Rally

  • Infiniti G37 S Coupe rally safety car

    Rally racing is one of the world's more interesting motorsports endeavors, not least of which because of the crashes. Sure, we know most hard-core race fans claim not to watch racing for the wrecks, but it's hard not to look away sometimes. Especially when you can find ten minutes of pre-packaged footage on YouTube. We know that after a long work day, watching the misfortunes of others might soften the blow of your long commute home, so take a gander at this if you want to see what happens when rallying goes wrong. [YouTube]

  • 2011 Gumball 3000 Rally
    2011 Gumball 3000 Rally Kicks Of May 26 In London

    We’ve always been fans of the Gumball concept here at MotorAuthority--driving fast cars across countries while hanging out with celebrities and generally having a good time. In fact, we even got in on the action at the similar Fireball Run right here in the States last year, but the Gumball...

  • Robert Kubica
    Kubica Heads Home Before Next Stage Of Rehab

    Robert Kubica, a rising star in F1 and an eager participant in rally, saw his career put in jeopardy early this year with a freak accident that saw a guard rail skewer his car and his entire right side along with it. He's recovering well considering the severity of his injuries, and is home for a...

  • Mopar and Magneti-Marelli Dodge Avenger Rally Car
    Mopar And Magneti-Marelli Team Up For Avenger Rally Car: Video

    Earlier this week Chrysler made a cryptic announcement that it would unveil a new strategic partnership, a new production car, and a new "race-inspired" project car, with both vehicles to be on display at the New York Auto Show. Today, Chrysler let the race-inspired project out of the barn, and...

  • Infiniti G37 S Coupe rally safety car
    Infiniti Builds Custom G37 Rally Safety Car For Spanish Championship

    When you think of Rally, Infiniti isn't the first name that comes to mind. Even Nissan, its parent, isn't. In fact, there's so little tie-in between the two, the unveiling of a rally-prepped safety car for the Spanish Rally Championship is completely surprising. It's a pleasant surprise, too. The...

  • Ken Block and Mikko Hirvonen at DiRT 3 launch in London
    Hirvonen, Block Team Up For Launch Of DiRT 3 Game

    The new DiRT 3 rally video game launched in London today (though it's not on sale yet), and the event brought together current WRC points leader Mikko Hirvonen and Gymkhana guru Ken Block to see it off. The Ford Fiesta RS both drive in WRC competition is one of the highlight vehicles of the game...

  • MINI Regional Rally Car

    You already know MINI will be back in WRC this year, testing at a limited number of events ahead of a full push for the 2012 season. One of these events was this past weekend’s Rally dell’Adriatico in Italy where the John Cooper Works backed MINI S2000 rally car stormed to victory at the hands of Andrea Navarra and co-driver Simona Fedeli. The two were piloting the Regional Rally Car version of the MINI run by the well-known Grifone team. Navarra led from the start to the finish of the rally, which kicks off the Italian Gravel Championship, based on Italy’s Adriatic coast...

  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
    Official: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Development Taking New Direction

    Earlier this month a shocking report came out claiming the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution may be culled after the current model, the Evo X, runs its course. Within hours, Mitsubishi released an official--albeit ambiguous--statement via its Facebook page quelling those claims but hinting that any...

  • 2011 MINI WRC
    Video: MINI's Return To World Rally In 2 Minutes

    You already know MINI will be back in WRC this year, testing at a limited number of events ahead of a full push for the 2012 season. Here's the view from inside the company on what it means to throw gravel with the MINI badge. With this years adoption of the cost-saving Super 2000 rules for...

  • Hyundai Veloster Rally Car
    2012 Veloster Rally Car Live Photos: 2011 Chicago Auto Show

    Rhys Millen, rally racing, and Hyundai: over the last few years this partnership has yielded some seriously fast race cars, incredible video and photography, and a fair bit of success. The latest motorsports monster from Hyundai is based on the Veloster, but we expect it to deliver just as well as...

  • 2012 Hyundai Veloster rally car
    Video: RMR Hyundai 2012 Veloster Rally Car: 2011 Chicago Auto Show

    The Chicago Auto Show is in high gear already, with a storm of cars released overnight. This morning, we finally get to see the 2012 Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Veloster Rally Car land after its mid-air teaser last week. Sporting a 500-horsepower, all-wheel drive powertrain, the first of the...

  • Monster World Rally 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC rally car
    Video: Ken Block, Monster Unveil 2011 Fiesta WRC

    Booty, beats, and Block: the Monster World Rally 2011 Fiesta RS WRC makes its debut with a party. What else would you expect from the flat-brimmed icon? Crazy energy-drink inspired graphics and grandiose claims, of course. Those are present, too. Along with the new Fiesta RS WRC car, Block has...

