VW closer than ever to WRC

[MJW]

The best rally car VW built was the 1999 F2 Golf.

I think the late 1980's Group A Golf Gti as driven be Kenneth Erikson was pretty good too.

[Langdale Forest]

Looked very standard though and sounded quite boring.

[Simmi]

I think the late 1980's Group A Golf Gti as driven be Kenneth Erikson was pretty good too.

Kenneth did great things with that car. Won a rally outright too albeit against limited opposition. But this was the car that made him.

[Barreis]

Why?

Darko Peljhan (Slovenian) used to have one.. They called him PLAVI BOMBNIK.. That means THE BLUE BOMBER.. Great car with sound that revs Your ears..

[Sulland]

Rallybase said that VW is considering using the Golf or the Polo for the WRC. I think the Polo is more likely. VW also said it would take about 18 months to develop a WRcar if they're going to compete in the WRC. VW will join the WRC in 2012 and not 2011. Carlos Sainz will have some sort of involvement with the team if it ever comes into frutition.

http://www.rallybuzz.com/vw-decision-wrc-march-2010/

The Scirocco was not out of the question either, so they have 3 possibilities !

Must be much better to do WRC than Dakar, since the payback, in selling customer cars must be better in WRC than in Raid. And it is closer to the product they sell most of.

[rv65]

VW still wants flappy paddle gearboxes so they can use their racing DSG. I think the 1.6T WRCars will have them while the lower spec S2000's will use just a plain old sequential dog box.

[Sulland]

hopefully the best drivers in the world can use a sequential gearbox, like the rest of us should have i all new cars, instead of the old useless H-box !

This would also keep price and tech levels down !

[Mirek]

VW still wants flappy paddle gearboxes so they can use their racing DSG. I think the 1.6T WRCars will have them while the lower spec S2000's will use just a plain old sequential dog box.

I don't think that another hydraulics is good idea...