Ford’s new baby crossover is ready for rallying.
Ford Fiesta World Rally Car has been discontinued. Ford will begin this year running the Puma Hybrid, which will be following the new Rally1 regulations. The Fiesta’s decade-long top-flight rallying career is over with the Puma.
The new car is designed to look like a Puma crossover but it has a spaceframe chassis underneath. The Rally1 regulations These cars don’t require a base car. The new cars can also be equipped with a hybrid drive system, which can produce up to 100 kilowatts (134 horses) and may be used for special purposes.
The 1.6-liter turbo engine from the Fiesta WRC is still used in the 2022 Puma Rally1. It is unknown what the exact power numbers are, but they hover around the 380 horsepower (283 Kilowatts). range. These new Rally1 cars can produce up to 500 horsepower (373 Kilowatts) with the push of one button. We are essentially going back to Group B rallying with better safety awareness.
New restrictions have been placed on the new Puma Rally1 vehicle. The car’s downforce is lower than the Fiesta rally car of previous seasons. They must have less suspension travel and a five-speed transmission. Flappy paddles are also not permitted. The new rules prohibit center differentials.
Craig Breen, along with Paul Nagle, will lead Ford’s 2022 WRC team. To bring Ford back into the winner’s circle, Breen and Nagle were part of the Hyundai World Rally team. Adrien Fourmaux, Alexandre Coria and Jonas Andersson are the other drivers and co-drivers of M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. Sebastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche are also involved.
The Monte Carlo rally, Monaco will be the starting point for the 2022 World Rally Championship season. The event will be held from January 20-22, 2022 to January 23-2022 and includes 17 stages.