Group B re-ignited the World Rally Championship when it was introduced in 1982, opening up the sport to a new generation of pure-bred racers - requiring tiny numbers of road car production to be ...

The Ford RS200 then became one of the most iconic rally cars of Group B in the 1980s, but production of the road-going model only lasted two years, between 1984 and 1986. Now both of them are back ...

So far, all so innocent: in 1982 there was nothing alarming about a Group B car at all, it was just another means for creating a rally car championship. Consider Lancia’s first attempt at a ...

Alfa Romeo even explored building a Group B rally car, and the project got far enough to reach the prototype phase. The Sprint 6C would have used the Alfasud Sprint as a starting point but with a ...

Lancia's death is sad for many, many reasons, chief among which is the end of its wonderful, wild rally heritage ... last rear-drive car to win the WRC title. As per Group B regulations, Lancia ...

450 hp. A fiberglass composite body. A total weight of just 2,200 lb. A complex 4WD system. This was the Ford RS200, a bespoke racing car created with the singular purpose of beating the fastest ...

Since the knife-edged Group B rally series was still around, Schutz gave the green light to Porsche's engineers to build a car that could compete. Group B didn't last—it was simply too dangerous ...