Rally2 (ex-R5) News

RS · 1st July 2022, 15:37

Originally Posted by Walach

Few pics from yesterday's Fabia RS rally2 test with Mikkelsen behind the wheel. The word really is that he will drive at Rally Bohemia as a zero car.
https://www.facebook.com/10004534208...W2rF1zB8l/?d=n

Confirmed: https://www.skoda-motorsport.com/en/...-rally-stages/

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 6th July 2022, 16:01

Fabia RS aero - the key points:

https://www.wrcwings.tech/2022/07/06...cs-key-points/

RS · 8th July 2022, 09:17

Shakedown and SS1 of Rally Bohemia today with Mikkelsen as zero car in the new Fabia. Hopefully someone will be taking some unnoficial timings..

No official debut in Finland though.. maybe Barum instead?

**Sulland** · 9th July 2022, 12:27

How does the new Fabia look, sound and compare with the old one in Bohemia?

RS · 10th July 2022, 05:19

Originally Posted by Sulland

How does the new Fabia look, sound and compare with the old one in Bohemia?

A good video to compare them: https://youtu.be/k9BkTCOFpCY

RS · 10th July 2022, 09:37

And another: https://youtu.be/dR8kr-mmX3c

Spectacular driving by Mares in particular.. the twisty bit through the town is a good place to compare. The old Fabia is super agile (remember Kopecky's Deutschland SSS win?)

New one you can see the extra size, on the other hand it looks tighter in body control. Both look powerful from low revs but Kopecky says the power delivery in the new one is instant, even from below tickover revs.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 12th July 2022, 13:37

Originally Posted by RS

And another: https://youtu.be/dR8kr-mmX3c

Spectacular driving by Mares in particular.. the twisty bit through the town is a good place to compare. The old Fabia is super agile (remember Kopecky's Deutschland SSS win?)

New one you can see the extra size, on the other hand it looks tighter in body control. Both look powerful from low revs but Kopecky says the power delivery in the new one is instant, even from below tickover revs.

Any direct comparison is nice at this stage and what you say is correct re body control. The size of the RS is apparent too.. it looks as big as the Focus WRC in the video.