Not sure if anyone has read this particular article in Rally XS magazine awhile ago, but in it Chris Harris did a back to back between the Hyundai WRC and the 911 Turbo. Unlike most of the tests Mr. Harris does, there was even an element of objectivity to the test- they timed the cars at a track into and through corners; and through each and every corner the Hyundai- on gravel spec suspension no less, ripped the Turbo apart, by seconds through each corner!! Now imagine how much better the Hyundai would have been if set up for Tarmac?

The bottom line is that every time we here on Subaru or Mitsubishi or Ford etc. web-sites or testers for magazines start talking about how "great" any particular brand new "more rigid" road car is, we all must take it with a heavy grain of salt. As each and every one of these cars, Lamborgini, Porsche, Ferrari etc, are absolute jokes in terms of challenging WRC at any challenging road. Lets face it, the cutting edge in road car development is clearly in WRC.

What would truly be interesting would be if someone with the skill of an Ian Litchfeild could try to make a cut-price WRC car for the public road!! Maybe using diffs and some other parts from 2 year old cars would be a start towards making such a car more affordable. No WRC engine, no anti-lag no fancy transmision, just focus on the chassis. And try to make a fundamentally different but almost as effective roll cage, that drivers will find easier to get into and see out of. Maybe sell it for 100,000 pounds? Could it be done? Ian?

 

more to the point why does'nt hyundai just do it and sell it for £20-25k, i'd bet it would sell too

mike