---
title: "Drive Wire: A Diesel Monster Takes on the Desert"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-12-16"
modified: "2015-12-16"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/1322/drive-wire-a-diesel-monster-takes-on-the-desert"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Drive Wire: A Diesel Monster Takes on the Desert

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In today’s ridiculous video, we watch the Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz barrel through the unrelenting deserts of South America. These massive diesel warriors are easily the weirdest things that run the nearly two week long Dakar rally. Watch as they practice and prepare for the world’s toughest race this January.

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