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WRC CAR SPECIFICATION

World Rally Championship car is a high tech prototype car prepared specifically for rallying. Instead of outright speed WRC car is designed for reliability and traction over all road surfaces including snow, dirt, gravel as well as asphalt.

Comparisons:

2004 CARS:

WRC CAR
Drive
  • 4 wheel drive
Differential
  • 3 interlocked differentials
  • Electro-hydraulically controlled differentials
  • active differentials
Engine
  • 4 cyclinder aluminium engine
  • 2.0 L, 300 bhp @ 5250 rpm (WRC Peugeot 2004)
  • 300 BHP; 246KW (WRC Subaru 2001)
  • 520 Nm torque (Citroen Xsara WRC 2002)
  • 4 valve per cyclinder DOHC
  • 2 litre turbo charged
  • anti-lag turbo
  • Subaru: IHI turbo charger with WRC regulation 34mm restrictor
Performance
  • 200 kph top speed
  • 0-100 kph 3.5 sec (WRC Subaru 2001)
  • 0-400 m 13.19 sec
  • 5.6 kg / KW weight power ratio (Citroen Xsara WRC 2002)
Brakes
  • 300 - 366 mm ventilated discs
  • 4-pot / 6-pot calipers
Suspension
  • MacPherson strut with longitudinal and transverse link
  • Bilstein shock absorbers fully adjustable with remote reservoirs
Steering
  • Power-assisted rack and pinion
Transmission
  • 6 speed, sequential, semi automatic
  • non synchro
Exhaust
  • Ceramic coated with three-way catalytic converter
Wheels/Tyres
  • Oz magnesium alloy wheels
  • 8 X 18 inch slicks for asphalt
  • 5 X 16 inch skinny for ice/snow
  • 7 X 15 inch deep tread for gravel
  • Michelin tyres (Peugeot, Citroen)
  • Pirelli tyres (Subaru 2001)
Fuel tank
  • Subaru 75 litres capacity
  • Peugeot 85 litres capacity + 40 extra litres for Safari
Dimension
  • weight: minimum legal weight of the body is 320 kg (2004)
  • Peugeot WRC 307 2004: 4.344m long, 1.77m wide, 2.610m wheelbase
  • Subaru WRC Impreza 2000: 4.34m long, 1.77m wide, 1.39m high, 2.52m wheelbase
  • Peugeot WRC 206 2000: 4.005m long, 1.77m wide, 1.39m high, 2.468m wheelbase
Cost
  • approx. $1 million - 1.5 million
 

2004 PEUGEOT 307 WRC

 

 NEW PEUGEOT 307 WRC - debut at Monte Carlo Rally, Jan, 2004
  • Photo 1      Photo 2
  • Based on the Peugeot 307 CC (4-seater coupé-cabriolet)
  • 3 Electronic differentials (front, centre and rear)
  • Longer than 206 WRC: 307 is 4.344 m long; 206 is 4.005 m
    "..     307 WRC allows us to turn some details into reality, that we could not realise on the 206 WRC because of its shortness .." (chief engineer Michel Nandon)
  • Transmission: 4 or 5 speed Hewland, at the rear of the engine in a transverse position (206 WRC had longitudinal position)
    PEUGEOT (chief engineer Michel Nandon): "....despite the short gear change times on the modern sequential gearboxes, the driver loses time with a gear change. With an exact engine set up in some circumstances 4 gears will be sufficient .."
  • Gronholm: "... The new 307 WRC has more stability, she is less nervous than the 206 WRC and therefore easier to drive. However the 307 WRC is also bigger, therefore there is a risk to hit something with the back end on tight roads. The engine has been improved as well. With the 206 WRC we have won many rallies, but the car had hardly been developed further in the past one and a half years and we fell slightly behind the opposition. 2003 there were some mechanical problems but we also have made driving errors. The 307 WRC is better than the predecessor .."
  • Engine: new aluminium XU7JP4 replacing XU9J4 ( 206 WRC)
    Based on Peugeot 406 1.8 litre engine.
    2.0 L, 300 bhp @ 5250 rpm
    Torque 580 Nm @ 3500 rpm
  • Dimension:
    Length: 206 WRC: 4.005 m; 307 WRC 4.344 m
    Width: 206 & 307 WRC:1.770 m
    Wheelbase: 206 WRC: 2.468 m; 307 WRC 2.610 m
    Weight: 206 & 307 WRC 1230 kg
  • Homologation requirement:
    2500 307 CC 180 bhp to be produced
    25000 307 CC to be produced in 12 months.
2002
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION
 
2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION WRC2
OVERALL LENGTH 4360mm
OVERALL WIDTH 1770mm
WHEEL BASE 2600mm
FRONT TRACK 1550mm
REAR TRACK 1550mm
ENGINE MODEL 4G63
ENGINE TYPE 4 Cylinders, 16-Valve DOHC- Intercooled Single Scroll Turbocharger with Post Combustion Control System
FUEL SYSTEM ECI Multi-injection
BORE x STROKE 85.5mm x 86.9mm
DISPLACEMENT 1996cc
MAXIMUM OUTPUT 220Kw(300ps)/5500rpm
MAXIMUM TORQUE 540Nm(55kg-m)/3500rpm
CLUTCH Carbon Triple Plates
TRANSMISSION 6 Speed INVECS type Shift
4WD SYSTEM Active Control Locking System
FRONT DIFF Active Control Locking System
REAR DIFF Active Control Locking System
SUSPENSION Front - Independent- MacPherson strut with coil spring
Rear - Independent- MacPherson strut with coil spring
DAMPER Ohlins with adjustable system
STEERING Power assisted rack & pinion
BRAKE Front - Ventilated discs with 6-pot calipers
Rear - Ventilated discs with 4-pot calipers
TYRE Michelin
WHEEL ENKEI
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