Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[stefanvv]

Fiesta Wrc sounds decent, instead r5 very very quiet.

I'm not an engineer, I would appreciate if someone can explain me the technical reason to make a rally car sound good (208t16 &ds3 r5) vs fiesta & fabia weak loudness

M-Sport use silencer on Fiesta R5, don't know for Fabia though.

[br21]

I think engineers at MSport and Skoda didn't bother about sound being attractive for spectators. They just made exhaust good in terms of performance (which in case of turbo engine is not that difficult) and with some silencer to avoid any problems with noise level.

[RS]

I think engineers at MSport and Skoda didn't bother about sound being attractive for spectators. They just made exhaust good in terms of performance (which in case of turbo engine is not that difficult) and with some silencer to avoid any problems with noise level.

On the other hand the 208 looks and sounds great, but...

[miniwintz]

but it's also faster? (when it does not break down which is rare...)

[RS]

I meant but it breaks down all the time.. to be honest I would expect a bigger performance advantage over S2000 given the R5s advantage in torque and top speed, and that Lappi has probably been cruising most of the rally.

[Andre Oliveira]

Fiesta R5 PX14 HWY is chassis 79, so who have chassis 78?

[Tom206wrc]

In Italy last week-end Mauro Trentin(gravel rallies national champion)was driving a 208 T16 and finished 3rd overall(behind two WRC cars)at Rally Ronde Val d'Orcia

[Jarek Z]

In the hands of Paolo Andreucci this car doesn't look bad at all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14TiTlE-6A

[stefanvv]

Yeah, this is definitelly better than 16T(roubles) in ERC

[Sulland]

In the hands of Paolo Andreucci this car doesn't look bad at all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14TiTlE-6A

My Italian is shabby, what does Paolo say?