Mad Gypsy

Is there a new shape scooby in a two door version i.e Type R/RA?
In Japan perhaps?

johnfelstead

no, even the Spec C is a 4 door.

Andy McCord

its a question ive often wondered, why move to a 4 door car in the WRC which is obviously less rigid than a 2 door??

sammyh

iTrader: (1)

I doubt rigidity (sp?) is an issue with a WRC car due to the amount of strengthening put into the cars.

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

What's this then?

newby to scooby

Gimme Gimme Gimme !!!!

That looks gorgeous, tell me it's real and not a computer Mock-up pleeeeeeease

Nigeyboy

It must be a computer mock-up - why develop a 2-door version of the old shape bug eye?

Nigeyboy

Nathan L

It must be true, some bloke on Scoobynet told me

Mad Gypsy

Is this pic for real? Isn't that a V7?

sammyh

iTrader: (1)

Nope photoshop strikes again

Dan B

KungFuMonkey

Im sure a 2 door shell would be a lot more rigid base for a WRC car, and that it would be more rigid with a cage in than a 4 door.

Otherwise why would Prodrive convince Subaru to use the 2 door classic for the WRC car base? when they would be selling more 4 door cars?

Im sure at the time david lapworth said the torsional rigidity was up about 5-10% with the 2 door wrc car over the 4 door group A, simply due to the lack of 2 rear doors.

Jono

sammyh

iTrader: (1)

Calling John Felstead he'll know

Nathan L

Lol @ Dan B

johnfelstead

The donor shell has a lot less to do with the strength of the WRC car than it used to. Roll cage design has moved on enormously since the 4 door RA was rallied by McRae.

The current roll cage, before it even gets fitted into the car and welded can take the force of a 10 tonne weight sat on top of it and still hold together, once that is welded into the car the strength goes up again. The shell is also seam welded which increases rigidity.

All the suspension pickups have links to the roll cage in some way or other, go take a look at a prodrive WRC car and study how they built the cage, the attention to detail is amazing.

The STi Classics have a more rigid shell than a standard UK car due to the solid bulkhead across the back seats, the bugeye shell had this plus lots of other improvements in all its model range, it also has a lot more weight, especially up front due to strengthening panels etc.

Andy McCord

rigidity, that will be why peugeot rally the 2 door 206 as opposed to the 4 door 206, wont it

Tone Loc

iTrader: (1)

It could be that people don't need to get into the back aswell . Or it could just be that the Sporting 206s (which will hopefully sell of the back of the rally cars success) are all 2 door.

Tony.

Jza

"The current roll cage, before it even gets fitted into the car and welded can take the force of a 10 tonne weight sat on top of it and still hold together"

Tell Colin Mcrae's left pinky that

SPEN555

General Lee was a two door, look how strong that was. Used to jump rivers day in day out!