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Toyota Yaris WRC, the Making Of
Toyota Yaris WRC, the Making Of

3 Feb 2015, 09:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Meet the team that built Toyota's upcoming World Rally Championship fighter, the Yaris WRC, and the story behind the project

 
Hyundai Planning Hotter i20 and i40 Instead of Dedicated Sportscar
Hyundai Planning Hotter i20 and i40 Instead of Dedicated Sportscar

31 Jan 2015, 18:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that Hyundai has WRC on the brain and wants to build hot hatches instead of sportscars. After the i30 Turbo, the i20 and i40 will be targeted

 
Toyota Returning to Rallying, Promises To Also Remain in WEC
Toyota Returning to Rallying, Promises To Also Remain in WEC

30 Jan 2015, 10:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota unveils new Yaris WRC and confirms returning to rallying but also assures us it will continue fighting in the WEC

 
2015 Skoda Fabia R5 Races into Essen and the Rally World <span>· Video</span>  <span>· Live Photos</span>
2015 Skoda Fabia R5 Races into Essen and the Rally World · Video · Live Photos

28 Nov 2014, 18:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Probably the most interesting car presented today at the Essen Motor Show is the Skoda Fabia R5 Concept, basically a preview of their next supermini racer that will take undergo its baptism of fire ...

 
Ducati 1199 Panigale S “Senna” Awarded to WRC Champion Sebastien Ogier
Ducati 1199 Panigale S “Senna” Awarded to WRC Champion Sebastien Ogier

29 Nov 2014, 10:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two-time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier has received an exclusive Ducati 1199 Panigale S “Senna” as a token of cognizance for the second back-to-back victory he clinched behind the wheel o...

 
BMW M WRC Rendered: An Impossible Dream
BMW M WRC Rendered: An Impossible Dream

30 Oct 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW and rally contests are not the most usual mix. Sure, the E30 M3 used to run in the precursor of what we know today as the World Rally Championship, but today’s models are no longer involve...

 
Fiesta Rally Car and Viking Gods: This Comic Wins the Internet
Fiesta Rally Car and Viking Gods: This Comic Wins the Internet

15 Oct 2014, 12:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When you're young, cars have a completely different dimension to them. That little toy in your hand can leap over any obstacle, can even run over your Superman action figure and also doubles as...

 
The Lancia 037 Is Hideously Underrated
The Lancia 037 Is Hideously Underrated

18 Sep 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lancia nowadays doesn't hold a candle to the brand it was until the early 1990s. Before Fiat started to put different bodies and glue Lancia badges on the Panda and Bravo, the legendary Italian...

 
Rhys Millen Powerslides Through Washington
Rhys Millen Powerslides Through Washington

19 Jun 2014, 18:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most rally fans know about the WRC, ERC and the Rally America National Championship. But the lesser known Red Bull Global Rallycross series is questionably just as entertaining as the big time serie...

 
Toyota Rally History Under one Roof
Toyota Rally History Under one Roof

29 Apr 2014, 13:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After returning to the World Endurance Championship, Toyota has now plans to start racing again in the World Rally Championship, a segment in which it dominated throughout the 1980s and ‘90s. ...

 
WRC Toyota Yaris First Tests in Tuscany
WRC Toyota Yaris First Tests in Tuscany

21 Mar 2014, 15:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last year, rumors were that Toyota want to re-enter the World Rally Championship and the company was already building a high spec Yaris for the job. Although nothing has been heard about the subject...

 
Volkswagen Touareg with Tracks Puts on WRC Livery in Sweden
Volkswagen Touareg with Tracks Puts on WRC Livery in Sweden

4 Feb 2014, 07:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thought Ken Block had a monopoly on putting tracks on offroad vehicles and taken them where they shouldn't go? Think again, as Volkswagen Sweden has once again unleashed a Touareg SUV onto the ...

 
Insane MINI JCW Countryman Has 310 HP
Insane MINI JCW Countryman Has 310 HP

3 Feb 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s not everyday that you stumble upon majestic MINIs like this one. This JCW Countryman was thoroughly examined and inspected and, after careful examination and brilliant engineering, taken ...

 
Volkswagen Working on Polo R with 250 HP and AWD
Volkswagen Working on Polo R with 250 HP and AWD

23 Jan 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Polo GTI was the laughingstock of the supermini hot hatch market – not enough power, not enough fun and not enough style. But VW joined the Word Rally Championship and all that changed. Su...

 
Ogier, Volkswagen Win Rally Monte Carlo
Ogier, Volkswagen Win Rally Monte Carlo

21 Jan 2014, 10:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Defending champion Sebastien Ogier and trusty co-driver Julien Ingrassia are off to a great start in this year’s World Rally Championship after claiming victory in the 2014 Rally Monte Carlo. ...

 
VW Teases 2014 Rally Car and Curry Sausage
VW Teases 2014 Rally Car and Curry Sausage

19 Dec 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We joke all the time that Volkswagen designs the same sausage in different sizes. It's our way of saying they should design slightly different cars. But the funny thing is Volkswagen actually m...

 
2013 Race of Champions Cancelled
2013 Race of Champions Cancelled

4 Dec 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 Race of Champions has been cancelled by the Sports Authority of Thailand due to political unrest in Bangkok. The event was scheduled to take place on December 14-15. Held every year with...

 
Valentino Rossi Second in the Monza Rally Show
Valentino Rossi Second in the Monza Rally Show

25 Nov 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi is not only a top-notch MotoGP rider and multiple world champion: he's also a keen and skilled car racer and he has just finished second in this year's traditional Monza Ra...

 
Volkswagen Wins 2013 WRC Manufacturers' Title
Volkswagen Wins 2013 WRC Manufacturers' Title

30 Oct 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen Motorsport has won the 2013 WRC (World Rally Championship) title for manufacturers in its debut year, following the one-two victory at the Rally Spain, adding to the Drivers’ Champi...

 
Watch Sebastien Loeb Crash His Citroen DS3 WRC
Watch Sebastien Loeb Crash His Citroen DS3 WRC

8 Oct 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After winning the last nine consecutive WRC titles with Citroen, French driver Sebastien Loeb decided to end his rallying career with a part time 2013 season. His last WRC race occurred this weekend...