[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[AnttiL]

M-Sport testing this driver for sure ... and maybe some rally in Fiesta WRC for 2019 season ..

I would say Greensmith and his backers are more interested in the car than the team is in Greensmith's performance.

[Hartusvuori]

I would say Greensmith and his backers are more interested in the car than the team is in Greensmith's performance.

I would say Greensmith and his backers are equally interested in the car as the team is interested in Greensmith's backers.

[AnttiL]

I would say Greensmith and his backers are equally interested in the car as the team is interested in Greensmith's backers.

Agreed!

[jbmarcus21]

new rumour grow up about Subaru could be return to WRC ► http://bit.ly/2qybY7U

[janvanvurpa]

new rumour grow up about Subaru could be return to WRC ► http://bit.ly/2qybY7U

With what car and with what motor? Their cars are huge bloated pigs, their motor is either the ancient big bore (92mm) EJ20 or the newer 2 liter FJ20 with 86mm bore and 86mm stroke.
Do they even make a 1600?

[mknight]

With what car and with what motor? Their cars are huge bloated pigs, their motor is either the ancient big bore (92mm) EJ20 or the newer 2 liter FJ20 with 86mm bore and 86mm stroke.
Do they even make a 1600?

In Levorg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_FB_engine


However I don't really see any model that would fit and also don't get why they should even be rumored to enter (except for that monte statement). I think people put too much into that statement, prbly it's something like VW running a few events in WRC2Pro...

[SubaruNorway]

With what car and with what motor? Their cars are huge bloated pigs, their motor is either the ancient big bore (92mm) EJ20 or the newer 2 liter FJ20 with 86mm bore and 86mm stroke.
Do they even make a 1600?

Yeah the Levorg has a 1.6 Turbo. Always thought it was weird they didn't have a Fiesta size, but guess they didn't bother since they "borrowed" the Suzuki Ignis/Swift and Daihatsu Sirion for the Subaru Justy.

https://www.motor1.com/news/274702/s...t-hatch-rumor/
Akio Toyoda apparently pushing Subaru to join

[Mirek]

With what car and with what motor? Their cars are huge bloated pigs, their motor is either the ancient big bore (92mm) EJ20 or the newer 2 liter FJ20 with 86mm bore and 86mm stroke.
Do they even make a 1600?

Stock engines are completely irrelevant. WRC cars can and have specifically designed engine. It's beeen alllowed since 2011.

The issue is which base car would they use? I'm not familiar with Asian portfolio to tell the truth but here in CZ they don't sell anything suitable.

[Gregor-y]

Subaru makes a 1.6 but not an inline engine. Plus there's the weight distribution issue that always gets mentioned (though not by Audi fans). And why would Toyota want a competitor when they own a portion of Subaru? I don't think outside of some domestic cars under 1000 CCs they sell anything smaller in size than - or even the same size as - a Golf.

And it looks like all those kei models are from branches of Toyota and not made by Subaru itself.

[TyPat107]

With what car and with what motor? Their cars are huge bloated pigs, their motor is either the ancient big bore (92mm) EJ20 or the newer 2 liter FJ20 with 86mm bore and 86mm stroke.
Do they even make a 1600?

THere was in article in Race Engine Tech or Rally Race Tech that those rules of thumb don't apply to a boxer engine. They tried it and sacrificed crankshaft stiffness or block strength which is why they stuck to the 75mm stroke.

I wouldn't think the timing doesn't seem great alongside the engine recall.