WRC mainclass from 2027

[240RS]

Dont be too worried about the look of the new Toyota...

Their Head of Engineering Kevin Struyf:

“It's just a prototype rally car at the moment,” he said. “In 2027 the regulation changed for the first time in rally where the body is quite open, so the choice of the manufacturer is not really clear where we want to go, so it's just a base mule car, a prototype car.

“A lot of people get excited about some model, but there is nothing about any model at the moment, it's just a prototype.

Personally, I'm worried about the sound more!!!

[Rallyper]

From what I heard (from my finnish friend and what he read in media) Toyota wrc27 cars might be managed from private teams. Two of them... one from Estonia.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I think this is a good comparison.

The full article:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-g...with-wrc-2027/

But another thing to take into account was the fast development in Group A back in the day, soon making them faster than the prevoius Group B cars.

There doesnt seem to he the chance of this with the Regs of the WRC27...

[Kenneth]

RMC to unveil their WRC27 project on Thursday at Canaria.

https://as.com/motor/mas_motor/un-co...uto-f202604-n/

[skarderud]

Cool, good to see some kind of positive news in the wrc!

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[WRCStan]

The full article:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-g...with-wrc-2027/

"The comparisons are fair, but are they sensible?"

No.

Firstly, the sport isn't changing, WRC is. Outside WRC, Rally2 is already the pinnacle. Group B were used all over.

Secondly, today's Promoter tour cannot be compared with the FIA's competition of the 1980s.

[PLuto]

Yup and back then only Lancia had a competitive car. Now there are 5 at the more or less same level, with new Toyota, Prospeed and probably few more private efforts on the horizon.

Do you really think that Prospeed will be more or less on same level like Toyota?

[deephouse]

Toyota is on next level just like it's in real world. That's why nobody surpass them in sales. They just know how things are going.

[Kenneth]

Do you really think that Prospeed will be more or less on same level like Toyota?

Depends what is more or less same level. But I don't whink it will be the Lancia Delta vs Ford Sierra and VW Golf II level of difference.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Do you really think that Prospeed will be more or less on same level like Toyota?

And even Toyota could be hard pressed to beat the existing Rally2s. Have the likes of Prospeed any hope ?

“We know the regulation is quite a big change and it’s now the job of the team to get everything to max out. We know it’s going to be a very, very big challenge to beat the Rally2 cars. It’s a big job,” Tänak told Dirtfish.