Subaru, after all, had been a World Rally Championship semiregular since 1980, while Mitsubishi, still the Paris-Dakar record holder for most wins to this day, entered its first rally in 1967.

Two NWM Evo Plus Ford Rangers will debut at the third round of the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), the South African Safari Rally, in NWM’s home country and backyard from 18 to 24 May 2025.