Best rally car?
wings988
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For me this is one of the best, not the most successful ever and I do love Integrale and 6R4's but its certainly one of my favorites and was a demon in its day. Group B was the best. Never before has 1.8 litres and turbo produced so much thrills and the sound for a 4 cylinder is awesome, love the anti lag flashes too. Hail the great Ari Vatanen. Enjoy 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rswT2gG4OII
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Nope, Mk11 Escort RS1800 BDA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pAGXaVo ... re=related
or possibly (bit biased here as I had and rallied one...) The Chevette HSR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9kPy_0x ... re=related
But never the Group B's
Love Pentti's comment about rolling at least twice a year....0 -
Audi Quattro. The revolution.0
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The Startos 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG7sewDkR6Y
Too good to be true.. like women. :twisted:PP Shan & Intense SS20 -
iv got 1. Not quite a T16 but a gti i that i have plans to use as a track car for knockhill! still a work in progress!
defo T16 fave for me. Or the mk2 escort...0 -
I think you should rename this as Favourite, best will never be proven.
Unless you say that best = most successfull, in which case it'll be the Citroen C4/Xsara as driven by Loeb. And no-one is going to agree with that.
Personal favourite is the Celica GT4 as driven by Carlos Sainz. Integrale, Quattro, Stratos, RS200 all run it very close for me.0 -
Has to be the Audi Quattro how could a car that big that ugly and that bad handling win so many rallies.
Still remember standing freezing my n%ts off in a welsh forest near Builth wells at midnight when the lead Quattro came past during the RAC rally
The Noise
The Flaming exhaust
The barely under control car going past so close I could have shook the drivers hand
Aahh happy days
Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap0 -
stubs
i have to agree on the Audi noise but it has to be the Giant killing abilities of the 970 and 1071 Minis."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Audi Quattro is a sure contender, as is the 205 T16.
However, I have my personal fav.
Having the blue oval in my blood since I was young, i've always always liked the car that got group B rally cars banned
The RS200.
Was an active rally car for 1 year only..the year I was born actually :shock:
420BHP @ 8000 RPM.... they wanted to make it a group S car and change the engine from a 1.8t to a 2.1t!!
Twas the very last proper gp B rally car 0 -
bigbenj_08 wrote:Audi Quattro is a sure contender, as is the 205 T16.
However, I have my personal fav.
Having the blue oval in my blood since I was young, i've always always liked the car that got group B rally cars banned
The RS200.
Was an active rally car for 1 year only..the year I was born actually :shock:
420BHP @ 8000 RPM.... they wanted to make it a group S car and change the engine from a 1.8t to a 2.1t!!
Twas the very last proper gp B rally car
Wasn't strictly the car that got group B banned, more the spectators in Portugal. I think the video of that event is/ was on youtube... Not posting a link as people died as a result The cars are faster now than the group B cars were, but spectator control and safety is much better these days.
And if you arfe on about best group B Metro 6R4, the best sound and unlike the others not boosted in any way...0 -
"The problem was, I was still using my eyes even though I had them shut"
Demoted to commuting duty
Orange Crush!0 -
My fave is the subaru Impreza, the old one driven by Colin Mcrae back in the 90's. L555 BAT0
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+1 for the Metro 6R4, Ive sat in one...while stationary though
RS200 too. Will always love the EVOs though... [/drool]0 -
Escort Mk1 Is another tho... Roger Clark was a legend!
An I have had a ride in a 2.1 pinto'd MK1 rally spec..... scariest passenger ride ever!0 -
As mentioned by Nicklouse
Pady Hopkirk and the amazing Coopers, nothing like it since for sheer amazing ability from something so small to take on the big guys and beat them over a period of years.Don't get too close as a broken tail light often offends...0 -
The Lancia 037 Rally, up there with all the othersNow that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10
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lancia delta s4 - turbo and supercharged and butt ugly too!
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Mk2 Escort driven by Ari Vatenen. Sideways all the way!
That and the Audi Quattro. Changed the face of the sport.2014 Whyte T-129S0 -
Got to be the Audi S1 for me
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My Dad had three uR Quattros.
The last was a Treser version (and Fast Lane magazine poster car) - very 80s but very quick!0 -
I have fond memories of the 6R4, mostly because I owned a Metro Turbo at the time :shock:
I was working at Austin Rover Cowley one day and got to sit in one of the dozens of unsold 6R4s they had 'round the back'.0 -
Nobody voting for the Skoda 130? I'm surprised.
Gordini Turbo.
What about the Porsche 959 Dakar cars. Thats my answer. 0 -
I used to absolutely love going to watch the group B's on the RAC as a kid. They're the best for me because of the fine (if a little faint now) memories.
Oh the noise those things made as they blasted through the forest :shock: .0 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKXY6WR ... re=related
Lancia Delta Integrale changed the face of the sport also Audi Quattro S1
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The group B era was awesome! some had 600bhp :shock: crazyness, but amazing to watch. As no one has mentioned them yet and i'm also a blue oval man my votes go to the Escort cosworth and the mk1 focus 8)Bikes are OK, I guess... :-)
2008 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp.
2013 Trek 1.2
1982 Holdsworth Elan.0 -
Escort Cossy was the last proper car ford made. A-Mazing.
In the words of JC - "why don't Ford make cars like this anymore... why why why why why?!"0 -
You're all wrong, basically.
The best car, the best driver. Jean Ragnotti in the Clio Maxi.
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I know its a newer car, but im a big fan of the current C4 used in WRC, looks loads of fun to drive and just goes where Loeb points it.0
