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7th April 2018, 20:29 #5051
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It would be reasonable to expect the Polo to be at least as fast and possibly faster than the Fabia. After all it will have the same engine, and probably other parts but I guess VW will have been able to further optimise some stuff Skoda could not do just with jokers.
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7th April 2018, 20:45 #5052
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Sure but on the other hand the Polo is really big for an R5 car. Its size and wheelbase might not be ideal.
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8th April 2018, 10:40 #5053
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8th April 2018, 11:31 #5054
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9th April 2018, 14:13 #5055
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9th April 2018, 20:41 #5056
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Are there big differences sizewise on the Mk7 and Mk8 Fiestas?
Not according to what I have found online, but the Mk8 might use a different platform, and therefor need a new homologation.
So more than the backlight being horisontal, instead of vertical :-)
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10th April 2018, 10:40 #5057
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10th April 2018, 20:14 #5058
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In the 2L WRC era, top rally cars had clear size variations but were, mostly, equally competitive (Impreza/206, Lancer/Corolla,…).
Probably, Skoda main advantage comes from having R5 as their main motorsport program; besides the standard costumer program, they compete with the Fabia as a works team, which hugely helps to boost the car development.
Btw, the next Fabia will use the current Polo platform.
PS: nice start of the C3; lets hope it'll be more successfull than the DS.Last edited by Rally Power; 10th April 2018 at 20:19.
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10th April 2018, 21:43 #5059
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any news about new proton r5? will that ever be homologated?
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10th April 2018, 22:02 #5060
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We are many years farther now. The optimization of the design is much easier today and the amount of experience and data is enormous. The simple fact is that the size or wheelbase matter. Everyone knows that and that's why modern rallycars are nearly all of the same size - the optimum found after many years of development.
Of course it may not be crucial that the car is somewhat bigger (for rallies like Finland it can be even plus) but it can be an overall handicap. On the other hand with the S2000 we could see that even with some handicaps it was still possible to have the best car (Fabia S2000 being the only 5-door car of that time and rather high as well).Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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