[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Red bull]

The new Hyundai Veloster rally car makes its 2011 Chicago Auto Show debut

[N.O.T]

hillclimb car.

big difference

[Maxi]

That's the car Hyundai is using for the global rallycross championship in the United States.

[Coach 2]

I think we all now it's not a rally car, but dam it is nice.

[Motorsportfun]

Could be good ! Can we read something about that somewhere ?

It was long-rumoured in the Service Park in Faro, as it looks Ford isn't going to committ beyond 2013...

[TyPat107]

hillclimb car.

big difference

Strange it looks like someone erased my comment so I will try again.

The veloster is an Accent WRC car with a different shell. the only other difference is a 40mm restrictor on the turbo due to rallycross rules.

[Plan9]

Strange it looks like someone erased my comment so I will try again.

The veloster is an Accent WRC car with a different shell. the only other difference is a 40mm restrictor on the turbo due to rallycross rules.

Interesting. How does this car perform against the other rallycross cars (ie Fiesta, Impreza; DS3 etc)?

[TyPat107]

Interesting. How does this car perform against the other rallycross cars (ie Fiesta, Impreza; DS3 etc)?

As for results, Rhys Millen took it to a 5th, 7th, and 9th and 5th at the x-games. Marcus Dodd finished 8th,and 6th in the first two events and injured himself when he came up short on one of the jumps on the third event. That was the week of Pikes Peak and another driver Laughlin O'Sullivan(former factory Mitsu USA driver) was brought in to drive the car up pikes peak where it lost its clutch about 3/4 the way up the hill.

I believe last year was kind of a development year for the team but the car seems to be somewhere between the Fiesta/ Ds3 and the Imprezas the american teams are using. It will be nice to see what they can achieve this year. Really wish he would build one for stage rally it would be refreshing to see a car that isn't an evo or impreza over here (from an impreza driver).

[Plan9]

That's cool. I only follow GRC casually but I am a fan of the Millens so of course I want them to do well. Its good to hear that the Accent had finally found its calling. It didn't seem to be very potent in the WRC sadly. Has Millen made the car any faster? I know he did use it as an "Accent" in a previous season before putting the Veloster body on it. Also its nice to hear an Impreza guys say something good about a new entry into rallying (comparatively speaking).

[grugsticles]

A car with those looks DESERVES to be a rally car!
If Subaru had released the latest generation of the Impreza with those looks I would that everyone, even die hard classic Impreza lovers, would like the car.

God damn, its just so bloody HOT!