[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[pantealex]

None of next weeks Paris automobile show cars will be real ones, that´s the way show cars are.
and everyone must understand that teams don´t have extra 2017 cars available, they need every single one for racing purpose.

So, you will have same kind of "concepts" from Ford, Hyundai, Toyota and VW.

[Simmi]

None of next weeks Paris automobile show cars will be real ones, that´s the way show cars are.
and everyone must understand that teams don´t have extra 2017 cars available, they need every single one for racing purpose.

So, you will have same kind of "concepts" from Ford, Hyundai, Toyota and VW.

That's a separate issue to me. Doesn't matter whether there's physically a rally car sat there or not. It's just whether this car is visually representative of the final car.

And it sounds like it's not fully representative...

Citroen's statement read: "Very close [to] the finalised car, the C3 WRC concept car hints at the intentions of the Citroen style centre without giving everything away about its final form.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...f-2017-wrc-car

[Mirek]

Why... if its an exaggerated version it will just make the real WRC look a disappointment.

Because it looks sexy for the show but in the same time You can clearly see that it's unrealistic for real use.

[rallyfiend]

Why... if its an exaggerated version it will just make the real WRC look a disappointment.

For a car company, the WRC is a pure marketing platform. This will get a lot of coverage in non-motorsport (automotive) publications for Citroen.

It's a 'teaser'.

Fairly simple, really...

[MM WRC]

I like the new livery as well. But there's no Abu Dhabi markings on it, so I wonder if the sponsorship has ceased. Of course this may be just a show design but my guess is this will be the real livery. It's so carefully-designed I don't think Citroen would waste resources on it if they weren't going to use it.

[EstWRC]

one shot straight from the studio

[EightGear]

I really like it.

[rallyfiend]

I like the new livery as well. But there's no Abu Dhabi markings on it, so I wonder if the sponsorship has ceased. Of course this may be just a show design but my guess is this will be the real livery. It's so carefully-designed I don't think Citroen would waste resources on it if they weren't going to use it.

I think is a very carefully chosen corporate livery designed just for the Paris show. It's missing all sponsors that would normally be on the car (and have been for many years) with the exception of very small Total (who is a very clear partner of the road car business).

There's not even the almost obligatory '4 corners' Michelin stickers on the car.

Just like when VW launched the car but with only corporate branding (even though Red Bull and others were well-known to be on-board from the Skoda year.

http://autoforcar2013.blogspot.co.uk...olo-r-wrc.html

[EstWRC]

I really like it.

same here, concept or not i have liked it since the first testing videos, especially in tarmac spec. although i admit it looks kinda odd from the front.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

one shot straight from the studio

Twin-exhausts wont be there for starters...