Best Rally Car Ever

[TheDaniel]

Discuss.

Help me settle a debate with my mates lol

I'm saying Quattro or Delta S4.

I'm sure I'm gonna hear a lot of Imprezas, Evos, 6R4 etc. Interested in opinions.

 

[pinto200]

Got to be a mk2 imo

 

[zafturbo]

Escort is 100% top in clubman motorsport .

 

[Gambit]

 

[TheDaniel]

Has to be one of, if not the best IMO. It was revolutionary in the rally and it ate and shat everything.

 

[TheDaniel]

I have a soft spot for these though. Mental power and lethal. Literally.

 

[pinto200]

I have a soft spot for these though. RWD and lethal. Literally.

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they’re 4wd, certainly lethal unfortunately

 

[AlpineF30]

In terms of titles in modern ish era the Xsara WRC has to be up there but I never liked Loeb.

Gronholm’s 206 is pretty iconic as well.

If it were down to personal preference its either the Delta Integrale or the Celica WRC when Toyota got caught cheating with the restrictor plates.

But this would be my vote as greatest rally car.

The T16 Group B Peugeot 205

 

[AlpineF30]

they’re 4wd, certainly lethal unfortunately

Seats were bolted to the fuel tank iirc

 

[cormac81]

My favourite..

 

[TheDaniel]

they’re 4wd, certainly lethal unfortunately

I stand corrected. Still epic.

 

[TheDaniel]

I'm sure it wasn't the best, but it's my personal favourite..

 

[pinto200]

I stand corrected. Still epic.

maybe you were thinking of an 037?

 

[TheDaniel]

maybe you were thinking of an 037?

Was just about to post that

 

[CloudStrife]

Love the Focus 08.

 

[weeloaney]

This for the noise alone.


But probably the Mk2 Escort for is popularlity and the fact it’s still so widely used with 4 cylinder N/A engines putting out 350bhp in the top spec cars

 

[TheDaniel]

 

[Delboy23]

Was on tv one night that the mk2 escort was voted best rally car ever.

 

[Richy]

/thread

 

[FM155]

Love most Group B stuff but the Quattro was so brutal that it was awesome. One of the few full house Group B cars that I got to see in period. 1985 Circuit of Ireland. I think we saw Tony Pond that year in Donegal in the Metro 6R4 too. Hard to describe now how alien these cars were compared to what was for sale at the time as fast cars.

Michele Mouton

Jimmy McRae

Austin McHale

Bertie Fisher

Russel Brookes

Kenny McKinstry

John Price

Tony Pond

Dan Daly

 

[southsky sunrise]

 

[Reno_LV]

Would have loved to see this properly for a season

 

[FM155]

Few more for the craic from that same event.

Clan 00 car.

Terry Kaby

Ernest Kidney

 

[DriftnSlide]

Manta 400 , mk2 Escort or Chevette HSR 2.6 for me.

 

[Wild Thing]

For pure looks and sound on local rallies mchales extravision e30 m3 was epic