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The Volkswagen Polo R WRC is a World Rally Car built and operated by Volkswagen Motorsport and based on the Volkswagen Polo for use in the World Rally Championship.The car, which made its début at the start of the 2013 season, is built to the second generation of World Rally Car regulations that were introduced in 2011, which are based upon the existing Super 2000 regulations, but powered by ...
Volkswagen Polo R WRC: 10 18 425 145 2014: Volkswagen: Volkswagen Polo R WRC: 12: 18 447 237: 2015: Volkswagen: Volkswagen Polo R WRC: 11 17 413 183 2016: Volkswagen: Volkswagen Polo R WRC: 7 14 377 62 2017: M-Sport [b] Ford Fiesta WRC: 5 19 428 83 2018: Toyota: Toyota Yaris WRC: 5 14 368 27 2019: Hyundai: Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC: 4 13 380 18 ...
Volkswagen Polo Mk6. The sixth generation Polo was unveiled on 16 June 2017, with production starting at the Pamplona plant on 17 July 2017. Built on the Volkswagen Group's MQB A0 platform, it is the first generation Polo not to be available as a 3-door model. The boot space has increased by around 25% from 280 to 351 litres.
Starting in 2011, rules for WRC cars changed to be more restrictive. New regulations were derived from Super 2000 cars with a different aerodynamic kit. The cars could be smaller models (there was no longer a minimum 4 m length) and include a custom-build or production 1600 cm 3 direct injection turbo-charged global race engine with a 33 mm (1.3 in) diameter air restrictor and a maximum boost ...
For 2012 season, Volkswagen Motorsport continued developing their Polo R World Rally Car and they also completed a full WRC-campaign (except New Zealand) with a pair of Škoda Fabias. Sébastien Ogier drove it in every round of the campaign, while the second car was shared between Andreas Mikkelsen and Kevin Abbring .
The Volkswagen Polo R WRC, car entered by Volkswagen Motorsport, who successfully defended manufacturers' title. The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship was the 43rd season of the World Rally Championship , a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the highest class of international rallying .
From 2013 the previous Production World Rally Championship was cancelled and replaced by WRC-3. [5] With the introduction of Group R the new WRC-3 was contested by 2WD production based cars from R1, R2 and R3 classes. Teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any rallies forming the World Rally Championship.
It is the first Polo generation that is not available with a 3-door body style as well as the first passenger vehicle sold under the Volkswagen brand to be based on a shortened version of the MQB platform. [8] The Mk6 Polo is 81 mm (3.2 in) longer, 63 mm (2.5 in) wider and 7 mm (0.3 in) lower than its predecessor.