VENOMOUS BUT NOT POISONING

Schokari Sand Racer is one of the fastest snakes in the Middle East. Zarooq Sand Racer is a road legal production car capable of eating dunes with the power-to-weight ratio of a supercar and a stunning look.

“The Zarooq Sand Racer is the first car specifically designed for the UAE desert,” says Zarooq Director and former French racing champion Bruno Laffite. The car combines high performance with innovative features and an iconic look. It’ s a powerful racing car yet designed to be on the road as well, and tailored to the desert with a closed cockpit and air-conditioning.

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DESERT CHALLENGE

Jaguar Land Rover further enhanced its Middle East test programme by opening a new engineering test centre in Dubai, UAE, to conduct extreme hot weather vehicle research, development and testing.

With temperatures in the desert typically reaching 48 to 50 degrees Celsius in the summer months, the new 11,120 sq. ft. facility in the Al Barsha area of Dubai, UAE will offer a comprehensive range of tests including durability, calibration and hot weather testing for heat and humidity. The engineering team at the new centre, which replaces a smaller facility in Dubai, will also test powertrains, chassis and heat and ventilation systems, as well as the off-road and sand driving capability of Land Rover’s unique Terrain Response system.

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