Official 2006 wrc thread!
 

The new 2006 impreza WRC will be revealed at the Frankfurt motorshow. Subaru will rally this new car next year.

http://www.wrc.com/page/BreakingNews...696179,00.html

first pic :arrow: http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/2...20067uk.th.jpg

man thats ugly.

it will be interesting to see the 2006 WRC with out electronic differentials.. will probably make it a bit more dangerous?

i wonder why they made that a new rule anyway...

no need http://www.motorworld.net/forum/show...r=asc&start=20

...right, the Impreza. I don't think it looks bad either, although the new "horseshoe" grill doesn't fit the old-design body shape. As for the "dumbing down" campaign led by FiA, i'm split on the issue. Why is it doing that when it's trying to promote the "cheaper" Super 2000 Rally Championship?

not big, but high resolution
http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/7...20069wq.th.jpg

Damn, Imageshack resized the picture. It's supposed to be 2126 x 1524 Oh well, I'll just give you guys the link.

56k warning ca. 1.3MB
http://www.subaru-presse.de/news2005/WRC2006.jpg

I really hope Solberg will have a chanse the next year with this car, after all the troubles he have had this year...

But Loeb is still a great driver though...

I heard that car was the new Impreza Group N

Looks like a saturn ion quad coupe

http://www.enquirer.com/columns/whee...004_saturn.jpg

more pics:
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798315.jpg http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798293.jpg

http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798277.jpg http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798262.jpg

http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798244.jpg http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798229.jpg

i like it :drool: IMO it is better than current wrx

:shock: my oh my... untill now i actually kinda liked the Scoobys.. but now.. now it UGLY.. my god a 5 y\o could have made it look better.. good news for mitsu i guess :) the now not so ugly EVO will sell much better then the new STI... :lol:

I really like it as well. Much better than the 2004 Evo WRC or the new Mitsu concept.

Yeah, the WRC version definitely looks better. But still the "fuselage grill" is still nasty.

Some more pics here: http://www.swrt.com/798146.html

The back is not that different from the old one, but the front, I guess we will have to get used to it :|

But they will have to use that car right from the beginning of the season: no delay are possible for the exit of elctronic diffs (you shoud read what you're posting redbaron :wink: )

They must have changed the story, the story still contains the part: Subaru tends to start the year with previous season's car for the specialized events etc. This part was followed by a story about why they wanted to use the old car first (more competitive because of all electronics etc) and they could not use the old car with new body because of the one-evolution-a-year-rule. So I really have read it before I posted, I didn't made this up.

B.T.W anyone already found High res pics?

:wink:

^^^
you're right, thats what the later added part says. As I said they have changed the story. I think the FIA made the rules more clear during the last month.

Man! This car is gorgeous!!
The front grid looks a bit SEAT but it's cool...
Can't wait to see what it can do...

I just realised something: on the pics from the front, there seems to be a radiator for the air going under the car! Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone have picture of the car from below (even this year car), to see how they manage the airflow under the car?

now i know where that ugly ass front is from... :lol:
http://business.indian-network.de/gr...chevyoptra.jpg

well.. i guess plany ot kits will be out in no time to make it look as good as it can...

I think it is a good looking car but lets see what it is going to do in the WRC :fadein:

2006 Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 Prototype
 

http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798154.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798169.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798184.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798199.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798214.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798229.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798244.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798262.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798277.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798293.jpg
http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/798315.jpg
2006 WRC flash preview

Sorry its a repost

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29756

ahahaha
im 2 months old :lol:
at least i got some more of the story after the frankfurt show in

Ford signs Marcus Gronholm
 

source: http://www.autosport-atlas.com/news.aspx?id=47580&s=8

this is great news!
i just hope that the ford is reliable for him, at times past, the ford has been known to break, catch fire... etc.

i hope hes just as, if not more competitive next year.

i havent kept up with WRC so much this year, anybody know why Peugeot and Citreon are quitting rally? dwindling sales? its not as if they arent successful teams?

The Ford Focus is the most reliable car ever. They finished the last 50+ rallys within the points. The new car will compete in the rally of Australia this year to get some competition kilometers, so the new-car-troubles will be gone by the first rally of the new season. I.M.O the reliability will not be such an issue.

Peugeot and Citroen will quit rallying at the end of this season, but at the end of this month Citroen will announce if they will return in 2007 or not. If Citroen returns in 2007, the french ORECA team will service a couple of Xsara WRCs in 2006 with a lot of factory support. Peugeot will return to Le Mans with a diesel powered car and will not return to rallying.

wow.. awesome for Ford to sign Gronholm.. i hope the WRC focus is a good match for him

For example I think that Marcus is going to be the only candidate capable of keeping up the Loebs performance although Loeb will be compiting with a 2005 model in the next year; however, i think that its going to be a difficult task for Marcus since the focus has to be set up, and it doesnt seem that it had a good debut in Australia a few days ago

In addition, i think that Hirvonnen is a good contraction since he has demostrated that he is very fast in every road condition, and it seems that he doesnt spin as much as he did in the past

^^^^
i wouldn't take Solberg out of the equasion just yet :wink:

Blah, this years looks much better......this is way too round at the front.......I hate it :(

ya, it's a tad on the ugly side, but i sure hope it's good enough to get Gronholm some wins 8)

I hated the look a lot, but is is growing on me. I hope it goes better than it looks.

