VW Going WRC??
What? Can this be true? More manufacturer involvement in the world Rally Championship? Be-still my heart.
It seems that rumors are running rampant that VW is considering getting in the WRC game. Now, I do understand that VW, as an umbrella company, already is sort of involved in the WRC with Skoda. Specifically they give limited factory support to teams running the Skoda Fabia, which is I think, and correct me if I’m wrong, essentially a Golf variant. So if VW wanted to, they could probably just start running Golfs, but sources point to more than doing just that, possible running the upcoming Scirocco.
It gets even better though, the rumors are picking up steam, and now point to WRC involvement from Fiat and Renault going WRC as well.
Renault getting in the game seems like an easy deal, given their great success in the series in years past … but Fiat getting involved? Hm, what car would the run? The new 500 is too small (the WRC actually has size rules), so maybe the Grand Punto? I’m coming up with blanks on what Fiat could put on stage, but if any of you out there have any knowledge, please fill me in.
Car companies getting involved in the WRC seems like SUCH a no brainer. The technology migrates directly into the cars we drive, think Subaru or Audi to see the technology transfer.
We all benefit from this kind of activity, so c’mon VW (and Fiat & Renault), just do it.
Source: Edmunds
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thats a bad car it looks wery fast how much does it cost?
I hope this is true. I also home that America gets coverage of the events!