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11th October 2018, 17:20
NoName

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Anyone know if/when a Mk8 Fiesta R5 is coming ?

Seems strange when the WRC Mk8 car has already been out nearly two years...

Summer 2019, but I have not read any official statment from M Sport.

Any idea if there will be big change on aero packed? engine? Or will it just be a simple facelift ?
11th October 2018, 18:37
Andre Oliveira

New car. M-Sport has no worry to launch R5, need be profitable and fast from beggining.

e-Car projet seems to be secret too.
11th October 2018, 19:12
br21

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Originally Posted by NoName

Summer 2019, but I have not read any official statment from M Sport.

Any idea if there will be big change on aero packed? engine? Or will it just be a simple facelift ?

Aero can't be much different, as in R5 it's very limited. Engine will be totally different, as based on different standard engine. Will be more powerful. Other main components similar - Life Racing electronics, Sadev transmission, Reiger dampers... Car will be lighter than current model. Original plan was to release car in March 2019, for the moment it's delayed, maybe until autumn 2019.
12th October 2018, 11:28
Fast Eddie WRC

Quote:

Originally Posted by br21

Aero can't be much different, as in R5 it's very limited. Engine will be totally different, as based on different standard engine. Will be more powerful. Other main components similar - Life Racing electronics, Sadev transmission, Reiger dampers... Car will be lighter than current model. Original plan was to release car in March 2019, for the moment it's delayed, maybe until autumn 2019.

Thanks.

It could really do with coming sooner. Sales of the current car must be hit by the newer R5's and M-Sport relies on sales/parts to fund it's WRC programme...
13th October 2018, 14:17
Sulland

10 km/h difference btw Skoda and Ford they say. Time loss for the Ford boys when top speed is held for a period of time.

Has MSport classed more than on top gear ratio, or is it not allowed?
14th October 2018, 10:57
bf1_IRL

Any word on the Proton Iriz R5 homologation?
Thought it would have been signed off by now..
14th October 2018, 13:03
Mirek

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sulland

10 km/h difference btw Skoda and Ford they say. Time loss for the Ford boys when top speed is held for a period of time.

Has MSport classed more than on top gear ratio, or is it not allowed?

Fiesta has two options (two are allowed I think), the other is even shorter. Škoda has engine with more torque and can afford to run longer gears than others. It was the same with S2000.
15th October 2018, 19:02
dimviii

Beto Rodriguez
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@Bet0Rodriguez
#RallyPy: The new Ford Fiesta R5 2019 will arrive in our country in August of 2019, with the help of Augusto Bestard. It #MSport plans to approve the car in July 2019. @LD1120AMPY #SomosRally
15th October 2018, 20:03
Andre Oliveira

Paraguay have a parc of gods.
17th October 2018, 23:02
Fast Eddie WRC

Quote:

Originally Posted by dimviii

Beto Rodriguez
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@Bet0Rodriguez
#RallyPy: The new Ford Fiesta R5 2019 will arrive in our country in August of 2019, with the help of Augusto Bestard. It #MSport plans to approve the car in July 2019. @LD1120AMPY #SomosRally

Finally some news !

With their WRC future seemingly in doubt, maybe M-Sport will switch to just entering WRC2 or ERC and go all out to promote their new R5.

There's clearly no market for selling WRC cars and they are, first and foremost, a business...

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