Over the years the Bologna Motor Show Racing Area has hosted exceptional high powered cars: From Ferrari F1, Maserati, and Lamborghini to Toyota Camry Nascar Racing, from Le Mans dominant Audi R10 TDi to drag racing with exciting acceleration contests, not to mention the beloved
WRC rally cars, historic cars the Super Tourist cars, the GT exclusive cars and the Supermoto race.
However, the N 2025 is technically Hyundai's third N car, following the 2014 Hyundai i20 WRC and 2016 Hyundai i20
WRC rally cars.
Ahead of October's Paris motor show, Citroen revealed a digital version of its C3
WRC rally car.
When Hyundai first showcased the heavily redesigned 2015 Hyundai i20 in August 2014, little did we know the hatchback was slated to receive to additional versions (not counting the 2016 Hyundai i20
WRC rally car).
Some years ago Hyundai launched its performance brand called «N» together with their i20
WRC rally car.
Not exact matches
We've seen the striking Hyundai i20 Coupe
WRC, monstrous Ford Fiesta
WRC and wing - tastic Toyota Yaris
WRC, but now we've finally found out what Citroen's
rally car for next season will look like.
Now the
WRC has released aerial drone footage from the 2017 season opener, not only showing off the beautiful
cars but also the gorgeous backdrop for the
rally too.
Naturally,
WRC cars flying off jumps at high speed are always some of the highlights of a
rally.
Louise Cook was competing in the
WRC 3 class at
Rally Sweden when her bonnet flew up over her
car's windscreen as she tackled the terrifying Colin's Crest.
WRC3 is the only Official game of the World
Rally Championships — packed with more than 50 + Official Race Teams (from
WRC, Class 2 and Class), 35 + different
cars (including the brand new Volkswagen Polo R
WRC test
car, Renault Twingo R2 and the Proton Satria Neo S2000), every track from the championships (83 stages in total — including all of the Super Special Stages) and a completely re-designed career mode.
The rundown of included features in
WRC lists six major
rally car brands, including the Subaru Impreza
WRC 2005, Mitsubishi Lancer
WRC05, Citroen Xsara
WRC, and Ford Focus RS
WRC.
WRC: FIA World
Rally includes 15 official
rallies from around the world, as well as 30
cars to choose from.
Earlier this week, World
Rally Championship organisers revealed outline plans for the next generation of
WRC cars, due to make their debut in 2017.
After 18 years away from the circuit, Toyota will return to the World
Rally Championship (WRC) in 2017 with a specially equipped Toyota Yaris rally
Rally Championship (
WRC) in 2017 with a specially equipped Toyota Yaris
rallyrally car.
The Orange Edition is the first in a line of new «Club Series» models in the GT86 range, which Toyota is using to celebrate the company's motorsport heritage both old and new - the latter comprising R3
rally and CS - Cup race versions of the compact sports
car, among other efforts such as the Yaris
WRC.
When Group B
rally cars were legislated out of the World Rally Championship at the end of the 1986 season, Lancia needed a production - based alternative to tackle Group A. Key technologies from the Delta S4 Group B, namely four - wheel drive and turbocharging, were then applied to the narrow - bodied Delta HF 4WD to create a very short - lived (yet able) road car and, for 1987, a WRC championship - winning rally
rally cars were legislated out of the World
Rally Championship at the end of the 1986 season, Lancia needed a production - based alternative to tackle Group A. Key technologies from the Delta S4 Group B, namely four - wheel drive and turbocharging, were then applied to the narrow - bodied Delta HF 4WD to create a very short - lived (yet able) road car and, for 1987, a WRC championship - winning rally
Rally Championship at the end of the 1986 season, Lancia needed a production - based alternative to tackle Group A. Key technologies from the Delta S4 Group B, namely four - wheel drive and turbocharging, were then applied to the narrow - bodied Delta HF 4WD to create a very short - lived (yet able) road
car and, for 1987, a
WRC championship - winning
rallyrally car.
Don't forget the
rally stage either, as watching a
WRC car charge through a forest is something not to be missed.
Those pining for the lowdown grunt of the normally aspirated 2.5 - liter four of the Impreza 2.5 RS can find solace in the fact that Subaru turbocharged the 2.0 instead of the 2.5 because
WRC rules stipulate that the road
car must use the same engine block as the
rally car.
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.
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.
The new Ford Fiesta R5
rally comes from rally specialists M - Sport, and offers a more affordable way into the new R5 class of the WRC - which will replace the old S200 and Regional Rally
rally comes from
rally specialists M - Sport, and offers a more affordable way into the new R5 class of the WRC - which will replace the old S200 and Regional Rally
rally specialists M - Sport, and offers a more affordable way into the new R5 class of the
WRC - which will replace the old S200 and Regional
Rally Rally Cars.
Will you be expanding your range of
rally cars, particularly given the strong start to the
WRC campaign?
