Your sexiest rally car ever

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

In a similar way that was proposed the topic "the sexiest touring car ever" id like to get your opinion of what have been your sexiest rallying car ever(weve got a huge list of cars that started rallying by private drivers from the beginning of sixties till the current cars under the WRC specifications

Its a very difficult choise for me, as it will be for many forum members.....there you go though my favourite rallying car ever

- the martini sponsored 1986 Lancia Delta S4

[biff19_a]

ford focus colin mcrea version...

[T-Bird]

BP focus

[Vansquish]

Lancia Stratos, or maybe the Mk1 Escort....the Integrale was beautiful too for that matter.

[Elio5]

Martini Lancia Delta Integrale by far..........


elio

[mindgam3]

hmmm all rally cars are butt ugly. If i was going for the sexiest though it has to be the impreza with the power buldge and curvy body

[tigerx]

all lancia's rally car are beautiful, but i especially like the 037 and then the integrale, other choices include the current Ford Focus and peugeot 206.

[EthanGilles]

Lancia Stratos and Ford Escort Cosworth

Pure history

[chipanggo]

the sexiest of them all. the peugeot 205 T16 group B rally car:

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/large/410-13.jpg

[possessed_beaver]

cossie escort - defentley..

it was sexy, and the wale tale, wasen't ugly..
it just added character much like a "beauty spot"

[jamberl]

from
http://www.carclassic.com/html/CP79.htm

Original 1974 car, chassis Carerra 2.7 # 9114600369, engine 3.0 with mechanical injection.
Very famous rally car in Italy with driver Franco Uzzeni during the 1981-1982 season.
Uzzeni raced the Italian championship and San Remo between 81 and 83. He won 5 national races and numerous 2nd or 3rd places. Full history is known and detailled. Extensive file about the race records and restoration. The car is perfect and was fully restored in 1998. It has been fully restored from from bare metal chassis to its original race specification.
Present condition is close to new. The engine shows an impressive 280 bhp, close ratio gearbox, suspensions are all Uniball suspensions with large bars, Turbo brakes, steering is direct, etc... PRICE 55 000 EUR


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/pe494d72e3b4c1772453074e2ac7da662/f7222df6.jpg

[Sam Damage]

The top four for me:

Subaru Impreza with the blue livery
http://cube.ftyczka.org/subaru/grafika/impreza_wrc_2.jpg
image from http://cube.ftyczka.org/subaru/

Ford RS200 from 1986
http://www.turbocharger.co.uk/images/rs-200-02.jpg
image from Turbocharger.Co.Uk (http://www.turbocharger.co.uk/)

Toyota Celica 1992-1994 with Castrol livery
http://www9.plala.or.jp/naoki1975/naoki-hp/cerica/images/4.jpg
image from http://www9.plala.or.jp/naoki1975/naoki-hp/cerica/cerica.html

Lancia Delta Integrale with Martini livery
http://www.rallyesanremo.sistel.it/images/Foto/1988/Delta_Integrale_-_Biasion.jpg
image from La Storia del Rallye di San Remo (http://www.rallyesanremo.sistel.it/Le%20Foto%201988.htm)

-Sam Damage[/img]

edit: added images

[PATo355]

The Stratos of course , it looks like a supercar , which the others dont

[HeilSvenska]

Lancia Stratos is the sexiest visually,
Audi Quattro is sexy because it was so competant
and Renault Alpines (which were not renaults at all) were pretty

[nthfinity]

honestly, i have thought the current Subaru impreza WRC is the best looking... but besides that, the lancia delta integrale, and the Audi Quattro are my personal favorites... i might have liked the RS200 more if it had some real heritage behind it...

[stradale]

1. Lancia Stratos
http://www.hauglin.no/Richard/bildene/mappe3/Lancia-Stratos.jpg

2. Ferrari 308 GTB Michelotto
http://www.qv500.com/Ferrari%20308%20P6%202.jpg

3. Lancia 037
http://www.carsfromitaly.com/lancia/wallpapers/lancia037_800.jpg

[caugb]

Lancia Stratos and Ford Escort Cosworth

Pure history

Definitely. Nothing to add.

[dropot2]

For me the Lancia Stratos and the Lancia 037
________
R/T (http://www.dodge-wiki.com/wiki/R/T)

[SilviaEvo]

Ferrari 308 GTB Michelotto

:shock:
Marlboro Evo 6 and 7
555 Subaru WRX Impreaza STI

[TopGearNL]

Probably the subaru, the new one, don''t have a clue why :)

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

Thanks a million for the pics, i enjoyed observing the red porsche 911SC, and the marlboro sponsored Lancia Stratos

[Mers]

http://subtle.org/se/pictures/cars/rally/1986%20Paris-Dakar%20Rally%20Porsche%20959%20Jacky%20Ickx.jpg

Rothmans 1986 Porsche 959 Paris Dakar rally car...

