Polo to enter the WRC..

[CGD217]

As above, VW are to enter the WRC from 2013, just spotted the article over on Autocar.

If i'm honest i think the car look great and VW would make a lot of money from just selling that bodykit or putting it on the GTi's or the R for that matter. From the front it looks very agressive and golf like, which isn't too much of a bad thing. Can see however how it may be regarded as chavvy and very OTT if the bodykit was given to a road car.

I'm not a big follower of the WRC anymore, it has been a good few years since i have watched it, but i would tune in to see if VW could knock citroen & Loeb from top spot.

 

[sssstew]

sounds good, wonder what its specs will be.

 

[m0rk]

1.6T based on the new FIA 'world' engine used by Skoda & soon SEAT in the WTCC

4WD is a requirement, and will fit in the transmission tunnel (as you can't cut a new one) but the rear suspension will be fabricated to mount compared to the current chassis.

Saw it on the newswires at lunchtime yesterday - looks interesting.

 

[Adam_]

Love rallying but they gradually making it worse, IMO the new cars sounds awful compared to the old ones!

 

[sssstew]

yeah found the specs from a link on vwwatercooled, a near 300bhp engine from the 1.6.. awesome!

http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/web/news/index.php?&flash=no&lg=e&st=588&id=4426

 

[jc_boc]

I am hoping this engine finds it's way to our cars, even without the 300bhp it may be more reliable than the twin charged engines......

 

[RobDon]

I highly doubt the engine or bodykit will ever see a road car. WRC is still more fun to watch than F1.