WRC out, R5 in

[makinen_fan]

I read somewhere that Hyundai have stated that they wish to bring the Asian mentality (Samsung style?) into fast tracking development and product delivery, and show that not everything has to be done slowly like the European model.

If they try to bring into motorsport I will start questioning whether they will succeed. From personal knowledge in a motorsport team, whenever they tried to approach the whole operation in a more corporate style way, they failed miserably. I hope they don't do this.

[Rallyper]

It then might be Gangnam style...?

[AndyRAC]

Matt Wilson drove a Fiesta R5+ on the Grizedale Stages yesterday; sounded different (bigger restrictor & exhaust??) and had a WRC rear wing....

[Racing Ka]

http://www.coppermines.co.uk/whatsnew.htm

Amongst the confirmed competitors for this year is M-Sport's Matthew Wilson who is entering in his Fiesta R5, the development model for 2014 (larger turbo) and also Elfyn Evans will be driving a Fiesta R200 which is the 2014 version of the R2 Fiesta.

[Mirek]

The car had WRC wing and some say larger restrictor. None of that is allowed under R5 regulations so it can not be development model under valid regulations unless there are some big changes in regulations planned (I don't think so).

[Rallying UK]

Here's some photos and video of M-Sport's new Ford Fiesta R5+ and their Ford Fiesta R200 on the Coppermines Grizedale Stages Rally 2013 yesterday:

http://storify.com/RallyingUK/introd...ta-r5-and-ford

[Jeppe]

Elfyn Evans will be driving a Fiesta R200 which is the 2014 version of the R2 Fiesta.

To be exact R200 is not / will not be the 2014 version of the R2 Fiesta. It is only a special built R2 Fiesta for the UK events (no International homologation). Just like R5+´is...

[Racing Ka]

Elfyn Evans will be driving a Fiesta R200 which is the 2014 version of the R2 Fiesta.

To be exact R200 is not / will not be the 2014 version of the R2 Fiesta. It is only a special built R2 Fiesta for the UK events (no International homologation). Just like R5+´is...

Yes, nothing new on that R200 thing, It´s just funny that you can publish to press something like that. And someone even believe what they read from the web..