WRC future

[doubled1978]

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.

[Zeakiwi2]

Dirtfish / D Evans - reporting that M-Sport model for 2022 as the all new Puma .

[Fast Eddie WRC]

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 ...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/m...switch-in-wrc/

Check the date ...

Oh no its true !!

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

[pantealex]

Dirtfish / D Evans - reporting that M-Sport model for 2022 as the all new Puma .

I like that idea.

[Andre Oliveira]

Ford Puma Ecoboost Hybrid Rally1

[Fast Eddie WRC]

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.

[AndyRAC]

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.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Render from last year predicted this...



Puma ST would be the 'base car':





https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...thout-disguise

[the sniper]

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.