Rally2 (ex-R5) News

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 28th August 2018, 15:50

I've never really got why VW went and created an R5 when their sister firm Škoda already built a highly-successful one.

Was it really just to keep the VW Motorsport guys in a job after the WRC pull-out ?

**pantealex** · 28th August 2018, 16:11

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

I've never really got why VW went and created an R5 when their sister firm Škoda already built a highly-successful one.

Was it really just to keep the VW Motorsport guys in a job after the WRC pull-out ?

Other plans for Skoda brand ?

and VW is much more known brand in world = bigger markets for those cars.

**Essaj** · 28th August 2018, 17:08

Originally Posted by pantealex

Other plans for Skoda brand ?

and VW is much more known brand in world = bigger markets for those cars.

The amount of work they seem to be putting on to the new facelift version I don't see them leaving R5 project solely to VW anytime soon, unless they have hidden the secret WRC project into a R5 body

**Mirek** · 28th August 2018, 18:15

Hrabánek confirmed that Škoda will continue to develop and build R5 cars for several more years. I'm quite sure they will at least until new Fabia IV comes.

**dimviii** · 28th August 2018, 20:20

Originally Posted by dupanton

Really curious what happened there. Did they go off and ripped the rear wheels off (would still be a lot of damage) or did it "just fall off"

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...-testing-crash

Originally Posted by dimviii

ok they used pirellis for very raw gravel,although road at photo doesnt seem so rough,but again this is something we havent see again.

"The roads in this place are used to test cars for Dakar; it's rougher than anything we would have seen on the Acropolis Rally. It's extreme, that's why we go there.

**Ucci** · 28th August 2018, 20:40

Originally Posted by Essaj

Other manufacturers must be smiling after seeing those photos

What a marketing nightmare for VW R5

Don't worry, they will learn from this situation and consequently they will be stronger.....it is VW we are talking about....

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 28th August 2018, 20:47

It's a bit silly to 'test their car to destruction' but allow someone to be around to photograph it.

The pictures will be making the story before they can explain them.