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  1. Thread: WRC Testing

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    I did not make any comparison with other cars,...

    I did not make any comparison with other cars, but by itself this Toyota look good to me... no extensive understeer or oversteer, on wet road JML's driving looked confident an the car predictable.
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    My understanding of spanish is really basic but...

    My understanding of spanish is really basic but as far as I can understand they have only one external rebound adjustment. At what suspension sag this cars usually work?
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    I don't work in automotive sphere, but here I...

    I don't work in automotive sphere, but here I feel duty to express engineering pov. Rear wing is meant to generate downforce, stability... it is its purpose. It is not meant to be married or even...
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    C3 production car is 1470 mm high 40 mm lower...

    C3 production car is 1470 mm high 40 mm lower than Yaris... wheel area width is equal, so I can imagine, that C3 cross section is actually relatively small.
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    Toyota diff mapping evolution is interesting to...

    Toyota diff mapping evolution is interesting to me (or maybe I see to much test videos).

    First little understeer:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_9VsvaUczA

    After few days some fast...
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    You miss my point, or (more likely) my english is...

    You miss my point, or (more likely) my english is the problem...

    I wanted to comment your thought, that low torque is the thing that prevents car going sideways... tires slide.
    But it is not,...
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    I can't understand talking about torque and power...

    I can't understand talking about torque and power separately. Torque on crankshaft is pointless as it can be compensated with higher revolution speed to generate certain power (my bike has cca 145 Nm...
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    What if this car is actually very fast? I can...

    What if this car is actually very fast?

    I can imagine, that they know what they are doing... They have made three different test cars. From very odd testing 1,5 months ago, they come to...
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    Looks like they are focusing on drag reduction...

    Looks like they are focusing on drag reduction more then max downforce.
    Difusor internal flaps are made from soft material... good one from reliability o.p.v.
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    Kissed a rock... Diffuser looks big specisly...

    Kissed a rock...

    Diffuser looks big specisly in comparison to Fiesta.
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    Completely new rear end: wing, diffuser, mudguard...

    Completely new rear end: wing, diffuser, mudguard air ducts.

    Call me stupid, but to me this car looks promising. On past videos it was rarely pushed to the limit but it never looked nervous or...
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    Is it possible (by rules) that aerodynamic would...

    Is it possible (by rules) that aerodynamic would be race specific or even stage specific... I think that team would homologate a super downforce version and remove certain parts to make it work for...
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    It has no diffuser and has some winglets on front...

    It has no diffuser and has some winglets on front wheel arches. Also no "flour width extensions", little big ground clearance. All in all pretty basic aerodynamics compared to other three.
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