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When Solberg said the car would be a mix of old and new, I think he could mean that the WRC cars need to be modified for RX use and that he might incorporate some of the designs he has had developed while evolving the DS3 through the years. Some things are obvious such as rear mounted cooling systems, but I think also there are unique solutions in other areas such as the suspension system.
The rear suspention was completely redone and moved from multilink to McPherson for 2017, to save on weight and possibly address the broken rear shocks he suffered on several occasions.
Also, I believe either PSRX or their transmission supplier Unic mentioned that a longi engine had significant benefits such as more room for a good manifold design, better cooling on the hot side and lower frictional losses.
I still think a VW Motorsport transverse build will completely match any other transverse build though.
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