WRC set for 2017 tech revolution
WRC Commission president Carlos Barbosa ..
"If you paint all of the [current World Rally] cars white, right now it's not possible to recognise which is which. We need to change that and we need to bring the spectacle back to our sport and make the cars more attractive."
AUTOSPORT sources have suggested there will be significant change in 2017 both in the size of cars -
potentially moving from the current segment-B cars up to segment-D - and in the engine power, with the rules centred on controlling fuel flow to allow manufacturers to, within reason, run whatever engine they prefer.
"We are at the beginning of the discussions for the 2017 car This is the principle [fuel-flow regulation] but out of this principle, things can still change.''
"We have had the meeting with the [FIA] technical working group and the manufacturers, and now it must go to the Commission.
Barbosa confirmed 2017 regulations would be prepared and most likely revealed at the December meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.
i think this will bring back some flare into WRC. i still sorely miss the sedans and coupes in WRC like Mitsubishi evos , subaru imprezas and toyota celicas of old times.
according to wikipedia. current WRC format revolves around B-segment cars which are essentially superminies.
Supermini (also called B-segment across Europe)[2] is a class of automobile larger than a city car but smaller than asmall family car.[3]
Superminis are usually available in hatchback body styles.
i.e cars like fiesta, polo , sandero, punto etc.
the idea is to go back to d-segment cars which according to WP is
D-segment (or large cars) is defined by European Commission[1] as the fourth segment in European market car classification. It approximately corresponds to Mid-size car and Entry-level luxury car segment in North America, or Large family car or Compact executive car in British English usage.
the idea of run what type of engine you like entises me. we may see the old twin charged engines used by the lancias or 5 cylinder engines used by audi quattros. also, we need to loosen up the cars a bit and we need some visual and aero appendages like the final iteration of group b audis or lancia 037
Edited by eronrules, 23 July 2014 - 14:02.