Corner rotation on gravel look good for the vw r5. Is that brakes, steering and weight balance?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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Corner rotation on gravel look good for the vw r5. Is that brakes, steering and weight balance?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
another vdeo with polo r5 at Greece
https://youtu.be/fpnXZpNXZtA
How come? We have not seen any teams testing in our country for long I think...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Latvala and the Polo WRC won the last Acropolis WRC. VW team would have the data, experience to see what a pounding the car got from the event to know Greece is a worthwhile test location to test parts to the maximum in the heat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis_Rally
Skoda have tested the Fabia fairly regularly in Greece, google "Skoda R5 test Greece". Most recent was seemingly August 2017.Quote:
Originally Posted by bomber21
In March, Skoda introduced the revised Fabia. Above all, the new front catches the eye, which has been adapted to the current design language of the brand. About twelve months later, the R5 version is adjusted accordingly, but most changes are under the sheet metal dress.
For some time the improvements of Skoda Motorsport are intensively tested - currently in Germany. It is not just about a completely new powertrain, which should be significantly lighter, a completely redesigned safety cage provides the basis for the new Fabia R5. In addition, a new chassis kinematics to provide even more travel in the class leader.
With these measures Skoda wants to maintain its supremacy on the lucrative R5 market. In autumn, Volkswagen is planning to introduce the Polo R5, based on the new and larger Group platform ("MQB-A0"), which, however, has disadvantages compared to its predecessor in motorsport. Skoda will use this only in the next generation of the Fabia, until then, the Czechs have all the trumps in their hands and want to use them.
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...f-den-polo-r5/
I thought Skoda already introduced an upgraded engine in Corsica? Are these more changes they are talking about?
Apologies for the rubbish quality and angle here, I was just strolling about and only just arrived at this spot, but I've just watched Oliver Mellors roll the R5 Proton on the Goodwood Festival rally stage. Slow speed, both him and passenger seemed physically fine.
https://youtu.be/cytxMA02phM
https://youtu.be/dsdOJb0DGmY
I think that it is going to be a completely new car (with a new homologation number).Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
So if I understand the article correctly this will debut next March?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
And they are allowed to do this because changes to the road car (facelift) means they can pretend it’s a different car?
Proton Iriz R5 driven by Ollie Mellors at Goodwood. I'm not 100% but last I saw he was fastest on the rally stage, beating the earlier times of Evans & Ostberg.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dh_PiFsW4AIGdW8.jpg
Camilli testing at Italian asphalt the polo r5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=8jIrCz6UNqU
Have You noticed that the car has finally clearly different sound than Fabia?
Anyway it looks good on the video.
Is it Rally Sanremo stage?
yeap car looks good(also at other videos we ve seen), even the video is playing a bit faster.
I find that if you play it in 480p you get the natural speed. With anything in 720p or 1080p with either 50 or 60 fps indicated, the payback speed isn't represented accurately by my PC or (relatively high end) phone, it's always too fast. Normal 720p or 1080p are fine though.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Will the car be homologated 1 August, or is it further delayed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Do they have any orders on it yet?
I noticed that with some other videos as well. I don't understand the technical aspects of that though.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Remember that in the past Mitsubishi used same bodywork in 3 different homologation numbers:
Evo, II and III all have same body
IV, V and VI also all have same body
VII, VIII and IX also share same body
so for sure can Skoda also make new R5 to same bodywork, old one is for sure old enough.
I think that the same can be said aboout Focus WRC 99-02 and 03-05. Also Lancer WRC step 1-2 and 04-07.
didn't know that 2007 homologation saw the light. i heard that they wanted to homologate some stuff when Al-Quasimi wanted to rent the car but didn't know that they really did itQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
That's an interesting point, but why for example did PSA not do this with the 208/DS3 R5 disaster?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
They did, and claimed that the new parts made the car faster by 0.5-0.8s/km IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Basso will run Rally Vinho da Madeira at the wheel of an i20 entered by Hyundai Portugal (probably Vieira rebuilt unit).
Pontus Tidemand
In Greece with @MotorsportSkoda for yet another test Hot temperatures, dust in the air, some muddy sections and a few fun challenges on the roads. Really enjoying days like these while preserving the competitive speed!
https://twitter.com/PontusTidemand/s...36437116891137
New Fabia (facelift)Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
The front seems so, but the rear lights are the same as the version that we new!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Old rear lights probably fit the same hole as the new ones whereas front end is more different to the current version. Perhaps they just modified an existing test car?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFlyingTuga
No Proton homologation, or can it happen in August?
Fabia R5 Evo testing in Greece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkNKe2RShks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g09wVMHbH_8
At least Tidemand and Kopecký were present in Greece. I don't know who is driving on the video.
Kalle drove too.
Tasos were you present at tests?Quote:
Originally Posted by atsiotras79
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
@eWRCresults
New machine of Melvyn Evans Motorsport: Hyundai i20 R5, unknown chassis yet.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkGej8JW4AIqNmK.jpg
Nordgren tarmac test new Fabia: https://youtu.be/u3JfmslFVvs
When is the next batch of C3 R5 going out to customers?
The more cars, the more feedback they get!
Customers ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Is there any ?
C3 seems to be slower in gravel than Fabia/Fiesta and Polo is coming, why would you buy it ?
By the way Hrabánek officially confirmed that some major improvements of Fabia R5 are coming together with the facelifted body. He also said that based on the agreement with FIA no major changes in R5 rules are about to come and they want to develop and produce R5 cars for at least several more years.
Actually the car was at the pace in Portugal and Italy but with an inconsistent driver like Lefebvre or a slow one like Tempestini it’s hard to succeed. Besides, Citroen and PHSport (that runs the cars) have been unable to solve some minor tech issues, helping to raise doubts over the car reliability. All together, not the ideal start for the C3.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
I have read that Mads Østberg + one more norwegian would like to buy one each.
I hope Citroen let Mads drive one in Spain, so more good drivers get to try it out and give feedback.
Mads has R5 experience from DS3 and Fiesta. The Ds3 was difficult to drive fast with on gravel, the C3 looks better. But remain to be seen, they need a quick gravel driver to drive it in anger!
Maybe someone will find it interesting. Hungarian team LPWM Sport, who already own one Hyundai i20 R5, are planning to buy two such cars in 2019:
More at https://www.fiaerc.com/lpwm-sport-re...erc-ambitions/