Originally Posted by
tommeke_B
Seen both generations of cars plenty of times on all surfaces... Both have their positives and negatives. The previous 1.6T generation was amazing when it came, thanks to the mechanical diffs, everyone remembering the last generation of 2L WRC cars knows how boring these were, especially on tarmac... The first 1.6T were very accessible to privateers, especially in the beginning. In some events there were 20 (or more) WRC cars, those times are gone. Having guys like Solberg(s), Ostberg, Kubica, Novikov, PG Andersson, Bouffier, Rantanen etc mixing up with the field was great, even if it were some one-shots. Current generation has proved too expensive for that... Also seeing cars completely sideways 30-40 meters before a corner was a far more common sight in that generation than with the current one. The current generation however is a completely different world, they are far faster, not only are the engines far more powerful, the cornering speed is just unbelievable. Seeing them in Poland, Finland, Sweden and faster sections in Wales was simply stunning.
I think that the next generation, combining the powerful engines, aero and putting the step back to mechanical diffs, will be very, very exciting to see! The fact that suspension travel will be limited will only make things more exciting to see... :)