superg
16th August 2007, 14:12
Subaru's current situation is such a parallel of Audi's in 84-85.
- Manufacturer committed to AWD production cars showcases its benefits in rallying with a production-based car.
- Manufacturer excels despite inherent competition disadvantages from its basic layout (front overhanging engine).
- Group B/WRC regs allow other manufacturers to develop purpose-built AWD versions of their subcompact cars despite having no performance AWD versions of these cars in their sales lineup.
- Manufacturer becomes also-ran. Fans get frustrated.
Just as when I owned a Quattro in the mid-eighties, whenever I get begin to get discouraged with 4th and 5th place finishes, I remind myself that my daily driver is, after some affordable modifications, closer to a WRC car than anything else on the market.
I never see an AWD Focus, C4, or 307 on the Colorado mountain twisties.
Superg
- Manufacturer committed to AWD production cars showcases its benefits in rallying with a production-based car.
- Manufacturer excels despite inherent competition disadvantages from its basic layout (front overhanging engine).
- Group B/WRC regs allow other manufacturers to develop purpose-built AWD versions of their subcompact cars despite having no performance AWD versions of these cars in their sales lineup.
- Manufacturer becomes also-ran. Fans get frustrated.
Just as when I owned a Quattro in the mid-eighties, whenever I get begin to get discouraged with 4th and 5th place finishes, I remind myself that my daily driver is, after some affordable modifications, closer to a WRC car than anything else on the market.
I never see an AWD Focus, C4, or 307 on the Colorado mountain twisties.
Superg