>Not actually fast, most following eras completely mog Group B in terms of pace, the only exception being the early years of the Group A era. Even Rally2 is substantially faster.>Cars too fragile to drive aggressively>the drivers were a lot less skilled than in later eras>poor handling, so the vast majority of Group B footage outside of cherry-picked moments is unspectacular.>some cars could barely get around a hairpin without doing a 3-point turn>the only thing that is true about Group B is that the spectators acted retarded and were frequently injuredEvery following era of the WRC was better. In fact, even the current Rally1 era is closer to the Group B in everybody's imagination: Those cars really are obscenely fast prototypes that do insane shit on the regular. Group B was not the era when the cars got "too fast", they were just too fast for the cardboard and tissue paper that they were made of.
>>28917413And spectators without any self-preservation instinct weren't a problem back then?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I5sTuSoMho
>>28917432Of course it was absolutely retarded, but many with Group B nostalgia goggles like to pretend that it was a good thing. They have similar copes when it comes to the fragility of the cars.
Group B cars looked the sexiest tho. What have they got nowadays, a Yaris and a Puma? I'd rather walk than be seen driving those.
kys retardyou don’t know anything about anything. zoomer bitch ass brownoid
>>28917466Both Group B and Rally1 are mostly widebody hatchbacks with aggressive aero, except that Rally1 aero is more extreme.Aesthetically speaking, Group A was the peak.
>>28917413It had the most sovl however
>>28917603Seems like most agree because Rally1 is getting cost cuts and the FIA wants to make it easier to have different body styles competing.
>>28917603Group A was the best because they were actually based on cars that regular people could afford to buy and drive on the streets.
>>28917958I don't remember anyone with a Group A BMW.
>>28917966Group A was also a touring car spec. BMW made the 635Csi and several E30 and E36 Group A cars
>>28918076'tis true. I'm sure there were an auful lot of other Group A series.M635csi is god tier.Godzilla was Group A in its day.
>>28917966Group A M3s are still quite popular in local rallies today
Childhood is thinking "GrOuP B is dA BeSt!!!"Manhood is realizing rally only got better since then
The only thing bad about modern rally is that homologation is no longer required, so the only actual modern road rally car is the Yaris GR
For me, it's the 6R4
>>28918433A Mini Metro with a mid mounted 3.0 and FWD, what's not to like.
>>28918461*4WD.
>>28918428The problem is on the car market's side. Obese appliances don't make good rally cars.
>>28918511>>28918428This. The appeal of rally is taking some affordable platform and making it as light as possible to make a decent time off-road. There's no car in production today, besides the GR Yaris that could still realistically fit that role.
>>28918523>off-roadWhy do people keep saying this? Rallying is almost always an on-road sport, even if the roads are made of gravel or ice. The exceptions are certain sections of very extreme rallies like the Safari Rally. It's not the Dakar.
>>28918461I'd take one with an i4 turbo and FWD
>>28918331Final RWD car to win a WRC event btw
>>28918540Richard Porter has a really nice MG now.
