What's your favourite rally-inspired road car?

[white_goodman]

There have been many great rally-inspired road cars over the years and I can't really think of a bad one off the top of my head, although I'm sure there is a diesel Citroen Xsara Loeb edition or something out there somewhere!

So, Quattros, Pulsars, Imprezas, Evos, mk1/2 Escort RSs, Cossies. What's you favourite? My favourites are probably the rally-inspired Lancias.

[r11co]

[Leins]

[SuperchargedVR6]

'Harry's Garage' on YouTube did a good review of the Integrale Evo 2.

UR Quattro for me, mainly for the 5 pot snarl.

[Tannedbaldhead]

Leins said:

Bugger. Was looking for a picture to post and you beat me to it. The 037 would be mine too. Gorgeous car.

[Crusoe]

has to be a stratos

[noell35]

Tough choice but it would have to be:

[Dempsey1971]

Crusoe said:

has to be a stratos

Winner. Hands down, with the 037 second. And the R200 third.

I need a sit down.

[nickfrog]

Tannedbaldhead said:

Leins said:

Bugger. Was looking for a picture to post and you beat me to it. The 037 would be mine too. Gorgeous car.

Amazing car both in road and race trim. I wouldn't really call it rally-inspired though - it was the road going version for homologation purposes (200 of them had to be made).

[MDMA .]

Ascona 400

[Quhet]

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

[alpha channel]

Ordinarily I'd happily agree with the Stratos but... just to be a different I'm going for the MG 6R4 Clubman, the road going version of the nutty 6R4S.

Ugly little bleeder but still, there's a lure there for me, probably because my first two cars were Metro's and I've always had a thing for the later BL stuff, predominantly stuff with a Rover badge. Might just have something to do with having been brought up with BL motors (Acclaim, Dolomite, a succession of Rovers and Austins) even learned the basics of driving at ten in my grandmothers, rusting, Maxi.

[NordicCrankShaft]

I absolutely love these cars and couldn't pick a definite "One" but the Stratos, Intergrale's, Peugeot 205 T16, the Gordini Renault 5, 405 T16. There's just so many, all very fascinating machines very unique in their own special way!

[Gary C]

Would have to be either the intergrale's big brother, the delta S4 (or even the ECV), otherwise I would go for a 205 T16. Was a privilege to see these cars at full chat in the forests during the late 80's

Never to be repeated.

Though I do like the idea of a road 037 as very few would have a clue what it was

[deltashad]

037 stradale was one of the most beautiful machines made.

[chrisga]

hubba hubba...

[DragsterRR]

alpha channel said:

....even learned the basics of driving at ten in my grandmothers, rusting, Maxi.

6 Months old was it?

[TheLuke]

For my generation (born in the 90's) rally has been quite boring, we missed the group B era, RWD, all we get is spaceframed hatchbacks with regulation engines. Gran Turismo gave my generation their rally heroes so thats where I will draw my inspiration from.

Got to be the Lancer Evolution TME, It even has the drivers name on it. COOL.

[white_goodman]

Leins said:

I didn't realise they had made a road-going version of this. RWD? What engine? Was there also a road car version of the Delta S4?

[TheLuke]

white_goodman said:

Leins said:

I didn't realise they had made a road-going version of this. RWD? What engine? Was there also a road car version of the Delta S4?

Yeah I believe they had to, for Homologation. It was rubbish, and it looks it too.