Simply the best porsche car ever in the best rally ever...a great combination

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

Thanks a million for the pics....it was a bit of shame that porsche didnt decide to launch this car on the world rallying championship in 1986(against a large number of serious rivals, such as Peugeot, Lancia, Audi, Ford), im sure that the car would have been capable of finishing regularly the rallyes on the podium, and it would have been a serious contender of the Acropolis rally, and favourite for me to win the safari Rallye. At least we had the chance to see the car on the Paris Dakar

[sikx5]

ST205 GT4 Grp A 8)

[Ian_yamaue]

The Lancia Delta Integrale :D

[Mers]

Thanks a million for the pics....it was a bit of shame that porsche didnt decide to launch this car on the world rallying championship in 1986(against a large number of serious rivals, such as Peugeot, Lancia, Audi, Ford), im sure that the car would have been capable of finishing regularly the rallyes on the podium, and it would have been a serious contender of the Acropolis rally, and favourite for me to win the safari Rallye. At least we had the chance to see the car on the Paris Dakar


I think it was more of a my-4-wheel-drive-system-is-better-than-yours kind of car, since they were really testing the 4x4 for future use (did I hear carrera4 and cayenne???^)

[Kal-EL905]

I'm not a huge rally fan, but I love the Colin Mcrea Focus.

[mustang]

Rallying is my favourite motorspor and next year i am starting it myself in a peugeot 205 :)

personally i think that ever rally car made looks amazing but i am a bit Ford WRC fan and dont like the idea that they might not be in it next year :(

http://www.fordrallyesport.com/upload/imagelibrary/800/200408221139_FD6083.jpg

I think that my favourite classic rally car would have to be the stratos or the Audi Quattro.

http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/quattro.jpg

[redbaron]

It was difficult to make a decision of which are the sexiest. I just like the styling of rallycars in general. But this is my top 5 of sexiest rallycars:

1. Peugeot 205 T16 EVO1
2. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2000
4. Ford Focus WRC03
5. Audi Quattro

[DUNKiNUTS]

I think that my favourite classic rally car would have to be the stratos or the Audi Quattro.

http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/quattro.jpg[/quote]


:D YES the only car that could be called sexy, The Godfather of Rally

[Ill Dottore]

The Cossie, the Stratos and the 307CC

Sexy cars!

[cooperluke]

Lancia Integrale
Metro 6r4
Mini Cooper S (4 time Monte Carlo Champion!!)

[chest3r]

I love a lot of rally cars. Just a few of them:

Lancia Stratos,
Lancia Delta Integrale,
Ford RS200,
Subaru Impreza 2000
and Skoda Fabia

[antonioledesma]

the Citroen Xsara

maybe not the new one, but close enough
http://www.supercars.net/cars/2003@$Citroen@$Xsara%20T4%20WRCx.html

[frozzu]

The new Subaru impreza. And definately the first audi quattro.

[James_Ish]

I agree with mustang on this matter :)

[philip827]

you agree with yerself eh :roll:


:lol: you're a chutney ferret

[africanmojo]

new subaru is hot got the looks and when on tarmac can't get any better.

[SilviaEvo]

you're a chutney ferret

There's the chutney ferret words again :lol:
i also just remembered something the Porsche 959
http://www.hillmanimages.com/912/images/C338-016-17.jpg

[HeilSvenska]

I've got it!

The Group B rally car that never rallyed...

288 GTO Evoluzione!!!!!!
http://www.barchetta.cc/Common/Images/SN/70205/Large/288.GTO.Evo.70205.001.jpg
http://www.barchetta.cc/Common/Images/SN/70205/Large/288.GTO.Evo.70205.002.jpg

[SilviaEvo]

I've got it!

The Group B rally car that never rallyed...

288 GTO Evoluzione!!!!!!

hmmm never knew that

[bmwmpower]

for me impreza 555

[mrpushrod]

1. Lancia Stratos - An easy one this, always loved it especially in Alitalia colours.
http://www.rallyclubattiliobettega.it/Nuova%20pagina%201_file/AttilioBettega/Stratos/Stratos%2018.jpg

2. Alpine A110 - A close second for the small french car partially down the the noise of the Lancia's glorious Ferrari V6.
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~a110/gallery/img/1600vd.jpg

3. Lancia 037 - Last of the beautiful rally cars, they got way too masculine to be sexy after this!
http://digilander.libero.it/scolopendra/sito/galleria/037dav.jpg

[Vansquish]

I've got it!

