Sentences with phrase «countryman wrc»

The car above is the MINI Countryman WRC.

Oh, remember that rumour of the road - going MINI Countryman WRC we told you about?

Back in January this year we gave you the scoop that MINI was planning a road - going version of its Countryman WRC.

While our tip that the road - going Countryman WRC could be on show at Frankfurt didn't come off, a prototype version of the car does exist and will feature a unique widebody to set it apart from other Countryman models.

[106] The Countryman is the chosen donor model and Prodrive have been selected to prepare the Mini Countryman WRC.

Prodrive will still produce all specs of the Countryman WRC cars, but will self fund a reduced programme for the 2012.

The first practical test for the MINI Countryman WRC will take place in autumn 2010 in preparation for competition in selected events of the 2011 WRC, before competing in the full series in 2012.

As a bit if a tease and a warm up for that WRC outing, MINI has put together a video showing the MINI Countryman WRC in action, interspersed with shots of the original 1960s Rally Minis and some famous faces — Paddy Hopkirk among them.

The new MINI Countryman WRC has been developed by Prodrive, the company formed and run by David Richards since 1984.

This Mini Countryman WRC, produced in close cooperation with Mini, will be an all - wheel - drive machine powered by a turbocharged 1.6 - liter 4 - cylinder built by BMW Motorsport.

Watch as evo's Henry Catchpole gets a unique chance to put the Mini Countryman WRC car through its paces

evo's Henry Catchpole gets a unique chance to drive the Mini Countryman WRC in our exclusive video

Perhaps the most exciting was the Mini Countryman WRC.

Not exact matches

Question is once MINI has the Countryman full homologated for the WRC, will they then put the Gas 2 liter BMW Turbo as well as the BMW 2 liter diesel in it as well?

The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is based on the Mini Countryman and is powered by a 1.6 - liter turbo engine also used in production Minis.

With all - wheel drive running gear and the 154kW 1.6 litre turbo four cylinder from the JCW model, the Countryman will tick all the right boxes for future WRC entry.

The MINI Countryman has displayed its sporting potential in a string of impressive performances in the World Rally Championship (WRC)-- proof, were it needed, that the brand's first five - seater shares the racing genes which define the character of every MINI.

MINI, together with David Richard's Prodrive, are taking the MINI Countryman back in to Rallying with a WRC title inside three years the target.

Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management, Sales and Marketing BMW Group, speaks about the importance of motorsport for the MINI brand, the goals in the World Rally Championship and the MINI Countryman, on which the MINI WRC is based.

What are the outstanding characteristics of the MINI Countryman, on which the MINI WRC is based?

The MINI WRC was developed by Prodrive in accordance to the new FIA Super 2000 regulations on the basis of the MINI Countryman production model.