R-Classes News

Any update on R cars this week?

Do Suzuki have any cars homologated in Group R ?

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Originally Posted by TyPat107

Anymore details? It's supposed to be out for 2014 correct?

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The mechanicals for the road going 2014 Subaru WRX (insidea current body shell) have been heat tested in Death Valley during the Northern Hemisphere summer.
2014 Subaru WRX Spy Shots

In my opinion Subaru designs are loosing character more and more with each year.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

PS Toyobaru just sounds nicer to me than Subuyota :)

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Souldn't it be eather Toyaru or Subota since they both have only 6 letters? :D

Any news with R class cars this week?

It will be interesting to see how S2000/RRC Vs R5 goes. Surely one of the classes will fall by the side. Bit like Blu-ray Vs HD DVD ?

I can't see both categories (which are comparable) below the World Rally Car category surviving.

Škoda is trying to push FIA to allow 1.2T or 1.4T in R2 class.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Škoda is trying to push FIA to allow 1.2T or 1.4T in R2 class.

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If Citroen have a 1.4 turbo petrol car, then it will happen easily. As it seems that Citroen get their way with the FIA.

Look at how quickly Peugeot got going with R5. It is as though Peugeot were ready with R5 before the FIA announced it!

Last Wednesday there was meeting of FIA for the next season but there are no news so far. I guess FIA is having many proposals like the one from Skoda. It will be good to have policy involving most of the car companies. The R1/R2 and R3 classes are a key points to me. I support the idea of 1.2 or 1.4 turbo engine for R2 category.
But as you wrote FIA is much more French than anything else :arrows:

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Originally Posted by navtheace

If Citroen have a 1.4 turbo petrol car, then it will happen easily. As it seems that Citroen get their way with the FIA.

Look at how quickly Peugeot got going with R5. It is as though Peugeot were ready with R5 before the FIA announced it!

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Originally Posted by navtheace

If Citroen have a 1.4 turbo petrol car, then it will happen easily. As it seems that Citroen get their way with the FIA.

Look at how quickly Peugeot got going with R5. It is as though Peugeot were ready with R5 before the FIA announced it!

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if a manufacture would like to make a r2 1,2t or a r5 car, be sure that fia wouldn t deny to give the specifications.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

if a manufacture would like to make a r2 1,2t or a r5 car, be sure that fia wouldn t deny to give the specifications.

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I meant how the FIA bring in a new category that looks somewhat suspect that has come about from the encouragement of Citroen/Peugeot.

Not a manufacturer needing specifications to a category that is already in place by the FIA.