I selected this video to show the extent of the Kamaz support and prep of their competition trucks for the 2020 Dakar .
Russia has come along way from Soviets' era crap like Zils & Belaz (Belarus) which I have worked on in the 60's & 70's.
Kamaz fleets I encountered again in Chile about 30 years ago engaged in copper ore mining extraction in the Antofagasta areas.
Impressive even then !
Convinced me it would be a first choice for say logging trucks in Africa.
The original "cab over" Euro style competition trucks are powered by a Liebherr based engine looking much like a Perkins 500/600 series engine., whereas that black semi conventional cabbed truck is powered by Cummins.
Of course Russia Kamaz won the 2020 truck Dakar with MAZ (Belarus ) getting a look in .
Dennis