Yeah...., in s2000 Skoda's that were banging, popping and screaming. They could be heard miles away in a forest.
The noise is so important in rallying, at least to me. It adds a lot to the spectacle besides the speed and driver ability.
I don't think it's a coincidence the IRC was so huge during the peak S2000 years, and seriously scaring and rivaling the WRC..., or that the WRC is now so popular and attendances are rising everywhere..., with the 17 cars sounding so impressive.
The R5s can be driven well but they just don't sound exciting. It takes away from their spectacle..., which is an already big drop in terms of raw speed and performance from the current top class.
Shouldn´t be rocket science to get the R5´s to sound more.
"Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
I really, really, wonder how next year will pan out. Since it's only half a year now roughly until and we have not seen even one other WRC27 car.
Either we will have Toyota dominating or BOP'ed...
Consider this; Hyundai could contest WRC2 with no entry fee, but why would they when they shut down their workshop and didn't ship a car for over a year.
There's only Lancia paying to have their...
This Youtube shorts video takes it together: https://youtube.com/shorts/pv5jVIZablw?si=Mi7XprL0FSgZuKQN
WRC mainclass from 2027