Skoda Fabia WRC 2 Champion Edition celebrates rally success
Skoda marks its 2017 WRC 2 championship with a special Fabia, featuring unique styling, mechanical tweaks and a limited production run of 1,300 units.
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Skoda marks its 2017 WRC 2 championship with a special Fabia, featuring unique styling, mechanical tweaks and a limited production run of 1,300 units.
Toyota has previewed a 210hp performance Yaris ahead of its 2017 World Rally Championship campaign, with the production car set for public debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
Jost Capito, head of Volkswagen’s rally programme and incoming McLaren CEO, says Formula One remains under consideration for VW but cites instability and costs as barriers.
Hyundai’s new i20 WRC rally car, built by the N performance division and based on the second-generation i20, made its first public appearance ahead of the 2016 WRC season.
Subaru has unveiled its new WRX STI rallycross car, the VT15x, at the 2015 New York Auto Show, confirming plans to contest Red Bull Global Rallycross and X Games events.
Next year’s Gumball 3000 will cross Europe and the US, starting in Stockholm and finishing in Las Vegas, with a transatlantic flight linking the two continents.
Volkswagen has revealed the Beetle GRC with a 544hp 1.6-litre turbo engine, set to debut at the Red Bull Global Rallycross with Tanner Foust and Scott Speed driving.
Peugeot has unveiled the 2008 DKR, a purpose-built rally raid car, as it readies its first Dakar Rally entry in over two decades for the 2015 event.
Robert Kubica says his current physical limitations make a return to Formula One impossible, despite progress in other racing disciplines since his 2011 rally crash.
Eric Boullier confirms Robert Kubica is being considered for a Lotus Formula One drive in 2014, provided the Polish driver regains full fitness after his rally crash.
Volkswagen’s Polo R WRC, developed over 17 months and 20,000 km of testing, will contest its first World Rally Championship event at the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally.
Stéphane Peterhansel now leads the 2013 Dakar by nearly 10 minutes after a navigational error from Nasser Al-Attiyah on the stage from Arequipa to Arica.
Ford will end its official works participation in the WRC after this season, leaving M-Sport to consider its future role in the series without factory backing.
Hyundai has unveiled its i20 WRC rally car at the Paris Motor Show, confirming its intention to return to the World Rally Championship from 2014.
Citroën CEO Frédéric Banzet says the brand’s World Rally Championship team must reduce its spending amid declining European sales and uncertain series promotion.
Hyundai will unveil its new i20 WRC rally car at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, confirming plans to rejoin the World Rally Championship from 2014.
Robert Kubica will compete in the Italian Ronde Gomitolo di Lana rally this weekend, marking his first event since his serious crash in early 2011.
Finnish driver Toomas Heikkinen crashed his Ford Fiesta during X Games Los Angeles Rallycross practice, sustaining a broken ankle and abdominal injuries after failing to clear a 50-foot jump.
Volkswagen introduced the Polo R WRC rally car and a new Polo R-Line trim at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, signalling fresh performance and styling directions for the popular supermini.
Renault F1 driver Robert Kubica is preparing for discharge from Santa Corona hospital after multiple surgeries following his rally crash in Italy.
The 2007 Formula One champion will tackle a split schedule this year, running a full World Rally Championship campaign while making his NASCAR debut in the United States.
Juha Kankkunen piloted a Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible to 205.48mph on the frozen Baltic Sea, breaking his own previous world record for speed on ice.
Robert Kubica, recovering from severe injuries sustained in a rally accident, has spoken publicly for the first time and expressed his intention to race again this season.
Volkswagen has unveiled the Race Touareg 3, a revised diesel rally car developed to defend its Dakar title in January 2011, with aerodynamic and mechanical upgrades.