Why does the Evo8 no longer compete?
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I'll chime in on this old-*** thread. WRC doesn't have homologation rules anymore, so they are all purpose-built race cars with no ties to their roadgoing cousins aside from the bodywork.
Production-based rally like Group-N is where you should be looking for real-world results from actual roadgoing cars turned rally monsters.
Production-based rally like Group-N is where you should be looking for real-world results from actual roadgoing cars turned rally monsters.
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Originally Posted by machron1
I'll chime in on this old-*** thread. WRC doesn't have homologation rules anymore, so they are all purpose-built race cars with no ties to their roadgoing cousins aside from the bodywork.
PSA (Peugeot/Citroen - same company) currently occupies 1 & 2 in WRC manufacturers's points. They have a tremendous amount of money in their racing budgets. Much more then both Mitsubishi and Subaru, they can R&D and buy themselves trophies and championships. They are a much bigger car company period. It is going to be tougher for smaller teams like Mitsu and Subi to get back on top, if ever. But hey, at least we're building SUV's for them. Maybe some WRC technology will be given as a reward and Mitsu can be in third place.
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Originally Posted by GPTourer
Since they are purpose built cars with tube chassis, it isn't like they carry that much more weight, or really are that much bigger, no?
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Oh okay, so it is the steel unibody and panels. But with it being totally stripped with just a cage welded in and carbon fibrer and aluminum used extensively, how much more or less could one weigh over the other?