View Full Version : The best road version of rally cars
kinan.f
05-13-2003, 07:15 AM
In your opinion which road version of the following originally successful WRC cars is the best?.
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Contestants are all equipped with 4 cyl units with approximately 2.0 litres of displacement.The Mitsubishi has the most powerful unit with 271 bhp while the Subaru developes 265 bhp leaving the Focus engine's 220 bhp.
Kudosdude
05-14-2003, 01:51 AM
I'll have a lancia stratos please, or maybe a Metro 6R4, or an original audi quattro... so many cars, so few places to play with them anymore :(
Meluion
05-14-2003, 04:10 AM
Originally posted by Kudosdude
I'll have a lancia stratos please, or maybe a Metro 6R4, or an original audi quattro... so many cars, so few places to play with them anymore :(
I also would pick an Audi Quattro as the best road version of a rallycar.
Scarface
05-15-2003, 03:46 PM
Good thread!
I would pick the WRX> Beautifu!
piledriver
05-24-2003, 11:31 PM
my choice is the Lancer Evo...
itīs look is beautiful and aggressive....
perfect!!!!
kinan.f
05-25-2003, 04:15 AM
The EVO would be my choice due to its Mighty power unit & its striking lines...
yes but focus cosworth comes and killes subaru and evo8.... 300 hp
kinan.f
05-27-2003, 05:50 AM
Originally posted by ozi
yes but focus cosworth comes and killes subaru and evo8.... 300 hp
This is cool but is it already available in markets like the others?
not yet, but it shall come and conquer
guyt_x
06-05-2003, 03:28 PM
besides the evo the others are shadows of the rally counter parts.
but the evo they just gear higher to try get a better 0-60 time
subaru is rally car converted for road use not the other way around like the sad atempts the other companies are making to jump on the rally band wagon
stratos
04-20-2004, 07:21 AM
I think that Lancia Delta S4 Road version was a realy cool car but Impreza Wrx is also one awsome car :) ... but my favorite is for Lancia STRATOS :D :D hes low and litle powerfull and good loking :cool: :cool: :cool:
DarkPhenix
04-28-2004, 08:10 AM
i think evo is the best...
Cotterik
04-28-2004, 11:50 AM
yes but focus cosworth comes and killes subaru and evo8.... 300 hp
Both the Evo and the Sti carry 300 break horse, so that means the cosworth is no better, and it doesnt look better than the RS, just a normal focus with fancy lights.
Which is the best? Evo ofcourse!!! The RS is criminally underpowered compared to its WRC counterpart and the STi might sound better than the Evo with its boxter engine but it doesnt touch it in any other area. The evo is a true rally car for the road... no question
KnifeEdge_2K1
04-28-2004, 08:22 PM
besides the evo the others are shadows of the rally counter parts.
but the evo they just gear higher to try get a better 0-60 time
subaru is rally car converted for road use not the other way around like the sad atempts the other companies are making to jump on the rally band wagon
dude wtf u talking about, u need to brush up on ur wrc history man impreza and legacy were both road cars before subaru became part of the whole rally era
lancer evo was modified from the stock lancer and developed from there as a new platform
ford focus was dirived from the escort which was if my memory serves me correctly part of group b
as for which one i think is best ... its got to go to the evo, power aint even if it was it still has enough to duke it out with the sti. however the evo has much better suspension and drive train technology, it's active center dif and active yaw control are much better than the STi's.
plus the sti understeers at the limit much more than the evo and understeer = big no no for this type of car
in the actual competition's however the focus totally outclasses both impreza and lancer since both the impreza and lancers are about 10 years old while the focus is only around 5
the new trend as you can see by looking at the citroen and peugot is to have as little overhang as possible while retaining a wheelbase long enough to have sufficient top speed stability while small enough to navigate the corners of rally stages
sorry for the rant :P
Ferrari Tifosi
04-29-2004, 12:13 AM
I'd have to say the Lancia Stratos, beautiful car!
whiteballz
04-29-2004, 12:33 AM
dude wtf u talking about, u need to brush up on ur wrc history man impreza and legacy were both road cars before subaru became part of the whole rally era
as much as i hate to side with guytx, he is right about the subaru. no other company had such an integral part of designing the stock car that they use in the WRC, because of them its much more areodynamic, and lighter. they got rid of the bug eyes because these new ones are better for areo dynamics. they told subaru to lose the extra weight! the subaru world rally team had the most input for the new WRX then a road going alternative would have. it truly is a wrc car changed for the road.
sorry for THAT rant!
crisis
04-29-2004, 12:41 AM
sorry for the rant :P
Relax. That idiot was banned ages ago. Check the date of his post. It was but a small sample of his wisdom.
KnifeEdge_2K1
04-29-2004, 02:26 PM
as much as i hate to side with guytx, he is right about the subaru. no other company had such an integral part of designing the stock car that they use in the WRC, because of them its much more areodynamic, and lighter. they got rid of the bug eyes because these new ones are better for areo dynamics. they told subaru to lose the extra weight! the subaru world rally team had the most input for the new WRX then a road going alternative would have. it truly is a wrc car changed for the road.
sorry for THAT rant!
dude ... they redesigned the lancer 04 wrc car from scratch ...
they took off a year to rethink their entire concept (though it aint doin much now ...)
one last thing ... if they were so involved ... why they let them put the bug eyes on the car in the first place?