Toyota has announced its return to the World Rally Championship (WRC), unveiling its 2017 Yaris WRC car along with technology partner Microsoft at the Paris Motor Show overnight. The announcement marks Toyota’s return to the WRC after it departed from the sport 17 years ago, at the conclusion of the […]
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Citroen C3 WRC concept previews 2017 rally car
Citroen used a camouflaged rally mule to give us the first taste of its new Cactus-inspired C3 road car, before showing us the real thing in all of its detail a few months ago. The production version will be making its real-life debut at the Paris Motor Show next week. […]
Hyundai i20 R5 rally car to make public debut at Ypres Rally
Hyundai Motorsport is planning to give the public its first look at the upcoming i20 R5 rally car at the Ypres Rally on the weekend, where it will run as a course car. The new i20 R5 will become available through the company’s Customer Racing department. Engineers are currently in […]
2017 Volkswagen Polo R WRC car previewed; more power, lighter
Volkswagen has released a teaser sketch of the 2017 Volkswagen Polo R WRC car, built to comply with 2017 WRC specifications. The new vehicle is designed to compete in the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship, which means it can use an enlarged intake for increased engine power. The FIA is […]
For Sale: Petter Solberg’s 2007 Subaru WRC S12B rally car
Have you always wanted to be a WRC rally car driver? Now you can be, every day of the week if you like. How? With this former WRC-competing Subaru Impreza WRX S12B rally car that’s up for sale. This was Petter Solberg’s rally car for the 2007 WRC season, taking […]
New Hyundai i20 kicks off 2016 WRC with 3rd at Rallye Monte-Carlo
Hyundai is off to a great start in the WRC, after coming home with third place in the opening round of the 2016 season at Rallye Monte-Carlo. This is now the third season Hyundai is competing in the World Rally Championship, and the first with its new-generation i20-based rally car. […]
2016 Hyundai i20 WRC car revealed
Hyundai has taken the wraps off the i20 WRC, the vehicle the Korean manufacturer hopes will bring home victory in the 2016 series. The veil was lifted at Hyundai’s base in Alzenau, Germany. It will prove its worth at all 14 rounds of the 2016 WRC season, with drivers Dani […]
Rallying with Molly Taylor, Australia’s next WRC star (video)
Flying through the bush at over 200km/h, just missing trees and coming within a fraction of a twitch of becoming a passenger to an uncomfortable roller-coaster ride is all within a day’s work for Molly Taylor. You might have heard the name before, or at least think you’ve heard the […]