Hyundai WRT

**doubled1978** · 25th October 2022, 09:50

Originally Posted by AMSS

On a side note regarding the subject, according to eWRC 93 Rally 2 Fiestas are on the market, and again based on Skoda press releases they already have 150 pre-orders for the new Skoda Rally 2, this must be the biggest mistake done at M-sport by far to not have put enough effort on the Rally 2 car which should be their money maker. Why it`s not on level with Skoda I don`t know but but they should have put a lot more effort on that car

I agree, it seems a bit of a mystery as to why they haven’t managed to get that car up to the required level.
The previous car was such a good money earner for them it seems a strange mistake.

**Humber** · 25th October 2022, 09:59

Was M-Sport's development budget of the Fiesta Rally 2 reduced by the money required to be put into the WRC at the time the Rally2 was made? Dilution of the engineering/ design team with the Bentley GT program also running? Now there is the Dakar Ford Ranger project as well.
Skoda R5 made a total of 405, Rally 2 evo 223 made
Ford Fiesta R5 294 made, Rally 2 93 made
Hyundai r5 i20 107, i20 N Rally 2 40

**wyler** · 25th October 2022, 11:13

r5 was the cow, rally2 was a bit timely wrong until the new fia board election and a clear path on regulations. now is way clearer, and the time is ok for the new breed of rally2. i think m-sport will arrive there after milking rally3 monopoly. point was to understand if rally2 was going mild hybrid or not.

**macebig** · 25th October 2022, 13:06

Fiesta is officially done as a model next year. It's been rumoured for a long time, so it made little sense to invest in a platform that will be done soon. Would think a smaller than the Puma SUV replaces the Fiesta in Ford's range and that will be M-Sport's new Rally 2 car.

**Eli** · 25th October 2022, 17:32

Originally Posted by macebig

Fiesta is officially done as a model next year. It's been rumoured for a long time, so it made little sense to invest in a platform that will be done soon. Would think a smaller than the Puma SUV replaces the Fiesta in Ford's range and that will be M-Sport's new Rally 2 car.

Speaking of the devil: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...&utm_campaign=

**seb_sh** · 25th October 2022, 18:50

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/we-ca...driver-update/

Neuville's friend is unsurprisingly rumored to be part of the team next year. That means they just need one or two drivers to share the 3rd car with Sordo.

**AnttiL** · 26th October 2022, 05:39

https://www.rallit.fi/hyundain-wrc-t...ta-uusi-tieto/

Sordo will have eight rallies next year according to Marca magazine

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 26th October 2022, 10:14

Originally Posted by macebig

Fiesta is officially done as a model next year. It's been rumoured for a long time, so it made little sense to invest in a platform that will be done soon. Would think a smaller than the Puma SUV replaces the Fiesta in Ford's range and that will be M-Sport's new Rally 2 car.

Ford are going for an all-electric range of cars and the EV Puma will be based on the platform of the Transit van, so not small !

There is no story of a small car replacing the Fiesta so I dont see where a new Rally2 car is coming from for M-Sport. That's unless they switch to another manufacturer...