WRC

​Years of WRC success made Subaru a default choice for hoons in the early 2000s, but recent WRXs have struggled to match the hype. To try and drum up some love for the latest WRX STI, Subaru slotted Mark Higgins behind the wheel of a specially-prepared car and told him to drive down a bobsled run.

Among the flood of faster World Rally cars being launched, the Ford Fiesta RS WRC stands out as one of the wildest. Prepared by British firm M-Sport, the RS is based on the brand new Fiesta, and takes full advantage of the extra aerodynamic freedom written into the 2017 FIA WRC regulations.

BMW has M. Lexus has F. Fiat-Chrysler has SRT. Mercedes has AMG. Now Hyundai is showing us the power of N. The Korean automaker will put focus on its performance sub-brand at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, shining the spotlight on three high-performance projects.

Citroën's DS3 Cabrio Racing is a potent combination of value, practicality and performance. Developed from the double world-championship-winning DS3 WRC, it also has Citroën's unique and practical Cabrio roof, offering several sporty cars in one for £29,300 (US$46,600).

After a 254-mph world record, Bugatti is celebrating with a special edition of its Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse roadster.

The DS4 Racing concept from Citroen promises much - a light stytlish 256 bhp turbocharged pocket rocket with a decade of WRC domination behind its design.

New 1600cc turbocharged 4WD regulations were introduced to World Rally Championship competition this year and Ford's all-new Fiesta RS made a dream debut in the first round at Rally Sweden on the weekend, taking a 1-2-3 finish .

The world’s longest ever WRC rally jump took place during April’s Rally of Turkey, when Sebastien Loeb's Citroen C4 flew an incredible 85 metres. Citroen has picked its top ten spectacular jumps ahead of Rally Finland, the home of the "big yump."

Citroen will take the wraps of the hot version of its new premium model, the DS3 when it reveals the 147 kW Citroen DS3 Racing at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 2.

Valentino Rossi has only ever driven an F1 car six times, but this week Rossi tested in a Ferrari F1 car again, and was so fast that the possibility of a move from MotoGP to F1 might now be approaching a probability.

With the World Rally Championship (WRC) switching over to S2000-based cars next year, the Mellors Elliott Motorsport (MEM) build Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 has proved to be the fastest S2000 rally car to date.

Citroen has begun testing its Citroen C4 WRC Hybrid, proving that its technological showcase is much more than just a motor show model and that it is paving the way for low consumption, low emission, low noise motor sport cars of the future.