Quote Originally Posted by saco0o View Post
tbh i still dont understand WHAT manufacturers gain by having hybrid cars
I don't know whether I remember this correctly, if not I'm sure somebody will correct me...

When the current rules were under discussion, Ford marketing was on a big push for their hybrid "Eco-Boost" engines. So they wanted hybrids in rallying. Rumour had it that M-Sport would pull out without hybrids. So we got the standard hybrid unit as the simplest/cheapest way of ticking the "hybrid" box.