It is now official - South African driver Alfie Cox and his German co-driver Jürgen Schröder will drive the Swedish PEWANO XC60 RR in the Dakar rally in January 2012.

Pewano is proud to announce details of the top crew selected to drive the brand new car, PEWANO XC60 RR, in the world's longest and toughest rally. Since the start of June, when Pewano’s founder and driver Pelle Wallentheim tragically passed away the team has worked intensively to find a new crew. In addition to routine and experience, a major factor when choosing the new team members has been selecting a driver and co-driver who can deliver the best performance for Pewano in the unique conditions of the Dakar rally.

- In a short period of time we have negotiated with three potential crews, all with impressive Dakar-records. We are very pleased with the choice of both driver and co-driver. Alfie and Jürgen are experienced, highly professional and complement each other very well. Alfie is an extremely talented driver which gives our racing car the best possible opportunity to perform at Dakar 2012. Given the circumstances we are delighted to be joined by Cox and Schörder, explains the Pewano Team Manager Hans Sönksen.

Now that Pewano has finalised the team for the 2012 Dakar, with the signing of Alfie Cox and Jürgen Schröder, this means that the Swedish car will be represented by a South African/German line-up. Cox and Schroeder have previously competed as PS Laser Racing Team, and are now aiming to improve on their previous year's placing together with Pewano.

- It is an honour, challenge and also a privilege for me to be in the driver’s seat of the PEWANO XC60 RR. Jürgen Schröder and I have together raced three South American Dakar Rallies and I’m looking forward to driving the XC60 – not only for the Pewano team but for the legacy of Pelle Wallentheim. The specifications, design and development is on a par with our competitors BMW, Toyota and Hummer, which will make for a very interesting rally, says Alfie Cox.

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