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My money is on him bringing in Lexus..... Given the way that the whole Volvo thing has played out, you can't help but wonder if Supercars has pointed them in his direction. You have to admit that GRM has been more successful in introducing a new manufacturer than Erebus and the Kelly's. They haven't had to adjust the aero, or scrap the throttle body configurations on the engine or even holt production to get a set of cylinder heads. The way GRM and Volvo have gone about this whole process has been almost perfect text book, apart from the few failures. Who would have known that the Volvo motor would mince the insides of the alternator from the vibrations?? But they've chalked up the wins and at the end of the day, what won on Sunday, sold on Monday and Volvo have reaped those benefits as a result. |
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Agreed, the Volvo program has been very successful for the length of time it's been running for.
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The Renault question on HYBPA asked by Skaife was on there to catch Hamish Blake out as he was one of the guests on the show, and his actress wife being named Zoe. Hence the Renault Zoe question...
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VW Aus aren't connected to the WRC program, nor are Hyundai/Kia Aus.
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Skoda have been doing some very good things in raising brand awareness.......
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Less than zero chance to see any VAG brands dropping $10m to go VASC racing.
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Not surprised to see VW leave WRC.
Their work there is done. |
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Kia is releasing a new model next year called the GT. It's a 2 door coupe that will have either a twin turbo 3.3l V6 or a 5l V8.
Whether they have the appetite to join the series is another question. http://www.caradvice.com.au/450211/k...-by-late-2017/ |
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This isn't strictly the right place for it but I think it is the closest for it...
After completely unscientific research on my ~45 minute drive to work I have raised a question... How the hell is Nissan affording their race program? I have seen a grand total of 2 Altimas _ever_ on the road, and barely ever see any Nissans at all, those that I see are mostly Xtrails or Patrols. Nissan seems to be solidly holding down about 7th spot, and the only cars in their respective top-10s are the Qashqai and the Patrol. This for me begs the question where has $10m come from to go racing, from approximately 60k car sales a year? This must be a massive slice of their budget let alone their marketing budget. |
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