Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Info re the new R5 Polo being 5-door..

"the Polo GTI is built on the same MQB platform that underpins everything from the Golf to the huge Skoda Kodiaq SUV. This light and strong architecture allows the bodyshell of the five-door only Polo to be 28 percent stiffer than its predecessors."

[itix]

I read sulland speculating on a homologation of the Mitsubishi... Is there any basis for this that I have somehow missed?

[itix]

1901 mm width for Polo V is for sure including mirrors. Without them it would be of similar width as Porsche Panamera

Isn't the FIA requirement 1850? (or 1800 perhaps?)
The polo might take off some mirrors on tight stages if they stick out past the fenders.

(although the rally car will likely have smaller mirrors so I don't imagine it will be an issue)

[CWJ]

"the Polo GTI is built on the same MQB platform that underpins everything from the Golf to the huge Skoda Kodiaq SUV. This light and strong architecture allows the bodyshell of the five-door only Polo to be 28 percent stiffer than its predecessors."

Still a disadvantage to the Fabia R5.

That looks like mock-up. I was hoping for a real car.

FX is a Pro, didn't turn his pockets inside out

[Mirek]

Isn't the FIA requirement 1850? (or 1800 perhaps?)
The polo might take off some mirrors on tight stages if they stick out past the fenders.

(although the rally car will likely have smaller mirrors so I don't imagine it will be an issue)

The value was for the stock car. It has nothing to do with FIA regs because they don't speak about size over mirrors. Otherwise the limit is 1820 mm.

[Mirek]

Still a disadvantage to the Fabia R5.)

Can You elaborate why the MQB is a disadvantage compared to the old PQ26 platform? I would say the huge wheelbase (for the relatively small length of the car) is clear advantage, or?


Anyway according to the info from autosport.cz some of first Polo R5 shall go to BRR (Baumschlager shall be also involved in the development). At least two of the first fifteen cars (plan for 2018) shall go to South America.

[Andre Oliveira]

DIESA group (South America)

[mousti]

Anyway according to the info from autosport.cz some of first Polo R5 shall go to BRR (Baumschlager shall be also involved in the development). At least two of the first fifteen cars (plan for 2018) shall go to South America.

No surprise in that. Heard that there are already 3 have been ordered for Belgium.


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[PLuto]

There is lot of teams/drivers interested in buying Polo. But manufacturer will be choosing very precisely who will receive first cars...

[itix]

The value was for the stock car. It has nothing to do with FIA regs because they don't speak about size over mirrors. Otherwise the limit is 1820 mm.

Yeah I got that... I was wondering how it could be wider stock than an R5 is allowed to be (it would make a useless base for the car in that case). It must be with mirrors.

My second thought was that those mirrors were gonna be taken off quickly but I forgot that they obviously change not only the mirrors but also the location of them on most rally cars so it was a moot point regardless.