Subaru might return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) after a long hiatus by leveraging help from partner and part-owner Toyota, according to a report.
models developed to compete in the WRC's Group A category during the 1990s. Subaru would presumably compete in the Rally1 class, which is the sport's top category, so whatever it races will be built around a spaceframe chassis."I see positive signs from the chairman of Toyota in convincing Subaru to come back and providing the engine, where Subaru's issue is with the engine. It's not with the car, it's with the engine they have.
There's no word yet on which engine Toyota would supply Subaru, though the turbocharged three-cylinder that powerslooks like the most likely candidate. It's the only rally-ready engine in Toyota's arsenal, and we can't imagine the company will spare the time and the cost required to develop an engine from scratch just to prop up a rival.
Ben Sulayem's wish to see more manufacturers in WRC isn't surprising. Feverishly popular during the 1980s, when Group B cars drew huge crowds of spectators to each event, the series has gotten smaller in recent years.
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