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Originally Posted by ArnageWRC
Modern WRCars officially about 300BHP....But it is thought they put out about 320/330BHP
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The BHP figure is irrelevant really. Torque is the key value for rally cars, and modern engines produce a heap of it. I haven't seen any accurate figures for the 1.6L engines, but some of the late 2.0L WRCars were producing in excess of 450 ft. lbs.
Modern engines produce as much (if not more) torque than the engines of the Group B era and deliver it in a far more controlled fashion. As Bert says, the modern cars are far more compliant as well.
I was pleasantly surprised by the 1.6L WRCars (which I had expected to be gutless) and, as they continue to break stage records, I'm very interested to see how much faster next years cars are going to be.