Rally2 (ex-R5) News

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Originally Posted by pantealex

Opel will be Electronic-Car brand for PSA

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Weird strategy. Surely all brands will gradually be moving towards electric.

HOLZER Firmengruppe‏*@HOLZERGRUPPE
If a 280bhp #rally beast excites you, wait til you see this! The #Holzer #R5 Concept is ready for its next step

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQbe...ature=youtu.be

Top Gear tries the Fabia R5:
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big...source=Twitter

Has Toyota started on their R5 project yet?
If so, how far are they?

So if we do get the corsa and iriz in homologation, we'll have
-DS3/208
-Fiesta
-Corsa(?)
-Iriz(?)
-Fabia
-i20
-Yaris (soon)
-C3 (soon)
-Polo (soon)

and the miserable mirage outside homologation.

When did a rally segment ever have this many manufacturers? R5 is very likely the most successful rally program ever.

Just before, with S2000...
International homologation: Polo, Punto, 207, Fabia, Fiesta, Corsa, MG ZR, Corolla, Satria
Regional homologation: Fiesta (Aus), Corolla (Aus), Auris (Aus), Auris (RSA), Polo 5D (RSA)
National homologation: Lada 112 (Rus)
S2000 1.6T alias RRC: Mini, Fiesta, DS3

It shall be mentioned that S2000 were forcefully stopped by FIA when they were at their popularity peek (2011). They didn't die from the lack of interest.

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Originally Posted by Sulland

Has Toyota started on their R5 project yet?
If so, how far are they?

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Yes they have.
Car is drivable, that´s all I can say.
Just wait one month, Rally Finland´s service park could offer more info.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Just before, with S2000...
International homologation: Polo, Punto, 207, Fabia, Fiesta, Corsa, MG ZR, Corolla, Satria
Regional homologation: Fiesta (Aus), Corolla (Aus), Auris (Aus), Auris (RSA), Polo 5D (RSA)
National homologation: Lada 112 (Rus)
S2000 1.6T alias RRC: Mini, Fiesta, DS3

It shall be mentioned that S2000 were forcefully stopped by FIA when they were at their popularity peek (2011). They didn't die from the lack of interest.

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And also the Polo S2000 1.6T (RRC). Never competed, but was tested and homologated.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Just before, with S2000...
International homologation: Polo, Punto, 207, Fabia, Fiesta, Corsa, MG ZR, Corolla, Satria
Regional homologation: Fiesta (Aus), Corolla (Aus), Auris (Aus), Auris (RSA), Polo 5D (RSA)
National homologation: Lada 112 (Rus)
S2000 1.6T alias RRC: Mini, Fiesta, DS3

It shall be mentioned that S2000 were forcefully stopped by FIA when they were at their popularity peek (2011). They didn't die from the lack of interest.

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True... I forgot about some of those models. In honesty though, glorious as the sound was, reality is moving away from N/A and into forced induction so I kind of understand the FIA decision.

New Polo presented (R5 base model). 4.053mm long (2.564mm wheel base). Apparently, no 3dr model expected.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3gVu6BzL...-Polo-2555.jpg

According to some news, C3 R5 development was paused till C3 WRC issues are solved.

Btw, when will MSport make a new R5 based on current Mk7 Fiesta (like the ’17 WRC)?