Only 51 units will be sold in Italy
by Greg Potts
The car that totally changed Subaru's image forever
The standard Subaru Impreza, when it first arrived on way back in 1993, was quite dull if we're being honest. Based on a chopped down version of the Legacy's platform, the Japanese carmaker had rallying in mind when it was
by Sam Burnett
It won’t be cheap, for sure
We've heard a lot of people say that the Toyota GR Yaris is a rally car for the road. In some ways, we agree with that sentiment as it has all the ingredients that make it so.With its all-wheel
You can even build your own rally racer
EA and Codemasters have announced an official WRC videogame, due later in 2023.Rally fans have known this game was on the way since June, when EA announced that it had secured exclusive rights to the WRC licence for five years, starting
by TopGear.com
Wild
One of the three prototype Subaru Impreza STI 22Bs ever built has sold for a whopping £480,500 (P34.3 million). S447 YOX, AKA chassis #000/040, was the late Colin McRae's whip of choice-"getting him into botaher" back when
by Cat Dow
Wanna buy one of Mr. Bean's old rides?
Actor and car enthusiast Rowan Atkinson has put his Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II up for auction. Worth up to an estimated £75,000 (about P5,000,000 at current exchange rates) in the currently buoyant market for classic cars, this fine &#
by TopGear.com
As agreed upon by the FIA and WRC
The FIA has announced that it is retiring Ken Block's #43 racing number for the 2023 motorsport season.Following Block's sad passing last week after a snowmobile accident, the FIA together with the World Rally Championship (WRC) both agreed that
by Vijay Pattni
Do you know what it was?
Subaru is perhaps best known for having all-wheel drive in just about everything they make. The BRZ and a few kei-cars aside, almost every Subaru that rolls out of their assembly lines can put down power to all four wheels.
“When you are in the car, nobody can say it’s a man or a woman driving”
It was only a few minutes into Michèle Mouton: Queen of Speed that I started to get emotional. The feeling only got stronger as Mouton, recalling her legendary rally career of 40 years ago, said two simple sentences: "Motorsport was a
by Alanis King
It’s a brave new world
The 2022 season marks the 50th edition of the World Rally Championship, and as the series approaches a half-century of birthdays, it's time to shake things up. There's a new rulebook in play, which means saying a fond farewell
by Joe Holding
The most extreme version of the hot hatch yet?
The GR Yaris won't just be kicking dirt when it takes to the French Alps this year. For 2022, the hot hatch is kicking its reliance on fossil fuels, too.Toyota recently unveiled the successor to its 2021 World Rally Championship
by Drei Laurel
Beginning this season, WRC is going hybrid
A new generation of rules are being introduced for the World Rally Championship in 2022, and less than a fortnight out from the start of the season, Hyundai has revealed its contender.The i20N Rally1-taking its name from the fresh regs-
by Greg Potts
Place your bets
Yes, that headline sounds like the start of a very lame motorsport joke. Also, the activity in question is like comparing apples to oranges. So, why do it? Because you take any opportunity you can to make things go fast on a
by Drei Laurel
A hidden gem hiding in plain sight
If you ever come across what looks like a hidden gem of a car stashed away inside an inconspicuous parking lot somewhere, be sure to take a closer look. You never know if you might have just hit the jackpot.A barn
by Drei Laurel
Just build it already
This is the Nissan Juke Rally Tribute Concept, and the petition to turn it from render to reality starts here.What a fantastic-looking thing this is. Turns out the Juke suits knobbly tires, lightbars, and spotlights-although then again, what car
by Greg Potts
#1 should be pretty obvious
Of all the statistics that follow Loeb-79 rally wins (30 clear of the next man), losing only three tarmac events between 2005 and 2013, finishing the 2010 championship 100 points clear-our favourite is this. In 2006, he missed the last
Does it really have the measure of these illustrious racing machines?
Homologation. Stupid word. Responsible for some of the most exciting cars ever to have turned a wheel, and yet 'homologation.' You can't abbreviate it (go on, try), you can't make it sound sexy or cool (again, have a go-maybe
He twice rolled his Focus at this event
Colin McRae may only have one World Rally Championship to his name, but the Scot is nevertheless rightly remembered as one of the sport's all-time greats for his spectacularly committed driving style.The emphatic pursuit of speed that made the
by Tom Harrison
The Dutch watchmaker will create bespoke WRC timepieces throughout the season
TW Steel is officially the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship's official watch partner. The Dutch watchmaker recently inked a multi-year agreement with WRC Promoter, and the alliance was recently launched at the Rallye Monte Carlo.Under the alliance, TW Steel
We can’t wait to see these in action
The Toyota Gazoo Racing (GR) Yaris, even in its stock form, is easily one of the gnarliest-looking hatchbacks in recent memory. In full-on rally guise, though? The vehicle is downright menacing.The Japanese car manufacturer's performance wing has previewed
by Drei Laurel
It will be “as sideways as the ’70s”
