Volkswagen tweaks Polo R WRC for 2016

Posted on 15-01-2016 at 17:04 by jaapiyo – 17 Comments”

No, this time, no, forced fixes to the emissions healthier, but just old-fashioned, just a bit more speed out of that thing peuren to ice, gravel and asphalt dominate.

Volkswagen is the past three years quite successful in the World Rally Championship. In fact, with 34 wins from 39 races, they leave the competition quite a in the (fine)dust happen. However in racing‘, ‘ stagnation means decline’ or in Dutch ‘you snooze, you lose’. With the ’84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo just a week removed from us, eight Volkswagen the time is ripe for the world the hard work to show that they are the last months have done to the previous Polo R WRC is even easier to make.

It doesn’t read that hard work somewhat if the average VAG facelift… Ok, ok, the average German facelift. Not that, in this specific case, Volkswagen really count falls, because there are for this years little reglementswijzigingen and so there was no room for radical innovation. Thus, it is the emphasis placed on the more reliable of the car by, among others, changed the pistons and that type of work. And then it is for Volkswagen but hope that the competitors is not too large steps with the speed of their respective cars.

Fortunately, the shape is what hip white stripes on the nose of the Polo made so that defending champion Sébastien Ogier knows he is in the new car for 2016, as soon as he step in. It also gives us more reason to get some atmospheric pictures to add to the afternoon, instead of referring to the pics of last year.

Gallery: Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2016

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