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    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
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    I've never really got why VW went and created an R5 when their sister firm Škoda already built a highly-successful one.

    Was it really just to keep the VW Motorsport guys in a job after the WRC pull-out ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    I've never really got why VW went and created an R5 when their sister firm Škoda already built a highly-successful one.

    Was it really just to keep the VW Motorsport guys in a job after the WRC pull-out ?
    Other plans for Skoda brand ?

    and VW is much more known brand in world = bigger markets for those cars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pantealex View Post
    Other plans for Skoda brand ?

    and VW is much more known brand in world = bigger markets for those cars.
    The amount of work they seem to be putting on to the new facelift version I don't see them leaving R5 project solely to VW anytime soon, unless they have hidden the secret WRC project into a R5 body

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    Hrabánek confirmed that Škoda will continue to develop and build R5 cars for several more years. I'm quite sure they will at least until new Fabia IV comes.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    Quote Originally Posted by dupanton View Post
    Really curious what happened there. Did they go off and ripped the rear wheels off (would still be a lot of damage) or did it "just fall off"
    https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...-testing-crash


    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    ok they used pirellis for very raw gravel,although road at photo doesnt seem so rough,but again this is something we havent see again.
    "The roads in this place are used to test cars for Dakar; it's rougher than anything we would have seen on the Acropolis Rally. It's extreme, that's why we go there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Essaj View Post
    Other manufacturers must be smiling after seeing those photos What a marketing nightmare for VW R5
    Don't worry, they will learn from this situation and consequently they will be stronger.....it is VW we are talking about....

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    It's a bit silly to 'test their car to destruction' but allow someone to be around to photograph it.

    The pictures will be making the story before they can explain them.
    #M-SPORTER

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hartusvuori View Post
    link problem... any other link or photo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barreis View Post
    link problem... any other link or photo?
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dlq2j-QW0AIVciX.jpg
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dlq2kqKXoAAnkbb.jpg
    Never stop dreaming because one day it might happen.

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    #ComebackSkodaFabiaWRC ... R.I.P.

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