  • Hyundai Veloster rally car flies through the air

    The 2012 Hyundai Veloster was revealed in all its oddball three-door glory just last month at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, but this photo hints at a coming rally car prototype, and given the timing, we expect it at the Chicago Auto Show. This is the first photo of the car as it flies over a jump on a gravel road. To see the landing, presumably in video form, you'll have to visit Hyundai's page at 9:45 am CST on February 9. We'll have the full details, photos, and specs for you as soon as we're allowed to publish them, so be on the lookout.

  • 2011 MINI WRC
    MINI WRC Hits Up Rallye Monte Carlo Alongside Classic Mini Rally Car

    Monte Carlo is one of the classic homes of rally racing, and the original Mini was no stranger to its wiles. The new MINI WRC isn't, either, now that the two have shown off at the Rallye Monte Carlo Historique. Posed beside its forerunner, the new MINI WRC looks gargantuan, despite being based on...

  • Travis Hanson en route to his win at the 2011 Sno*Drift Rally
    Regular Joe Beats Pros To Win 2011 Sno*Drift Rally

    Travis Pastrana has moved on to NASCAR's Nationwide series, but he's been replaced at Subaru Rally Team USA with David Higgins, and Dave Mirra remains in the other factory seat. Despite that, it wasn't a pro team driver that won this year's Sno*Drift Rally, the first event of the RallyCar Rally...

  • 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC rally car
    Ford Unveils New 2011 Fiesta RS WRC Livery

    Ford factory WRC driver Mikko Hirvonen and much of the world rally team was on hand in Birmingham, U.K. today for the unveiling of Ford's new Fiesta RS WRC entrant, set to take the place of the current Focus for next year's championship. The use of the Fiesta as the WRC racer comes on the heels of...

  • David Higgins testing the 2011 Subaru Rally Team USA WRX STI
    Video: Subaru Rally Team USA Names David Higgins As Second Driver

    With Travis Pastrana gone from the world of rally to mire himself in the world of NASCAR's Nationwide series, there was an open seat at Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA). Until today, that is. David Higgins has been named as the second driver alongside team leader Dave Mirra. Mirra had been second to...

  • Ken Block launches during practice at the M-Sport proving grounds
    Video: Ken Block Ruins Another Rally Car In Practice For Wales Rally GB

    Treacherous conditions are the name of the game in the Wales Rally Great Britain, so it's no surprise perhaps that Ken Block managed to roll his race ride while practicing in muddy, snowy conditions at the M-Sport proving grounds for the rally this week. On the other hand, the fact that it's Ken...

  • Travis Pastrana sets record time on Mt. Washington Auto Road climb

    Extreme sports legend and probably the nicest guy in motorsports Travis Pastrana has decided to end his five-year relationship with Subaru, the company announced today. It's not yet clear if Pastrana has another manufacturer lined up for sponsorship, but his Red Bull partnership looks to be unaffected. Pastrana first joined forces with Subaru in 2004 when he transitioned from motorcycles to cars with the U.S. Subaru Rally Team, SRT USA. During his tenure with SRT USA, Pastrana chalked up numerous victories, including over 150 stage wins, 40 podiums, and 22 wins in Rally America competition...

  • Eva Longoria
    Video: Eva Longoria Rallies For Kids With Cancer

    What with all the gay cars and 70s-icon hit-and-runs, we're a little behind on sharing some of the more pleasant celebs-and-cars stories. One such item: the recent Rally for Kids With Cancer in Los Angeles, headed up by one of America's favorite (though not particularly desperate) housewives, Eva...

  • 2011 Ford Fiesta R2 Rally Package
    2011 Ford Fiesta R2 Rally Package For Rally America Series

    Rally racing fans, we know you're out there (we're in here, too)--get ready to get excited. Ford has just released a new R2 rally kit for the ultra-affordable Fiesta that's set to turn it into a real rally racer for the Fiesta Sport Trophy Championship as part of RallyCar's Rally America Series...

  • 2011 MINI WRC racer
    2010 Paris Auto Show: World Debut Of 2011 MINI WRC Racer

    MINI chose the Paris Auto Show to pull the wraps off its all-new FIA World Rally Championship car, which is based on the new 2011 MINI Countryman and signals the brand's reentry into world-stage rally racing. The WRC, which has been under development for two years, gets a 1.6-liter turbocharged...

  • Travis Pastrana sets record time on Mt. Washington Auto Road climb
    Video: Travis Pastrana's Record Run Up Mt. Washington

    It's one thing to see a rally car and its occupants flying through a stage at breakneck speed. It's wholly another to see how they prepare for the feat, running the recce, making pace notes, figuring out their own language for each element. This video covers it all. If you missed the announcement...

  • Monster Fiesta Rally Car
    Ken Block Drops Hints At Special-Edition Fiesta

    Ken Block's transition from Subaru to Ford to be able to race not only in the X Games and Rally America competition but also the World Rally Championship has meant a huge boost in the Fiesta's profile as not just a smart little econo-hatch, but as a brutal, all-wheel-drive pint-sized rally monster...

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