
The record for the north to south crossing of the globe (Norway to Cape Agulhas) was broken this week by a team of three adventurers (known as The Longest Drive) and a Porsche Cayenne diesel.
According to autoevolution the three-man team (one of which was South African) had attempted the same challenge last year but had to cut it short after an incident involving a zebra. In light of that, the car had been appropriately decorated with a striped pattern for this year’s attempt.
The previous record was 9 days and 4 hours, but this year The Longest Drive team managed to cross 21 countries in 8 days 21 hours and 3 minutes.
On Cape Talk radio South African team member, Shaun Neill, described the grueling journey that he went through with his team mates, saying that they covered a distance of approximately 17 450 kilometres.
“We couldn’t drive through Syria because of the war zone, so instead we parked the car for nineteen hours (which is the same amount of time it would’ve taken to travel through Syria).”
Autoevolution reported that the Cayenne was fitted with an extended fuel tank with a 200-liter capacity (52.83 gallons), a modified suspension, off-road tires, an on-board refrigerator, a padded roll cage, a reclining rear seat, and under body protection.
The Cayenne, which belonged to another team mate, had been previously used to travel around Australia.
To listen to Cape Talk’s interview with South African team member, Shaun Neill click here.
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