WRC car on TG test track?

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27th February 2007, 13:51
StevoEvo

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Originally Posted by Doon

I know this isn't directly relevant to the WRC, but I have always wondered how a WRC car would do round the Top Gear test track and why they have never put one round it, anyone know why? The main reason they should is cos that the car is road legal and joe bloggs (a rich joe bloggs) could go out and buy one and drive it anywhere they want! Anyway it would be nice to see something wipe the floor with that thing with the silly, long name!

I would be curious as to what time the WRC would clock!
I also cannot see why they would,nt want to run this WRC feature, as they did it with a Renault F1 car
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/86864/...1_car_topgear/
27th February 2007, 13:58
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Viking

My bet is on.....WRC car :up:

Best time currently is the Koenigsegg CCX (Swedish version of Il Tempo Gigante :D ) at 1.17.6
The closest thing to a rally car must be the Mitsubishi Evo FQ 400 at
1.24.8

A full spec WRC car must be 7 sec faster than the road running Evo or... :rolleyes:

Yes but the Evo has a far higher top speed of 175mph and doesn't have a 32mm restrictor, has just about as much torque. The Evo was made to go fast on the road/track. A WRCar is specifically built to go fast on a rally stage. It wouldn't surprise me if the FQ-400 was faster than a WRCar on the TG circuit.
27th February 2007, 14:01
Captain VXR

I wonder if Top Gear could do a feature on Group B cars with all the evolutions of Audi Quattrohttp://www.stormloader.com/groupb/photos/audi.jpg http://www.stormloader.com/groupb/photos/snowy.jpg, RS1700T, RS200, 240RS, Celica Twin Cam, the never competed MR2, 911, 959, Stratos (not really a Group B car but almost as wild), 037, Delta Q4, 205 T16, Metro 6R4, R5 Turbo, Ascona 400, Manta 400, BX4 TC and get the team to make a Clio V6 into a Group B car
27th February 2007, 14:05
StevoEvo

[quote="turves"]The old versus new feature was an Escort Mk1 against a roadgoing Focus RS, and there was a Quattro against a roadgoing Mitsu Evo (VII I think), both rally cars lost!!!

I think I can remember the rally audi vs the Evo. Didnt they use an 83 long wheel model?
Would have liked to see how an 84 short wheel would do, or even better lets see a S1 against an Evo X...... :lips:
This clip from the old top gear has the 2 road going models
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoyxwWeFiP8
27th February 2007, 15:09
turves

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Originally Posted by StevoEvo

Didnt they use an 83 long wheel model?

Yes, they did. It was probably one of the slower cars they could've used. It would've been good to see either a Quattro S1, Delta S4 or 205 T16 Evo2 against the Mitsubishi, the result would've been a lot closer.
27th February 2007, 15:21
Flyinglex

Could someone possibly write where TGtrack results can be founded?
27th February 2007, 15:24
Doon

I'm sorry but if the road going Mitsubishi Evo 6 was up against a proper S1 or T16 rally car it wouldn't have been close at all, they would both eat the Evo for breakfast!
27th February 2007, 15:28
SubaruNorway

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Originally Posted by Flyinglex

Could someone possibly write where TGtrack results can be founded?

Here you are http://www.topgear.com/content/tgonb...times/thestig/
27th February 2007, 15:28
jonas_mcrae

I remember Top Gear featuring colin in the Focus in Silverstone, sliding all over the curves, looked very fast! but was beaten by the f1
27th February 2007, 15:58
Flyinglex

Thank u Subarunorway.
Look at monte results. WRX STI has aprox the same speed as N4 car. And here we can see difference of 11secs between WRC and N4 .http://www.wrc.com/page/StageTimes/0...200712,00.html
But there was hairpin and length of MC sss was 2.8kilometers
So i think possible for wrc to top the list/

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