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Down on the D1 Grand Prix: Ford RS200
Oh snap, Jalopnik went drifting. We were there live when Japan's Nobushige Kumakubo and his Team Orange EVO won five rounds of Sudden Death! to capture the crown. And we'll get to that, in good time. But, Jalopnik being Jalopnik, our palms got way sweatier looking at this baby than they did watching three hours of choice precision driving. Sue us. Yeah, that's an RS200. Well, OK, it's a replica. But still, it's an RS200. You want details? Click here. You want to drool? Leaf through the gallery. When we asked if the engine was tuned to between 650 and 800 horsepower we were told, "Probably." Snap snap, snap snap.
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Crowning The King Of 1986: Audi Quattro S1 vs Ford RS200 vs Lancia Delta S4 vs Peugeot 205 TI6
If you've read Jalopnik for longer than 20 minutes, you just knew we were going to stick a "Killer B" in our Fantasy Garage. And why wouldn't we? Created by the FIA in 1982, Group B offered manufacturers a way to show off all their engineering prowess, achieve racing victories and reap the subsequent publicity windfalls, all without the need and expense of launching a full production model. Very low homologation numbers (200 streetable cars in this case) meant that for a modest investment — especially when compared to Group A with its minimum 5,000 production cars mandate — a company could claim some serious rewards. Group A also had more stringent restrictions in terms of power, weight, materials and overall cost, not to mention a four-seat rule that in essence prohibited mid-engine machines. Group B was essentially unlimited, especially in terms of power. More »
12:00 PM on Tue Jun 26 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
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Latest by n/a: OMG what a difficult decision, each one is awesome in its own right. Do I go for the one I'd most like to own? The one that gave the competition a swift kick to the cock and sent them reeling? more »
mg for you and me
Wacky Hatch! MG Metro 6R4
We admit it. We never met a gonzoid hyper-rally car we didn't like. And while we're complete and utter suckers for purpose-built, design-the-thing-and-homologate-it-later machines like the Ford RS200 and Lancia Stratos, any car with the stones to compete in Group B earns our respect. As such, we've never had a whole lot of love for the Austin/MG/Whatever Metro, but the 6R4 is entirely different pot of meat. Built by Williams, it featured a hybrid construction of plastik und schteel, a midship-mounted V6 instead of a turbo mill with fewer cylinder and well, is simply one of the most gonzoid hatchbacks ever built. We would be proud to call it friend, even if its roadgoing relatives were an affront to the dignity of British motoring, as well as its progenitor, the fabulous Mini. More »
the rs stands for radical spanking
Oh Yes, It's the RS200
Okay, it never won Le Mans. It didn't even do all that well in Group B, as the FIA killed what may stand as the manliest class ever to exist in the history of motorsport before FoMoCo engineers really got the machine exactly right. But just look at it! It's a fabulous kitbash with a body built by freaking Reliant of all people. Plus, even though it was heavier than other cars of the era, you can tell by watching the footage that it still weighs like eight pounds. And somehow, while the ferocious Bruceosity of the 959 cannot be fronted upon, the RS200 is still cooler. More »
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Cojones of Stone: Vatinen/Harriman/Manta 400
In 1983, there will be a practically Formula Libre rallying class known as "Group B." We hear Opel is already working on a car to compete, to be tentatively known as the Manta 400. Here we have some conjecture, created by optical-compositing specialists of two men, named here, for convenience's sake, Ari Vatanen and Terry Harriman. Our unparallelled technical artists even added in an amazing near miss, such is the glory and strength of Jalopnik's compositing lab. More »
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While the sheer terror of Group B Rally machines is documented with well deserved awe we like to root for the underdogs and unsung oddballs of the automobile world - some more oddball and unsung than others. Look not so closely to see numerous Ford Sierra Cosworths laughing like hyenas as they push tarmac sliding power through blow off valves and wastegates. Ford Sierras were hardly sold here in the states as a Merkur Xr4ti with a turbocharged SOHC 2.3L Ford mill under the hood. Look more closely to see a few NSU Prinz 1000's assing their way around corners, openly mocking their inner Bruce. Peer most carefully to witness a Starion wide body run a little wide, and not of its body. More »
TARMAC INDUCTION AMUSEMENT!
While the sheer terror of Group B Rally machines is documented with well deserved awe we like to root for the underdogs and unsung oddballs of the automobile world - some more oddball and unsung than others. Look not so closely to see numerous Ford Sierra Cosworths laughing like hyenas as they push tarmac sliding power through blow off valves and wastegates. Ford Sierras were hardly sold here in the states as a Merkur Xr4ti with a turbocharged SOHC 2.3L Ford mill under the hood. Look more closely to see a few NSU Prinz 1000's assing their way around corners, openly mocking their inner Bruce. Peer most carefully to witness a Starion wide body run a little wide, and not of its body. More »
retro: racing
Oh, Group B, How We Miss You
Punkey pointed out that the Autoblogs dug up a video "compliated" by a man named Joost, which entirely rocks socks. Powersliding, spark-farting titans in vehicles that went by such legendary names as Quattro, RS200 and Lancia-with-mudflaps. Group B rallying was simply the most badass motorsport since the O.G. Can-Am series. Plus, this particular clip features no bad techno. Just lots of exhaust-popping, turbocharged goodness. Delicious. More »
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