The new FIA WRC-car concept 2017

[rallyfiend]

If they let them have any engine they like and move to the d segment why did they bother with ristricting the engine capacity to 1.6 supermini????

That concept was based on the 'World Engine' concept. It wasn't just about WRC, but also Touring Cars, F2, F3 etc etc etc.

[Jack4688`]

Modern D-segment cars just wouldn't work. Remember how ridiculous the Audi 200 quattro looked as a rally car? I think the Subaru Legacy RS was about the limit of how big a rally car that still looks good can go.

[stefanvv]

Modern D-segment cars just wouldn't work. Remember how ridiculous the Audi 200 quattro looked as a rally car? I think the Subaru Legacy RS was about the limit of how big a rally car that still looks good can go.

hehe, still won 1-2 Safari '87 hasn't it. Some people believe other measures like tyres & suspension would make more spectacle, why not bigger cars?

[Jack4688`]

I like the idea of bigger cars and the plan to add more variety but cars that big will just look ridiculous

[Jack4688`]

Modern day equivalent

[RICARDO75]

Someone put LSD in water during meetings of the FIA. Toyota is working on Yaris, Hyundai on the new i20 and now they want to put competing the Passat, DS5, Mondeo, i40 and Avensis?

[Gregor-y]

They would be fun to watch; though maybe not with 1.6L.

[Franky]

Why not C-segment cars?

[RICARDO75]

B-segment cars was a good bet because, are the ones who sell more and are more agile than those of segment C, that are much larger than they were before. If something must change in the WRC, I think it's the start order rule.

[Mirek]

Someone put LSD in water during meetings of the FIA. Toyota is working on Yaris, Hyundai on the new i20 and now they want to put competing the Passat, DS5, Mondeo, i40 and Avensis?

D segment is complete craziness. All those cars are around 4,8 meters long. C segment... why not.