Xsaras slowish ?

I think the engines are a little low-powered because as a private cars they have to last more than possible. And yes some are using active, some passive cars, I think PH Sport Xsara (Galli) is one of the first, built on 2002.

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Originally Posted by Windsofwar

I think the engines are a little low-powered because as a private cars they have to last more than possible.

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Engines has to last 3 events both in M and MT teams.

IMO the situation is obvious: You don't have a big structure working on the car and trying to find the perfect set-up for each km of rallying. Maybe a lot of data from 2006 season is not on Kronos hands, so the cars are not so perfect as they were. Plus, Stohl, Galli and Carlsson are not Sebastien Loeb wich had the car made to suit absolutely his style.

IMO Sainz and Mcrae had lost some confidence by driving this car after Ford.

I start seing the Loeb / Xsara as Makkinen / Lancer Evo... Makinen was the only one that was able to drive that car perfectly, and we see that Loeb is the same with the Xsara, plus Sordo on tarmac.

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Originally Posted by Viktory

I read somewhere that Carlsson was a bit disappointed because he learned that they are using older versions of the Xsara than Loeb did last year. I think something like the 04 version (don't quote me on that last part though)

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also this....

Xsaras have never been dificult to drive Any driver getting on it have soon got to the speed the driver have.

I gues structue and technical capabilities is the clue here, adding that some last updated part could probably not have been given to kronos.
Stohl has complaint of sttin up problems (mostly differentials and brakes).

Citroen Xsara WRC`s at 2007:

Stohl (MC, Sweden, Norway, Portugal) - T429. Built in 02.04.2003.
Other starts:
2003 Acropolis Rally / McRae-Ringer / 8 position
2003 Wales Rally GB / McRae-Ringer / 4 position
2004 Rally Mexico / Loeb-Elena / Retired (oil sump)
2004 Rally Japan / Loeb-Elena / 2 position
2005 Swedish Rally / Loeb-Elena / Retired (engine)
2005 Cyprus Rally / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2005 Wales Rally GB / Loeb-Elena / 3 position
2006 Corona Rally Mexico / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2006 Rally Argentina / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2006 Cyprus Rally / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2006 Rally Turkey / Sordo-Marti / 7 position
2006 Wales Rally of GB / Sordo-Marti / 7 position

Carlsson - T428. Built in 27.02.2003.
Other starts:
2003 Wales Rally GB / Loeb-Elena / 2 position
2004 Rally Monte Carlo / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2004 Rally Turkey / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2004 Rally Italia Sardinia / Loeb-Elena / 2 position
2005 Rally Italia Sardinia / Loeb-Elena / 1 position
2005 Neste Rally Finland / Loeb-Elena / 2 position
2005 Rally Australia / Loeb-Elena / Retired (accident)

Galli - T416. Built in 17.01.2002.
Other starts:
2002 Rally Tour de Corse / Bugalski-Chiaroni / 4 position
2002 Rally Sanremo / Bugalski-Chiaroni / Retired
2003 Rally Argentina / Sainz-Marti / 2 position
2003 Rally Finland / Sainz-Marti / 4 position
2003 Rally Australia / Loeb-Elena / 2 position
2003 Rally Tour de Corse / Bugalski-Chiaroni / 9 position
2004 Rally México / Sainz-Marti / 3 position
2004 Rally Finland / Sainz-Marti / 3 position
2004 Rally Catalunya / Sainz-Marti / 3 position
2005 Wales Rally GB / Duval-Smeets / 2 position
2005 Rally Tour de Corse / Pons-Del Barrio / 7 position
2005 Rally Catalunya / Pons-Del Barrio / 4 position
2005 Show 'Encuentro de Campeones Citroen' at Karting La Roca (Quijas, Cantabria, Spain) / Loeb & Sordo
2006 Rally Lyon-Charbonnieres / Henry-Lombard / 2 position
2006 Rally Alsace-Vosges / Henry-Lombard / 2 position
2006 Rally Région Limousin / Henry-Lombard / 2 position
2006 Rally Rouergue / Loeb-Loeb / Zero-car
2006 OMV ADAC Rally Deutschland / Gardemeister-Honkanen / 4 position
2006 Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine / Grosset-Janin-Gordon / 1 position
2006 Rally Touquet / Grosset-Janin-Gordon / Retired, accident
2006 Rallye Critérium des Cévennes / Grosset-Janin-Gordon / 3 position

If you need any more info, you know were you`ll find it ;)

What are you talking about? There is nothing wrong with the private Xsaras like there was not last year. The drivers in them are just absolutely c**p.

Or maybe the laptop guy from Citroen is playing a prank and drop the power so that the guys cant keep in pace with Sordo :)

Downgraded cars, not again ;)

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

Downgraded cars, not again ;)

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lol, might be, either the cars or drivers are downgraded.