Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[RS]

A better video of Andreucci testing here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElWmL_lmgBw

Looks and sounds a lot better than the early tests as you would expect, but still seems a little "raw" to me in some respects. Gearchanges are quite slow, and throttle either seems to be on or off - that could just be the total lack of any sound when feathering the throttle though.

Generally I prefer it to the Fiesta in entertainment value

[dimviii]

[Mirek]

The look is great (despite those strange holes in the front bumper), sound is nice but somewhat empty (missing more anti-lag or louder blow-off valve). The car certainly looks more powerful (torque-vise) and much better in suspension (rear axle) than when I saw it in Ypres. Still I can not help myself but I feel like something is missing there. I don't know what maybe it's just general feeling with the R5 cars (except the Škoda testing videos about which we don't know how much real R5 the car was).

[had_zachau]

Skoda testing

http://bandy3.rajce.idnes.cz/Test_Skoda ... 2.3.2014/#

[dimviii]

The look is great (despite those strange holes in the front bumper), sound is nice but somewhat empty (missing more anti-lag or louder blow-off valve). The car certainly looks more powerful (torque-vise) and much better in suspension (rear axle) than when I saw it in Ypres. Still I can not help myself but I feel like something is missing there. I don't know what maybe it's just general feeling with the R5 cars (except the Škoda testing videos about which we don't know how much real R5 the car was).

dont like it either so far.Too early though.

[RS]

Skoda testing

http://bandy3.rajce.idnes.cz/Test_Skoda ... 2.3.2014/#

The Skoda sounds great, better than this years F1 cars lol...

The only thing I would say is that it sounds a little lazy at the top end. I had the same impression from the Finland vidoes. Could just be gear ratios, and of course they have plenty of time to get it right.

[Mirek]

Skoda testing

http://bandy3.rajce.idnes.cz/Test_Skoda ... 2.3.2014/#

Hmm, that doesn't look and sound that impressive like the older videos. Maybe it's just the way it's filmed on a mobile phone or something similar but still.

In this moment if I as a spectator should choose S2000 or R5 I take S2000 any day...

[Luis Pacheco]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiKQbnUvA1M

[stefanvv]

What is the idea behind 5-speed gearbox for R5?

[RS]

What is the idea behind 5-speed gearbox for R5?

Good question. I can't think that it saves that much money and it just makes them slower and less spectacular.