5 doors sell more than the 3 doors hence the homologation!
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5 doors sell more than the 3 doors hence the homologation!
Still a poor choice in my opinion as tenths of a second are critical at this level of motorsport. Having the stiffer chassis of a 3-door and possible WRC victories/podiums and possible championship would bring more value and marketing to the brand than displaying a popular model that consistently loses...Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
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Interesting, I guess this is for the 2017 engine design?
http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/16/...8-engine-guru/
Second victory for the new Hyundai with a different driver.
Ok in both victories road position has been a variable but still, Neuville in Sardinia was just two positions after Latvala and he kept him behind in a stright fight.
I think the gap is for sure closer.
Anyway they seem to have a bit of a problem with the balance of the rear. It's not rare to hear Hyundai's drivers complaining about the rear moving a lot.
What do you think about this? It's just an error in the set up? Is just a case? Or is it really a little issue?
I guess at that level a small issue can can have more effect through reducing driver confidence than the time loss it would be responsible for on its own.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
The Hyundai drivers do seem to think the car is at least a match for the VW on fast stages, but not quite there yet on the tighter slower stuff - Poland and Finland should be interesting!
or Given the engine builder's background one could be excused for thinking Hyundai were going to put a GT3 Hyundai Genesis together. (similar to M-Sport with wrc and gt3 programs)Quote:
Originally Posted by Munkvy
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It looks like Hyundai has opted (rightly so) for the 3-door variant of the i20 for their 2017 campaign. It's interesting though that although the chassis is over the coupe version, it has the 5-door front and rear bumpers (and headlights).
It may be that they haven't fitted the 3-door coupe bumpers with the aero enhancements to suit the WRC-spec engine mechanical design?
Regardless, I can't wait to see the finished product!
This is a mock up that someone creatively came up that might resemble what it could like...
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The current test car is obviously a mule. The aero package and the car width doesn't look like proper 2017 car.
Anyone know who is driving the mule car? Can't quite see. Is it Bruno Thiry?
I think it's Abbring again.
L'Equipe stated it was Kevin Abbring. They also made it clear that Thierry and Dani would not be driving any mules or prototypes due to their expiring contacts and lack of certainty as to where they will be driving in 2017..Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
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Cool thank you. I assume if we start seeing them testing the new car it's probably deal done and they've re-signed.Quote:
Originally Posted by i20WRCoupe
The only possible scenario I could have seen happening was if the rivalry between Hayden/Thierry worsened - and Neuville continued to stink up the place - then they might have let him go. But now with both guys recently winning rallies I think as Nandan said in the Autosport article we'll see everyone remain.
A good situation for Hyundai if we do get three-car teams next year. Abbring can do more R5 stuff and prove the new car. They could even try to sort a semi-works deal for WRC2.
Updates on chassis and engine of their 17 entry...
http://m.overdrive.in/news/wrc-hyund...the-i20-coupe/
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As I recall the Hyundai drivers have been complaining of lack of grip at the rear. In an interview in Finnish rallyradio Juha Kankkunen said that the suspension hits the bump stop (bottoms out).
In the video at 00:56 it can be clearly seen that after the jump the rear bounce back up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvm...ature=youtu.be