Sentences with phrase «wrc car»

We opt for the chase cam this time around and we are driving the Citroen DS3 WRC car.

Hyundai Motor Company also used the occasion of its WRC launch to announce that Hyundai «N» will be used to symbolise Hyundai's high performance technology on both the i20 WRC car and future mass - produced high performance cars.

The company will incorporate inputs from the WRC car directly into the street legal «N» performance cars.

The race car was also designed to handle the 70 - foot table - top jumps featured on each racetrack, so we're looking at a vehicle that's not only quicker, but also tougher than a WRC car.

Citroen has used the Paris Motor Show to unveil a DS3 WRC car for the 2011 season.

Of course, it lacks the bite of Hyundai's i30 WRC car, but the road - going version still sounds satisfyingly sporty.

This is still considered to be the most powerful WRC car of all time.

The example sold by H&H Classics was chassis number 001, which was the development mule for the 1997 WRC car.

The Polo GTI is one of the most popular hot hatches in the world and is also the base car for the rally - winning Polo WRC car that has dominated world rallying for the last few years.

Claimed to have been inspired by the car - maker's Yaris WRC car, which is set to get its first outing at this month's Monte Carlo Rally, the unnamed Yaris is based on the three - door version of the small hatchback that's sold in other markets but no longer in Australia.

Hyundai's prototype WRC car, based on the new i20 Coupe, appeared on stage at the event giving us a good idea on what's to come, which according to Hyundai will be a full «performance - orientated and race - track - capable» line - up.

Last month, we told you about Toyota's new Yaris WRC car, with the giant, aircraft carrier wing, and intimated that the company will probably make a hot hatch version for the road.

Prodrive boss David Garraway was eager to prove the potential of the new Impreza WRC car, but was charged with gaining a victory in the Legacy before the Impreza could debut.

The company will also showcase its new high - performance N sub-brand, brought to life through the thrilling Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo concept car and the New Generation i20 WRC car being previewed ahead of the 2016 World Rally Championship season.

Other features of the WRC car include Subaru's boxer engine, which due to its geometry provides natural handling characteristics with the torque levels associated with this layout, Subaru's Symmetrical All - Wheel Drive, and a large rear spoiler that has been designed to improve airflow and increase downforce.

With the development of the Volkswagen Polo R WRC car well under the way, an awesome video was released showcasing the car's ability in a secluded Finnish forest, with racer Sebastien Ogier behind the wheel of this intense little rally car.

Obviously Loeb's skills in a WRC car are unparalleled and we know that he is comfortable with huge horsepower given that his record - breaking Peugeot Pikes Peak car had 875bhp.

Now, you've just driven a WRC car with your name on the side of it, do you just give up now, say you've ticked the box and go back to doing big skids in Subarus?

I've had an amazing experience going from a rally school 6 years ago to driving a WRC car.

The austere interior isn't dissimilar to that of Sébastian Ogier's Polo WRC car (minus a seat for the co-driver), and features the same paddles behind the steering wheel as well as a full roll - cage.

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

That seems a world away from the brand's race and rally exploits, but then a WRC car does have soft, long - travel suspension...

Its wide body replicated that of the WRC car — itself the work of Peter Stevens — and beefed up the Impreza two - door's body to a significant degree.

Perhaps the most startling is the on - board footage of Yeray Lemes, who has since switched to a 997 (and was the one beating Hirvonen and his WRC car around Lanzarote at the weekend).

It got a little bit more coverage than usual because Mikko Hirvonen was taking part in a Mini WRC car.

From the inside the blaring exhaust isn't dissimilar to that of a modern day WRC car.

Tuthill Porsche was one of the cars shown outside the Casino, and was directed to park alongside the Citröen WRC car of nine - time World Rally Champion, Sébastien Loeb.

This only makes the way World Rally winner, Kris Meeke, can dance his Citroën DS3 WRC car between the hedgerows an even more impressive sight, especially from the passenger seat.

Don't forget the rally stage either, as watching a WRC car charge through a forest is something not to be missed.

Hyundai has retained the i20 as its WRC car but now uses the latest Coupe model rather than a five - door car.

The front and rear bumper were direct derivatives of those used on the WRC car, while a large adjustable trunk - mounted wing helped keep the car on the straight and narrow.

Having spent a small amount of time in the current WRC car last year, Loeb has admitted that the temptation to return to the sport was too much to resist.

For example: Driving a Junior WRC car on a wet tarmac road leads to an almost impossible time trying to get around corners.

Tuesday's tarmac test in the Moselle region of France with long - time co-driver Daniel Elena marked their first run in a new, 2017 - spec WRC car.

They look super aggressive, properly sporty and wild, just how a WRC car should be.

It's amazing to see the WRC cars flying into the air and skipping along the ground as they land, the drivers somehow managing to keep their cars under control and escaping disaster.

Positioned at the end of SS10 / 12, he captured the new WRC cars flying through the final corners and pushing to the absolute maximum.

The new WRC cars look great, sound mega and are insanely fast.

Naturally, WRC cars flying off jumps at high speed are always some of the highlights of a rally.

Earlier this week, World Rally Championship organisers revealed outline plans for the next generation of WRC cars, due to make their debut in 2017.

I'm looking forward to seeing Loeb up against Ogier, Latvalla, Neuville, Meek, Tanak, Mikkelsen, Paddon, Evans etc in this new generation of WRC cars.

This enables Prodrive's Golf SCRC to produce more than the 300bhp often found under the bonnet of full - blown WRC cars (which use smaller, 1.6 - litre engines), and also means torque can be substantially higher.

As the Citroën DS3 Racing is being built by the same people that build the Citroën WRC cars, most of the DS3 has been modified for higher performance.

Kris Meeke and Norwegian Mads Østberg should also challenge in their Citroën DS3 WRC cars, while perhaps the closest fight will be with Volkswagen teammate Jari - Matti Latvala, who finished second in 2014.

The 2010 Paris motor show saw the three major 2011 WRC cars unveiled, with Citroen, Ford and Mini all taking the wraps off their eagerly awaited cars.

The first WRC cars were cracking things, but as soon as manufacturers don't have to build the cars they compete with, I tend to switch off.»

While that makes it one of the more expensive Imprezas you're likely to see, it also looks like something of a bargain given the car's provenance — and the fact that table - topping WRC cars like the Impreza originally cost considerably more than that to build.

The Hyundai Shell World Rally Team has celebrated a landmark result in Rally Mexico with both Hyundai i20 WRC cars finishing the...

Modern WRC cars need to withstand a wide range of impacts while being driven at high speed.

In 2011, rules for WRC cars became more restrictive.