That seems a world away from the brand's race and
rally exploits, but then a
WRC car does have soft, long - travel suspension...
We wouldn't count on it, but one piece of the show
car will live on outside the auto show circuit: that turbocharged 1.6 - liter I - 4, nicknamed the «Global Race Engine,» will likely power TMG's return to
WRC rallying in 2014.
There's a wide selection of
cars, from 60s legends like the Mini Cooper and Lancia Fulvia to modern day
WRC machines, and there are ten driving locations — Wales, Monaco, Greece, Germany, Finland and Sweden in the
rallying classes, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and Rallycross circuits in England, Sweden and Norway.
TOCA Touring
Cars was perfectly timed to take advantage of both improving gaming hardware and the huge following of late - 90s BTCC racing, while the original Colin McRae
Rally game neatly coincided with
WRC regulations and brought its namesake to an even wider audience than his 1995
WRC victory had done.
Henry Catchpole rides shotgun with Kris Meeke in his Citroën DS3R
WRC before sampling the 300bhp
rally car for himself...
I've had an amazing experience going from a
rally school 6 years ago to driving a
WRC car.
Neuville was putting his Hyundai i20
WRC through its trial runs for the upcoming race, flying through farmland roads, when a tractor from one of the adjacent farms pulled out onto the tarmac road, right in the path of the oncoming
rally car.
The team won the 2015 FIA
WRC R - GT championship in a 997 GT3 R - GT
rally car, and 2017 sees the return of the 997 R - GT, which will be
rallying in the UK and Ireland.
Under development since summer 2015, when the FIA released the new regulations for the World
Rally Car class, the 2017 Polo R
WRC is previewed as a significant improvement over its predecessor.
When Volkswagen said that it was entering the World
Rally Championship in time for the 2013 season, it stamped the announcement by revealing the Polo R
WRC Concept, the prototype model of what would eventually become VW's production series race
car.
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.
The Subaru World
Rally Championship Concept
car, which in its five - door form points to the future direction of the Subaru
WRC competition
car, debuted at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
Introduced for the 2013 racing season as Volkswagen's first
WRC - spec factory
car since the 1990 Golf
Rally G60, the Polo R
WRC went on to dominate the sport by winning three back - to - back World
Rally Championships through 2015.
The Hyundai Shell World
Rally Team has celebrated a landmark result in
Rally Mexico with both Hyundai i20
WRC cars finishing the...
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.
Based on the passion of engineers and strategies from High Performance Vehicle Development Center, Hyundai N
cars will feature new powertrains and lightweight materials derived from Hyundai Motor's World
Rally Championship (
WRC) participation, as well as performance - focused handling and aerodynamics.
A 1990 Legacy was the first Group N
car to ever finish the
WRC Safari
Rally.
Unlike
WRC (World
Rally Championship)
cars that look like mutant caricatures of the production
cars they're based on, the
Rally America 2WD - class Fiesta ST is pretty close to stock on the outside (apart from the wacky paint job).
A 1999 Ford Focus
WRC, driven by the legendary Colin McRae in four rounds of the World
Rally Championship, is now going under the hammer by Silverstone Auctions at Race Retro Competition
Car Sale.
This new
rally car was used as an opening car for the 2010 Germany Rally and was driven by WRC returnee Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Nasser Al - Attiyah (Qatar) and the co-drivers Lucas Cruz (Spain) and Timo Gottschalk (Germ
rally car was used as an opening
car for the 2010 Germany
Rally and was driven by WRC returnee Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Nasser Al - Attiyah (Qatar) and the co-drivers Lucas Cruz (Spain) and Timo Gottschalk (Germ
Rally and was driven by
WRC returnee Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Nasser Al - Attiyah (Qatar) and the co-drivers Lucas Cruz (Spain) and Timo Gottschalk (Germany).
Based on the
WRC - spec
rally car, the GRMN is the Polo GTi and Fiesta ST competitor we've been asking about for years, but it wasn't the only Yaris show in Switzerland.
The pitched battles fought between these two titans has become the stuff of
rally legend, and now, the Lancia 037 sits as the final rear - wheel - drive
car to win a
WRC manufacturer's championship.
In 2005, Chevrolet embarked in the World Touring
Car Championship (WTCC), one of the only three FIA world Championships, next to Formula One and the World
Rally Championship (
WRC).
Needless to say, the 2017 i20
WRC is the most menacing
rally car Hyundai has built since its Motorsport program set shop at the Nurburgring.
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.
It's been four years since Hyundai launched the first i20
WRC at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, and the Korean automaker returned to the same event to showcase the fourth iteration of the
rally - spec race
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.
As we know, Hyundai will be a part of the 2014 World
Rally Championship and its resident rally car, the i20 WRC, will be the first product built under this new N b
Rally Championship and its resident
rally car, the i20 WRC, will be the first product built under this new N b
rally car, the i20
WRC, will be the first product built under this new N brand.