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6th October 2017, 10:18 #451
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Thanks to the crack journalists that cover the WRC, we literally just found out that there is another new regulation for this year: onboard tyre pressure monitoring.
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6th October 2017, 18:38 #452
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8th October 2017, 07:35 #453
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Was just watching a stage start and started to wonder, what changes in the engine mapping between road mode and stage mode to give such a different sound to the engine?
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8th October 2017, 10:53 #454
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8th October 2017, 11:01 #455
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Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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8th October 2017, 12:42 #456
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My opinion (and I'm not expert at all):
1. M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC - Tehnical best car at the moment, handling maybe not.
2. Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC - Suspension worst of all (just a little impacts & huge damage) but fast car.
3. Toyota Yaris WRC - Tehnical problems still (Latvala's car), maybe best handling.
4. Citroen C3 WRC - Bumpy conditions = disaster. Dominant car on tarmac.
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8th October 2017, 13:21 #457
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Hyundai
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8th October 2017, 16:08 #458
The biggest difference in sound comes from the anti-lag system or ALS. Here, you can hear it activate on some cars before they rev up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5SjKyP3Wk0
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8th October 2017, 16:14 #459
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Citroen is fast on tarmac, hard to handle on gravel
Toyota is fast on very fast roads (gravel or tarmac)
Hyundai is seems to be the best overall but they struggled a lot in Finland with the big jumps.
Ford is quite equal on all surfaces.
As far as reliability, I think Ford has had the least issues, but I'd have to make a list to be sure
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8th October 2017, 17:15 #460
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For me.
FORD - Has developed into the best overall package at the minute, engine seems very strong.
HYUNDAI - Still pretty strong overall, but but a few cracks appearing (no pun intended). Understeer in high traction, weakness of castings to impacts.
TOYOTA - Best chassis, but the team is still learning event to event and the car isn't always on point at the beginning. Reliability still an issue.
CITROEN - Inconsistent, the best on smooth, high traction. Watching the live TV it is clear as day, it just turns a tighter line than the others and can be driven within itself. On low traction, bumpy surfaces its all over the place. Suspension seems the worst of all. I guess we will see in Wales/Australia if the recent testing has made some gains.
Great that Kopecky finally has some competition in the Czech Championship, Barum should be mega!
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