[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[liposh]

Watching how far the cars are from standard cars in series I start thinking Mirek wasn´t totally out with suggesting the NASCAR way of making the new WRC cars. It would be much more cheaper. You know what I mean.

[Arnold Triyudho Wardono]

New Fiesta is taking shape

Mini Focus RSRX..

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[Mirek]

Does anybody know what are 2017 homologation requirements in terms of produced cars? I seriously doubt Ford can be in time with the new stock car for January.

[TWRC]

Does anybody know what are 2017 homologation requirements in terms of produced cars? I seriously doubt Ford can be in time with the new stock car for January.

They can get around that, the Vesta WTCC car was also racing about half a year before the road-going Vestas went on sale.

[macebig]

It won't be a problem.Peugeot had to create the 206 GT to get over the 4 m length limit so as the 206 WRC could be granted homologation and 206 GT sales didn't start until late 1999.

[Mirek]

They can get around that, the Vesta WTCC car was also racing about half a year before the road-going Vestas went on sale.

Are You sure that WTCC rules require the same as WRC rules?

It won't be a problem.Peugeot had to create the 206 GT to get over the 4 m length limit so as the 206 WRC could be granted homologation and 206 GT sales didn't start until late 1999.

Nearly 20 years a go and it was just a version of the said model which already was on the market for some time.

[macebig]

4 meter length limit was primary back then.Without a production car over that there was no homologation.Peugeot created the 206 GT to pass the mark and in 2003 Skoda followed suit with the Fabia RS.

[Mirek]

I know but it's still very different to get the homologation for a yet non-existent version of said serially produced car (with basically only different bumpers) or for a car which hasn't yet entered production at all.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

David Evans ‏@davidevansrally
Plan for the morning: open eyes, check @autosport.

Sounds like some big announcement/reveal coming...

[EstWRC]

Hyundai line-up is my guess