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Thread: Rally2 (ex-R5) News
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4th May 2021, 19:25 #6431Senior Member
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Now we have a better idea about the new Rally2...
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Are the new Fabia similar in measurements as newest Polo?
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5th May 2021, 17:38 #6433Senior Member
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Fabia is larger.
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5th May 2021, 18:16 #6434Senior Member
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in terms of overall length or wheelbase?
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5th May 2021, 18:30 #6435Senior Member
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In everything. Wheelbase, length, width and height.
Originally Posted by dimviii
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And to think, a few years ago there was quite a split in opinion whether B-segment cars were too small for top-level (i.e. what we now know as Rally1 and Rally2) rally cars. This new Fabia, as well as other current rally cars are pretty perfect proportions to me.
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It's funy but this Fabia is only slightly shorter and much wider than Focus Mk.1. Cars keep growing...
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6th May 2021, 01:16 #6438Senior Member
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Tell me about it! Originally Posted by Mirek
My current model Fiesta only just fits in my garage. There was plenty of room for my Mk4 Cortina 40 years ago! Don't forget there was the Escort between the size of the Cortina and the size of the Fiesta in those days.
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New Fabia is almost same size as 1st modern Octavia which was bigger than Golf... Originally Posted by Mirek
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6th May 2021, 10:06 #6440Senior Member
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No, it's not. Octavia I was nearly half a meter longer. Originally Posted by pantealex
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