Yes, it was mentioned here already in Tommi's own words.
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Yes, it was mentioned here already in Tommi's own words.
Found it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Sorry, but the teflon layer grows thicker for oldies running towards 60!
The Czech brand concentrates its approval jokers for 2018 in the power unit of the Fabia R5.
The aim of the brand is none other than to give the car more power and torque, as well as to provide it with a power strip that is easier to use. The Skoda Fabia R5 has remained throughout this season among the favorites of its category and specifications, still ahead of the improvements obtained by Hyundai and M-Sport.
For 2018 new rivals are added, such as the Citroën C3 R5, which replaces the DS3 R5 or the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, with which, a priori, should not have direct competition, since both belong to the Volkswagen Group.
Chief engineer Skoda, Ales Rada, is responsible for the development of the Fabia R5, who said: "The main focus is on the engine. For me it makes sense to use the five jokers in this area. It makes it easier for customers to update their cars and they are up to date. "
http://www.autohebdosport.es/rallyes...motor-fabia-r5
Bad news for the opposition when the Skoda already has the strongest engine.
Any ideas when these updates will debut?
does anybody know how much bhp have r5 engines?
AFAIK 300-320 Hp.
Power is like Mirek wrote. At the moment strongest engine is in Hyundai I think. But really not that big differences between all the cars in latest specs, even this year PSA engines became really OK.
Really? Do you mean only in terms of top end power or overall performance?Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
In general. Hyundai feels most powerful, Skoda also very close, but with evo2 engine Fiesta is really not far away... OK, Skoda is always with long gear ratios, etc. but differences are not that big. I don't have big experience with different fuels in all R5 cars, but Fiesta on one sport fuel have 10/15hp difference comparing to the other sport fuel. So this is also a factor. Same like factory/customer spec mappings, etc. So there are many variables...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Do you think it's possible that rules with a single fuel supplier (like in WRC or in Belgium) may favour one of the cars? Could it be more fair to allow any type of fuel for everyone?