same model as the one I drove in the 2002 and 2005 Dakars with the Dessoude team. This one was in the hands of Ari Vatanen under the official Nissan Motorsport banner in 2003. I learned that it was languishing in a garage near Annecy (Haute-Savoie). I didn't hesitate for long. Of all the vehicles I've driven in rally-raid, this pickup truck gave me the most beautiful memories. Sensations close to a rally car. And then, there is a whole story with this machine. In 2001, I came across a 4x4 magazine that spread the test of this racing car designed and assembled in South Africa. With Stéphane Peterhansel, then my teammate at Dessoude, we convinced André (the owner of the eponymous team. Editor's note) to go there to buy such cars, the only ones capable of riva