Porsche partners with Australia's own MaxTrax for the 911 Dakar

The upcoming 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar will offer recovery boards if it gets stuck off the beaten track – and there's a local connection.

MaxTrax is an Australian-invented and manufactured item that will be familiar to many off-roaders, while many others might have seen the bright orange plastic boards strapped to the roof racks of 4x4 vehicles.

The boards are designed to help get a bogged vehicle unstuck by putting them under the tyres and then driving up onto them and out of the obstacle in a safe and easy manner. It’s a simple idea, and many have copied MaxTrax with limited success.

MaxTrax is now a global product and is used by defence and special forces, as well as adventurous drivers around the world.

Check out our international first drive of the Porsche 911 Dakar below!

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Porsche has recognised the value of such a product and partnered with the brand to offer special MaxTrax ‘Minis’ for the 911 Dakar. The Minis are just 640mm in length, while standard MaxTrax measure 1150mm – so these are perfectly suited to vehicles with limited storage space or a short roof like the 911.

If you option the 911 Dakar with the official ‘Roof Transportation System', you can also fit the MaxTrax mounting pins to secure them on board.

While the MaxTrax being offered by Porsche are made to the same specifications as all other MaxTrax using the unique UV-stabilised, flexible and tough, engineering-grade reinforced nylon material, they are exclusive in their grey colour – and the fact that they are co-branded with Porsche and MaxTrax.

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This is quite unique for Porsche accessories, which are normally branded exclusively with Porsche, but the MaxTrax brand is included to show that these are genuine Australian-made products.

A set of regular MaxTrax Minis retail for $199, and while there is no price listed for the Porsche-branded product, we dare say it will be considerably more costly.