Page 43 of 130 FirstFirst ... 3341424344455393 ... LastLast
Results 421 to 430 of 1296

Thread: WRC future

  1. #421
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2017
    Posts
    736
    Like
    171
    Liked 706 Times in 333 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by ferrial View Post
    It would be sad to see only Toyota competing. It seems that, Toyota is the only one to push regulations, which lead to more expensive cars/bigger costs.
    I’m not sure that’s the case, reading the article they all seem to have come to agree that specifically talking about the engine, although the GRE is far more expensive per unit, they won’t use anything like as many through a season, and the engines are pretty well developed now anyway. Also if they go back to a production based unit, there is the possibility for 1 to spend a huge amount on a different engine that the other cannot, and then it’s more of a problem.

  2. #422
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2019
    Posts
    121
    Like
    9
    Liked 25 Times in 20 Posts
    Dirtfish / D Evans - reporting that M-Sport model for 2022 as the all new Puma .

  3. Likes: pantealex (1st April 2020)
  4. #423
    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    England
    Posts
    18,780
    Like
    3,417
    Liked 9,308 Times in 4,936 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Zeakiwi2 View Post
    Dirtfish / D Evans - reporting that M-Sport model for 2022 as the all new Puma .
    https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/m...switch-in-wrc/

    Check the date ...
    #M-SPORTER

  5. Likes: Rally Hokkaido (2nd April 2020),Sulland (1st April 2020)
  6. #424
    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    England
    Posts
    18,780
    Like
    3,417
    Liked 9,308 Times in 4,936 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Oh no its true !!

    David Evans @davidevansrally
    Just to be clear @DirtFishRally would have run this story tomorrow morning. Or yesterday afternoon... #forgetthedate

  7. Likes: pantealex (1st April 2020),steve.mandzij (1st April 2020)
  8. #425
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    J y v ä s k y l ä
    Posts
    3,858
    Like
    18,465
    Liked 2,195 Times in 1,078 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Zeakiwi2 View Post
    Dirtfish / D Evans - reporting that M-Sport model for 2022 as the all new Puma .
    I like that idea.
    "quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"

  9. #426
    Senior Member Andre Oliveira's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Posts
    5,626
    Like
    1,608
    Liked 5,528 Times in 2,289 Posts
    Ford Puma Ecoboost Hybrid Rally1

  10. #427
    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    England
    Posts
    18,780
    Like
    3,417
    Liked 9,308 Times in 4,936 Posts
    https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/w...han-youd-think

    It's not crazy, but the SUV is taking over the world already. It doesnt need another boost via WRC.

    For eco reasons family cars should be getting smaller and lighter but instead its the opposite.
    Last edited by Fast Eddie WRC; 1st April 2020 at 18:56.

  11. #428
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Exmuhle.....
    Posts
    5,284
    Like
    2,602
    Liked 1,244 Times in 676 Posts
    I read that article, and it just disappointed me. SUVs sell, so the WRC will go down that route. What about other race series - I bet they won't touch them with a barge pole.

    Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???

  12. Likes: Fast Eddie WRC (1st April 2020),the sniper (1st April 2020)
  13. #429
    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    England
    Posts
    18,780
    Like
    3,417
    Liked 9,308 Times in 4,936 Posts
    Render from last year predicted this...



    Puma ST would be the 'base car':





    https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...thout-disguise
    Last edited by Fast Eddie WRC; 1st April 2020 at 20:48.
    #M-SPORTER

  14. Likes: Katvala (1st April 2020)
  15. #430
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Posts
    1,256
    Like
    5,315
    Liked 1,529 Times in 657 Posts
    So the 'scaled down' prototype proposals weren't for Subaru, they were for Ford...? Looking at that picture though, if you were to take away the bottom 20cm of the entire body, you'd actually have a fairly sleek looking hatchback. Essentially a smaller Focus. Certainly I'd rather this wasn't happening, but maybe the finished product won't be so bad. I'll say this though, this better mean Ford are going to properly financially commit to the WRC and M-Sport going forward... I wouldn't bet on that happening though.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •