Electric RallyCar Development

[Mirek]

I am not sure reusing historical /30 plus year old car silhouettes in Rallycross, is progress.

It's a blasphemy and a farce.

They want to popularize the electric power but they didn't find a better way than to imitate the legens of the petrolhead past. That's worth of a double facepalm.

[AndyRAC]

Soon as I saw it, I just shook my head. Really? Have they no imagination.........??? D- Try again!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

GCK make a road-car version of the EV Integrale so I presume its to promote this. I dont expect the other entrants to have retro designs.

This one adds some interest though and the publicity may attract more viewers.

[AnttiL]

GCK make a road-car version of the EV Integrale so I presume its to promote this. I dont expect the other entrants to have retro designs.
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This.

[WRCStan]

Nearly six months has passed, has there been any significant developments?

[Kenneth]

Well there have been picks from restoration already. But it's still too soon. Season starts in 2 months. Don't forget that these cars used unified powertrains, so there probably don't need to be as much development as in WRC, as the 95% of development were already done.

[AnttiL]

I think Stan meant electric rally cars in general, not just some certain series, maybe you were thinking of the German Opel series?

At least the FIA Rally Director has hinted that hybrids will continue in WRC in 2025, so no hurry for full electrics

[Kenneth]

I thought he was talking about that rallycross Delta.

[WRCStan]

General question, not just of tech development but if there had been any lobbying, e.g. itineraries, regional or local.

One think I did see was that Kreisel are majority owned by John Deere since December, so expect a remote kill-switch and no right-to-repair at service.