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Soon the R5 category have passed 600 produced cars! That is impressive.
250 Fords, 200 Skodas, aprox 120 PSAs, 35 Hyundais, 12 Mitsubishis, 2 Toyotas.
We will welcome VW and PSAs new C3, and the Proton in 2018. Maybe also a int homologation of the Mitsubishi.
That the R5 has been a success, is an understatement!!
Polo GTI R5 news tomorrow ;)
Toyota?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
While news of Skoda Motorsport plans for 2018 are waiting to be announced, they have carried out winter rally tests run by the John Haugland Winter Rally School.
These were carried out by Ole Christian Veiby and Kalle Rovanpera at the disused Norwegian Dagali airport.
https://rallysportmag.com/weekend-ra...ws-december-4/
The south american Etios R5Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Maybe we should only count FIA cars, if some private company calls their car R5 it doesīt mean itīs R5. Both Proton and Opel are more R5 than African Toyota.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Yes, we should, but in this case 14 R5's without FIA homoogation is nothing against 605 R5's with FIA homologation.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
What about S2000 cars? It's only few years while R5's take lead, and S2000 already almost extinct in even regional rallies.
The overall numbers of S2000 cars are likely similar. The fact they disappeared near completely is quite logical because FIA stopped new homologations of them already 6 years a go. That's a long time in motorsport.
New Top Dog?
Likely, as they will have been able to take old top dog Fabia and further optimise it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
That looks like mock-up. I was hoping for a real car.
At least this time it looks like MEM used some expensive but highly regarded suppliers like Reiger or Brembo.
Polo looks long, longer than the WRC did. Are the physical dimensins known?
German shepherd :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
It's 5 cm longer than the WRC. Not really something you can easily notice. What gives the optical feeling is way larger wheelbase (8,4 cm larger).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Polo mk5 (road)
Length 3970mm
Width 1901mm
Height 1462mm
Wheelbase 2470mm
Polo mk6 (road)
Wheelbase 2,564 mm (100.9 in)
Length 4,053 mm (159.6 in)
Width 1,780 mm (70.1 in)
Height 1,448 mm (57.0 in)
I don`t believe that they have taken mirrors into account on mk6 width...
1901 mm width for Polo V is for sure including mirrors. Without them it would be of similar width as Porsche Panamera :D
when they homologate polo gti r5?
Summer 2018Quote:
Originally Posted by NoFear85
any more news about that?
InfoRallyes*
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Lukyanuk esta probando el Hyundai i20 R5
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Info re the new R5 Polo being 5-door..
"the Polo GTI is built on the same MQB platform that underpins everything from the Golf to the huge Skoda Kodiaq SUV. This light and strong architecture allows the bodyshell of the five-door only Polo to be 28 percent stiffer than its predecessors."
I read sulland speculating on a homologation of the Mitsubishi... Is there any basis for this that I have somehow missed?
Isn't the FIA requirement 1850? (or 1800 perhaps?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
The polo might take off some mirrors on tight stages if they stick out past the fenders.
(although the rally car will likely have smaller mirrors so I don't imagine it will be an issue)
Still a disadvantage to the Fabia R5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
FX is a Pro, didn't turn his pockets inside out :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
The value was for the stock car. It has nothing to do with FIA regs because they don't speak about size over mirrors. Otherwise the limit is 1820 mm.Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
Can You elaborate why the MQB is a disadvantage compared to the old PQ26 platform? I would say the huge wheelbase (for the relatively small length of the car) is clear advantage, or?Quote:
Originally Posted by CWJ
Anyway according to the info from autosport.cz some of first Polo R5 shall go to BRR (Baumschlager shall be also involved in the development). At least two of the first fifteen cars (plan for 2018) shall go to South America.
DIESA group (South America)
No surprise in that. Heard that there are already 3 have been ordered for Belgium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
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There is lot of teams/drivers interested in buying Polo. But manufacturer will be choosing very precisely who will receive first cars...
Yeah I got that... I was wondering how it could be wider stock than an R5 is allowed to be (it would make a useless base for the car in that case). It must be with mirrors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
My second thought was that those mirrors were gonna be taken off quickly but I forgot that they obviously change not only the mirrors but also the location of them on most rally cars so it was a moot point regardless.
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VOLKSWAGEN POLO GTI R5: The new @volkswagenms Polo GTI R5 has been testing in Wales today with @PontusTidemand at the wheel #WRC2 #FIAERC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Pluto i would like to ask you what do you think about this project.I mean do you believe that a car without official team to the rallies(either erc or wrc) can beat cars running under official teams?The two best cars ford and skoda are running with full support.See what happen to peugeot,citroen,hyundai.Why this venture should have different fate?
i belive there will be (as pluto said) very few, very precisley choosen teams such as BRR to run the cars....and such Teams can for sure beat cars run directly from factory!
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Fabulous morning watching the @volkswagenms Polo GTI R5 being out through its paces by @PontusTidemand in Wales. Video to follow shortly
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Polo looking very similar to the Fabia using the same test camouflage and has the same central exhaust:
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http://www.i-motorsport.cz/foto/maxt...-10-2014-2.jpg
@BowenDale
Found a rally car testing in the woods in Wales!
https://twitter.com/BowenDale/status/938767905969205248
Polo tarmac test last week, if not posted before ...
http://www.racecar.com/News/87528/Mo...en-Polo-GTI-R5
While I am sure that Polo takes something from Fabia (just like the WRC took a lot from the S2000) it's not the things visible from outside. Polo is larger and has much longer wheelbase. Moreover it's built on different platform and therefore it's not just about placing the existing things into the new body and develop them further.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC