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Unless I've missed something earlier in this thread what is the point of this new category? 4WD and 300hp sounds similar to R5. So why, when clearly R5 is not about to be replaced, create something...

Here's the official preview image from Subaru for the 2015 Tokyo motor show
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All I'm suggesting is that cars such as the Focus RS, Golf R, M135i xDrive could be a good starting point for a standalone class. Obviously I haven't done months of R&D with these cars working out...

It's unlikely but that would be great! There's actually quite a lot of cars in that class with a 4WD performance variant and a rally class based around them would be great. Cheap too if the...

Interesting article in this week's Motorsport News, semi-related:

Speaking of the BMW 2-Series I often google a car with 'WRC' or 'WTCC' or 'DTM' tagged on the end to see if anyone has photoshopped one and I give you the BMW M235i WRC :D
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Cars like the GT86/BRZ and BMW 2-Series manage to look good in the bonnet height department and they're quite small. Perhaps because they don't have any direct predecessors to compare them with?
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I think it's a little short-sighted to just quote the overall length though. That Hyundai looks ridiculous in some angles because the bonnet is so short giving the impression of a small vehicle, no...

That's why I suggested locking up the Haldex or replacing it with something more suitable

How suitable would something like a VW Golf R, Audi S3, BMW 1-Series X-Drive or Merc A-Class 4Matic be for R4-type regs? I know these cars are unlikely to materialise but they are the closest...

Trouble is, if R5 was cheaper that would fill that gap. Small cars, low (relative to WRC) power and a bit of simplicity built into the rules. But it would also need WRC to be much more than it is...