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- Lancia took on Audi during the 1983 WRC season, and the two-wheel drive 037 was able to beat the mighty four-wheel drive Quattro to that year's title
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Apr 26, 2023 · Lancia locked out first through fourth, while Audi struggled due to mechanical issues. Next up was Greece, the toughest event on the calendar. Like Corsica, it was an absolute nightmare for...
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Back in 1977, Audi started developing a 4x4 vehicle for the German military. Soon, Audi wondered if they could implement this 4x4 drivetrain in their family cars. As expected, Audi went on to try and have this drivetrain implemented in their rally cars. But there was a problem, according to the 1979 FIA motor racing rule book, 4WD cars would not be...
In 1983, everyone who participated in the WRC(World Rally Championship) realized that to keep up with Audi’s dominant Quattro, they had to develop their cars with a similar 4WD as well. They all ended up spending a majority of their resources with some degree of success but ultimately falling short of Audi’s engineering department backed by the gia...
The first round of the championship was in Monte Carlo. The rally stage was full of snow and in such slippery conditions, a mid-engine car with rear-wheel traction is not an ideal situation. While Audi prepared for it by fettling the cars to suit the needs of the road, Lancia went on to buy a lot of salt! Before it was their turn to race, Lancia wo...
It is arguably a true David vs Goliath story in real life and here, David had beaten the 4WD Goliath. In the history of Rallying, no other two-wheel-drive car has beaten a four-wheel-drive car. The Lancia holds the record as its 037 remains the only car ever to do so. Even though they had technology against them, and a giant backing the research of...
Dec 8, 2023 · The movie concludes with Lancia achieving its against-the-odds ambition of beating the might of vorsprung durch technik and Audi’s game-changing four-wheel-drive Quattro, with its achingly pretty but only two-wheel-driven 037 – the last time a car limited to rear traction alone claimed a WRC crown. The production crew had recreated the ...
Driver Attilio Bettega died in a 037 crash in 1985. António Rodrigues won the 1984 Falperra International Hill Climb in a 037.
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Jun 29, 2023 · A streamlined body draped over a tubular chassis, powered by a supercharged four-cylinder engine churning out slightly north of 304 hp (308 PS), promised to be a tarmac terror, albeit potentially...
Twelve months later, however, with the introduction of Peugeot's 205 T16 and the further evolution of Audi's Quattro, the two-wheel drive Lancia was struggling. 1984 only produced one win, for Markku Alen in Corsica, although the team took five second placings in the 12 round championship.
Jan 21, 2014 · As a rear wheel drive car, the 037 had a hell of a job cut out for it competing with the new Audi Quattro Group B cars that were showing remarkable promise on rally stages around the world. As it happened, the 1983 Lancia 037 Group B would be the last rear wheel drive car to win the WRC.