The Group B rally car that never rallyed...

288 GTO Evoluzione!!!!!!
http://www.barchetta.cc/Common/Images/SN/70205/Large/288.GTO.Evo.70205.001.jpg
http://www.barchetta.cc/Common/Images/SN/70205/Large/288.GTO.Evo.70205.002.jpg

Umm....I think the Evoluzione was part of the Group B sportsracers, not the Groupe B rally cars. There were several different classifications of sports racers including Group B and Group C prototype racers.

[homemade wrx]

99 Subaru Impreza WRC
Porsche 959
Lancia 037 and Integrale
Focus WRC is nice too

[mk2 fan]

I've got it!

The Group B rally car that never rallyed...

288 GTO Evoluzione!!!!!!


Not true it was never especially designed for the Group B's

sure ferrari were thinking about it but they never made any special plans to get it in group B even though they could of


the mein reason for the 288 was a stepping stone to the F40 :)

anyway back on subject it has to be the focus WRC from recent years

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

Lancia Stratos, had the best lines for a rally car and then these showed up wich are pretty sleek looking if you can use that word.
Focus WRC
Impreza STi
and the 206 wich is like a slightly faster Focus


But ugly would be that new 307! what the hell were they thinking?

[jamberl]

Lancia Stratos, had the best lines for a rally car and then these showed up wich are pretty sleek looking if you can use that word.
Focus WRC
Impreza STi
and the 206 wich is like a slightly faster Focus


But ugly would be that new 307! what the hell were they thinking?

I agree with the Focus WRC, but the impreza? It doesnt really look very sleek IMHO. Lancia is definitely in a class of its own.

[jamberl]

hey if we're talking ugly rally cars too, I nominate the audi S1

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/8816/audirally.th.jpg (http://img31.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img31&image=audirally.jpg)

[mk2 fan]

hey if we're talking ugly rally cars too, I nominate the audi S1

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/8816/audirally.th.jpg (http://img31.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img31&image=audirally.jpg)

might not be the best looking but its still one of the greatest rally cars ever

[jamberl]

hey if we're talking ugly rally cars too, I nominate the audi S1

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/8816/audirally.th.jpg (http://img31.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img31&image=audirally.jpg)

might not be the best looking but its still one of the greatest rally cars ever

Dont get me wrong, I love the car. So much power and technology.


But it has all the elegance of a cardboard box :lol:

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

WHat i mean by the Impreza, is that it looks good while its going fast through: Snow, rain, and dust. When ever it gets on a straight and you can see the air flow behind it and the dust is comming off wheels and rear spoiler, thats what makes it look cool.

[caneswell]

Sexiest sounding has to be the S1 quattro.

Looks wise, stratos, 037 and integrale

[gobs3z]

I think the STi is the meanest looking rally car around but i just can help myself with this rally car http://www.vwvortex.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&album=/Volkswagen/Golf%20-%20GTI%20-%20Rabbit/Golf%20IV/Golf%20Rally%20Car#

[Pimp Racer]

IMO its the Stratos!

[colinmcrailes]

I think I'll have to go with the Lancia Delta Integrale, the Escort RS Cosworth WRC and the Focus MKI WRC in the latest 10 years.
I enjoy very much the Ford RS 200 and the 205 T16 from Group B.
From the classics I really appreciate the Escort MK I, "one of most handsome cars of all time."

[mk2 fan]

I think I'll have to go with the Lancia Delta Integrale, the Escort RS Cosworth WRC and the Focus MKI WRC in the latest 10 years.

great choice

and the 205 T16 from Group B.

i know a guy with one :D

From the classics I really appreciate the Escort MK I, "one of most handsome cars of all time."

i know a guy with one of those too :D

[SFDMALEX]

I would say a stratos not because its just sexy but because it has a ferrari motor aswel,

[track]

The Lancia Martini are very nice: 037, S4 ... I like too the Stratos and 131 arbath Alitalia.

[ikon2003]

hmm, i don't know too much about rally cars, but that celica which broke the pikes peak record sticks out in my mind.

[findleybeast]

Cooper Mini - oh baby
plus the original Quattro

[ikon2003]

Yes, original quattro has a lot of appeal.

[leo_26782]

1. The Subaru Impreza 1999
2. The actual Ford Focus
3. The Ford Escort Cosworth

[track]

Yes, The Focus WRC '04 is very nice!

[300zx]

sexiest rally car ever

Lancia Stratos, sure it doesnt have the brute power of an s4 or the grip of a modern wrc but it looks the SHIT

[fultron]

Im gonna have to go with the new citron c4 WRC... i dont really like the hatch backs. But the orig. quattro is allways nice.

[lerex29]

The impreza for sure