WRC mainclass from 2027

[WRCStan]

So a touring car is a regular road legal car, like almost all vehicles we see on the road?

Not for me. It's the FIA's definition for Group A and N. Group B was for GTs but also included sports specials it allowed the beasts that got banned and so WRC manufacturers championship never saw a GT or sportscar again because they're still stuck on those Groups' rules written in the 70s.

Which is a good time to also mention from before Groups N, A and B; Lancia's space frame Stratos rally special, Alpine's backbone chassis, fibre body, A110 sportscar. Two seater Porsche 911s. Apparently not the DNA of rallying?

You didn't mention them, you described them, if you meant in 2027+ rally championship should allow vehicles that aren't road legal and don't resemble road/touring cars.

I really didn't, try quoting me! Anybody can build a road legal car to their own design at home, though as those 70s examples above and Group B (037, RS200) show is in spirit, I would love to step away from having to resemble 'touring cars' even if they had to be series-produced. If you think the R4 is a buggy, what do you think of those?

in the future companies like let's say Red Bull, making their own purpose-made vehicle exclusively to tackle WRC, which is a sight I hope I'll never see.

You'll still watch it �� and it's probably what they want to achieve.