I agree with SFDMALEX, this years look much much better.

this is the best car ford has put out in years, look amazing, to bad they aren't making a street version.... or are they :wink: :P

Loeb sure looks stressed out recently, like at the Race of Champions he had to force smiles, and now in these pics it seems more of the same.

I guess I haven't followed the latest WRC news, but is this car going to compete in 2006 or are Citroen still taking a break from rallying?

Very great Citroen C4 WRC gallery, those videos are cool too ! 8)

Thanks for these stuffs Ronin. :D

Great stuff :D

What's wrong with the exhaust? Just a tiny exist going like would a diesel :? I hope they will change it before the car starts racing (I know, they have time :wink: )

the car really looks very cool, thanks for pics and vids :D

Ok, it's for sure a little messy, but always like this when you merge several topics :bah:

Finally an official WRC topic!!

Let's start with the latest news, the entry list of the 2006 world championship:
1) Kronos Total Citroen WRT
2) Kronos Total Citroen WRT
3) BP-Ford World Rally Team
4) BP-Ford World Rally Team
5) Subaru World rally Team
6) Subaru World rally Team
7) OMV-Peugeot Norway
8 ) OMV-Peugeot Norway
9) Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team
10) Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team
11) Red Bull Skoda Team
12) Red Bull Skoda Team

Just 2 Factory teams -> Ford and Subaru
Citroen, Peugeot, Skoda cancelled their official WRC teams and are presented by private teams
Mitubishi also cancelled their WRC programme for 2006 and 2007. Mitsubishi driver Galli hopes to secure the Mitsubishi test car to start the 2006 season in a private structure. This car was adapted to the new 2006 rules.

The FIA wanted to attract more car manufacturers with their cost saving 2006 rules, It can be concluded it did not the opposing...

He is also linked to a third Kronos Xsara and the ORECA Xsara. Since his personal sponsor is Red Bull I think he will be one of the Red Bull Skoda drivers.

Dani Sordo will drive the third Kronos Citroen in the Monte Carlo Rally. I.M.O This is the sign that Duval will drive for Red Bull Skoda, like already presumed before in this topic.

@ Ronin thanx for those testing movies I really did enjoy them. I really start to like the Focus WRC 06, it looks much better when it is trown around corners.

Sordo drives a 2005 spec Xsara runned by Kronos
:arrow: http://www.wrc.com/page/BreakingNews...758424,00.html

Panizzi and Eckstrom will drive the second Red Bull Skoda. The first car will be driven by the unknown Andreas Aiger. Panizzi drives the car in the Monte and Eckstrom in the rally of Sweden. This makes an end to the speculations about Duval taking the second Red Bull seat.
:arrow: http://www.wrc.com/page/BreakingNews...758857,00.html


Matthew Wilson will drive the first Stobard Focus.
:arrow: http://www.wrc.com/page/BreakingNews...758909,00.html

Duval will drive the Monte in a Skoda Fabia WRC runned by the Belgian First Motorsport. Gigi Galli will run a Lancer WRC 05 privately. Gardemeister will drive another Peugeot 307 WRC runned by the Italian Astra Racing.

I.M.O this year will be a great WRC year, which lots of competative WRC teams even with only two works teams

Complete RMC entry list:
http://www.acm.mc/ramc/2006/pdf/liste_engages_2006.pdf

nooooo the C4 looks amazing :D
and sorry to hear about markko märtin quitting...but i expected him to...

Gauloises will the Kronos rally team:
Red Bull Skoda officially unveiled their new look:
http://www.wrc.com/page/BreakingNews...766438,00.html

Great news Dani. Take a lot of pics, vids, and enjoy our time :D If you sleep in the car, make sure to take some warm clothes, it might be snowing :?:

The Kronos Xsaras will be sponsored by Gauloises, so I think they will be blue and white

:arrow: http://www.gauloisesracing.com/en/index.asp -> announced on the moving news bar

you're right, It is a standard model, the '04 307 WRC has a gap where the licence plate is on the standard model.

http://www.totalmotorsport.co.za/ima...eot_06_big.jpg
'04 307 WRC

Wheras at the '05 307 WRC has one big gap
http://img.mysan.de/mycars/peugeot_307_wrc_01.jpg
'05 307 WRC

Does anyone know if Eurosport will broadcast the Monte this weekend? I checked their scedule, but no monte yet :(

If nobody has seen here we go the first pics of the 2006 spec Xsara WRC´s one;

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/604...nos12dl.th.jpg

It doesnt look too bad; however, for me the great surprise of the year in terms of decoration has been the red bull

On the other hand the big dissappointment for me its the 2006 ford focus, the 2006 WRC looks much worse than the previous ford model

wow that's 1 uninspired livery for the Xsara...the red bull Skoda is indeed a very nice looking car :D but then again i've always thought the Skoda Fabia rallycar looks tough as hell, i like it 8)