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Originally Posted by 1975DCS
No instead they bring out an 308 with an 1.6 engine and dear to call it GTI! Well that's what we call a warm hatch... Like Golf GT...
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My favorite was the recent "Styled by Loeb" C4 - the top model available in the range was a 1.6 Diesel!
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Originally Posted by 1975DCS
But the Evo or Impreza has yet to prove itself, maybe someday someone does? Norris maybe?
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I'm still not sure on Norris Designs. I've seen their demo car on many occasions, but I've never once seen it run without it going bang! I wonder if they would be better off with a 750/800 BHP car that runs reliably, rather then a 950 BHP car that is phenomenally quick for about 5 minutes.
The best chance for the Evo at the moment is Steve Hill Motorsport in the UK. Steve Hill obviously has experience with Evo's, and the potential in the car is there, but he seems to be forever plagued by reliability problems. Of course he is a privateer trying to develop a brand new chassis though, so development "speed bumps" are inevitable. He seemed to have the same problem with his previous Evo though - great performance up to the point where something went bang.
I'm biased as my preference is with Subaru but, looking at it realistically, I think a properly funded Subaru has more potential to succeed in rallycross as you have a much greater selection of WRC parts to utilise. If you look at companies like Roger Clark Motorsport, they have built numerous EJ20 engines running 600+ BHP (rallycross territory) which have gone on to be regularly (and reliably) raced.