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[stefanvv]

Autonews Magazine » WRC » La Ford Fiesta R5 en janvier et la Peugeot 208 R5 en juillet - Fiesta R5 will be homologated first, 208 R5 halfway the year but I don't think we'll see any in competition next year...

Why not?

[noel157]

I'm sure we will see the Fiesta, after all, Papa Wilson likes (and needs) to sell cars......
And Peugeot need a return on their investment even if it's halfway through the season.

[tommeke_B]

Why not?

The article says first cars will be delivered at the end of 2013. Last ERC event is the 2nd weekend of november... Maybe Peugeot wants to let them debut there? Maybe they want to wait? We'll see...

[stefanvv]

The article says first cars will be delivered at the end of 2013. Last ERC event is the 2nd weekend of november... Maybe Peugeot wants to let them debut there? Maybe they want to wait? We'll see...

I suppose at least M-Sport will make some test Rallies earlier than that... but we'll see indeed

[PLuto]

M-Sport is planning to have first start with the car at the end of spring, Peugeot is expected at the end of summer or during autumn...

[polo10]

And skoda?

[PLuto]

During 2013 I think only tests...

[Mirek]

Fabia III will be unveiled in March 2014 I suppose. Sure we can't expect a rally car before that. Production of 2500 cars is mandatory prior the homologation.

[NaBUru38]

"Ab der Saison 2014 greift Stufe zwei des modularen Rallyeprogramms, bei dem der Adam gemäß FIA R2-Reglement zum Einsatz kommt. In der technischen Grundkonfiguration stimmt das Fahrzeug mit der Cup-Variante weitgehend überein, der 1,6-Liter-Turbomotor leistet in dieser Ausführung etwa 190 PS. Für Aufsteiger lässt sich die Adam Cup-Version auf R2-Standard aufrüsten"

For what I understand from this (with google translate) is that the car will have a nearby R2 configuration for 2013, with the 1.6l atmospheric engine with 145bhp, and a R2 configuration for 2014 with a turbocharged 1.6l engine with 190bhp!!!

The Adam Cup car will have 190PS. The Cup car isn't R2.

[darkstar]

In der technischen Grundkonfiguration stimmt das Fahrzeug mit der Cup-Variante weitgehend überein, der 1,6-Liter-Turbomotor leistet in dieser Ausführung etwa 190 PS.

this sentence is written pretty strange. it says: the groundsetup is identically with the cup version, the 1.6 liter turboengine in this configuration has 190hp. but its not clear if "this configuration" referrs to r2 version or to cup configuration. you could also think now that the cup version will have 190hp. you only understand it correctly if you read the whole article. anyhow it doesnt make sense, the cup version will be a naturally aspiratet 1.6 liter engine with around 140hp and the article further says that the r2 car will have 190hp from a 1.6 liter turbo engine.

but it´s great to see opel back, even though i dont like that adam, car looks like fiat500 and adam is a strange name for a car. but who cares best thing is that there will be a nice cup in germany wich could bring up some talent, they have 100.000 euro pricemoney and the perspective to get into a bigger car, corsa r3 and corsa r5 that will come up later. opel defenetly has got a better image in my eyes already yet!