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Originally Posted by Mirek
Maybe offer free S2000 drives?? :D
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Originally Posted by Mirek
Maybe offer free S2000 drives?? :D
Hans Weijs testing the DS3 R5 in Spain:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=463570190422648
Sounding pretty good, just needs the anti-lag sounds from the Skoda :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
It's funny how different manufacturers have their "signature sound" even when running different engine regulations. Citroens always have a nice rasp to them, turbo Fords are always dreadfully boring, most Skoda rally cars have sounded pretty good.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYyQjZRIcAAuTpD.jpg:large
Skoda Motorsports is testing Fabia R5 in Finland for this week. Picture by @KariNuutinen.
Already?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Cool :)
I presume Mr Lappi is driving?
Kopecky was driving todayQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
Indeed, thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSa-XtRVqyU
I know it's unlikely but wouldn't it be great if Subaru commissioned an R5 version of this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=28840
Subaru was building R5, but as far as I know, project is stopped now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
This car is also too big for being a successful R5.
If I pretend you never said that it won't be true :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Nice and "violent" off the line...Quote:
Originally Posted by had_zachau
I notice they are timing the tests. I thought it would just be endurance stuff at this stage. The programme must be quite advanced already.
Does anyone know if they have been taking a Fabia S2000 to the tests so that they can compare?
Just another video of Lappi, but in the darknes this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNIaOL61k1g
Thanks for the videos.
Of course they also want to test how the car works in the dark. ;)
On which car was the project based?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Cool, proper rally car sounds :)Quote:
Originally Posted by had_zachau
Something doesn't add up to me, is homologation really not until 01.01.2015??
Nice to see some Finnish jumping in the dark. It looks like something special :) Good that Fabia sounds like WRC car. It also looks really powerful in the videos but of course we don't know how much real R5 it is.
Well you for sure know more than me and most of us on here... but I can't see the point in doing testing with a car which does not comply with the rules?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Especially as they seem to be doing performance testing, so it can't just be testing the durability of the engine or gearbox can it?
Some more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVFYoewDtU4
I know nothing more than You about the recent testing. But I can imagine to run bigger restrictor for durability testing reasons. For suspension settings it doesn't matter what size of restrictor is there if it's always same. But as I said I have no information. I just see in the video a car which looks reasonably more powerful than Fiesta R5 even one year before planned homologation...
also my impression is that has plenty of power.
Lappi with Fabia R5 in the daylight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVFYoewD ... e=youtu.be
And another nice video of Kopecký
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcBhP7w1ro0
new bumper/bonnet for 208 r5
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/g ... g_9657.jpg
more news/photos
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/la-208-r5-t1 ... en-essais/
I visited Skoda's test yesterday - here's my video from the fourth test day, crew Lappi/Ferm. :) Make sure you see the rather wild jump in the end...
---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuPS32Nxdgo
Kiitos! What is Your life impression? I noticed that the car jumps more balanced than the S2000 which always jumps nose-down.
First at all, rather unique tests; quite cold, murky and dark... Total opposite to usual sunshine summer tests!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
My impressions were positive. I noticed and wondered the same thing: jumps were much more balanced than with S2000 Fabia. Even to that extent that now the car had a tendency to land rear-first. The rear wing appeared to be S2000, so I believe it was due to something else than aero...
The engine felt really strong. I had an impression that it was faster than Fiesta R5, but I'm not 100% sure if this was because of the louder sound. Also the overall dynamics looked really good, nice balance during cornerning and going over crests. For me, the driving style which Lappi used was quite flamboyant in my opinion - but I don't know does the car require it or was it just him.
It took many runs to get used to the car - sound and body didn't match in my head. :D All in all, I'd say it's a really promising package!
Thank You again
Thanks for the comprehensive write up Juha; promising indeed given that it has another year of development yet!
From the videos we have seen so far it certainly looks more ready than the 208 which ran on Ypres.
I am thinking about the jumping. The aero is same as it was said. Maybe there's an opposite engine rotation with the R5?
Can you explain what you mean by that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Craig Breen testing Peugeot 208 T16.
BILLIOT Jérémie ?@planetemarcus
#ERC Test Days @peugeotsport 208t16 R5 this week in France [VIDEO]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkI4neC ... ata_player …
Are we sure this is from this week? It doesn't look like November to me..Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
you are right about weather,but bumper is the new one.
edit .sorry guys the ''new bumper and bonnet ''exists from Ypres,so not so new.
I think this video is from pre-Ypres test from June. Definitely not new.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Hopefully I don't write garbage below...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
When there is some momentum (pushing throttle or braking) it turns things. When the wheels are flying there is no other opposing force to the engine/brakes than the inertia of the bodyshell (and transmission friction looses). A car has quite huge inertia so the body rotation is not so big like for example with motorcross bikes where playing with throttle or brakes in jumps is crucial.
Regarding engine rotation I believe it was Mitsubishi which turned the engine when coming from Evo III to Evo IV with the target to make it jumping better.
Kris Meeke test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XwF...em-uploademail
you are right,old tests 208 had a total logo on bonnet,new tests are without the total logo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Very nice video of the 208, awesome rally car! I miss Monte Carlo from when it was IRC.
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