The Skoda Fabia Rally2, born from the roots of the R5 version, is without a doubt the most successful vehicle in the silver category of rallying.. However, the competition is getting tougher and Skoda Motorsport is working on a new generation of its ‘Rally2’ vehicle with the idea of transferring the DNA and aesthetics of the new version of the Skoda Fabia to the road as well. At the same time, the goal to continue to maintain the standards of quality and performance of the car.
In the end, the Fabia Rally2 is one of the few profitable competition cars. And the fact is that Skoda Motorsport’s ‘race-customer’ program has not only managed to amortize all the investment made in the development of the Fabia ‘Rally2’ and its Evo version, but has also managed to the car contributes economic returns to the brand. A circumstance that can only be understood from the success achieved by the Skoda Fabia Rally2 in the WRC and the competitiveness of the car on any type of surface and with all types of drivers.
However, the wheel does not stop turning and before the birth of a new Skoda Fabia street under a larger platform, Skoda Motorsport has had to start the development of a completely new car. The new Skoda Fabia Rally2 is not only bigger, but also features completely different aerodynamics to that of its predecessor to try to take advantage of its new measures. The objective is get more downforce at maximum speed, to the point of almost double the data offered by the current Fabia Rally2 Evo.
The aerodynamic work on the excellent base offered by the new Skoda Fabia translates into a careful concept of the side panels of the body and the wheel arches to direct the air towards your rear. The front splitter offers optimum aerodynamic efficiency in the front section, although the highlight of its aerodynamic design is the rear spoiler, larger and supported on extended supports. Other points of the vehicle have also been revised, such as the cockpit air intake.
Lukas Vojikhead of aerodynamics at Skoda, said: “The aerodynamic elements that have been used in the road car prove to be effective in the world of competition and offer an excellent basis for the aerodynamic package of our ‘Rally2’. We have paid even more attention to aerodynamics than we did with the current car. The main objective was to achieve higher levels of downforce, improving the overall efficiency of the car. The new ‘Rally2’ achieves twice the downforce of the current version».
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