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CTV News at Six. Watch the full broadcast here. CTV News at Five. Top stories and breaking news. CTV News at Click for more on commuting and construction. Understanding the threat to journalism. More opinions and editorials. At the Rally Spain, the new customer sport car made a good impression with best times on both gravel and tarmac — and in doing so proved its competitiveness at the highest level from the word go in the FIA World Rally Championship WRC. At the only works appearance, Volkswagen achieved their self-defined objective of demonstrating the performance of the latest customer sport car.

In the coming weeks, the first cars will be delivered to international customers — in South America and throughout Europe. Leading the first rally ahead of strong competition and winning special stages on different surfaces is a clear sign that the Polo GTI R5 is extremely competitive. At the same time, we know that the car has even more potential.

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However, a competition like the Rally Spain is always different from testing — which is why a minor defect had a major impact. But the problem with the shift linkage is easy to solve and eliminate before the car is delivered to customers. All in all, we are extremely pleased with the debut. The first 15 models have been sold to eight customer teams and are due to be delivered before the end of Manufacturing of the customer cars is now underway in Hannover — which sees a transformation for Volkswagen finally take place in motorsport since the end of The Polo GTI R5 is the first customer sport car to be produced and delivered entirely at the motorsport location in Ikarusallee.

Volkswagen have set themselves the goal of delivering an additional 30 to 40 Polo GTI R5 to customers next year. We wanted to show that the Polo is fast in all conditions — I think that we demonstrated that with best times on gravel and tarmac. With a little bit more luck Benjamin and I could have celebrated a better result, possibly even the class win.

All in all, I am very pleased with our performance. And I am very proud that I was privileged to be part of this special debut. It was not an easy task with just two days of testing and totally new pace notes. Which is why I am very proud of what Veronica and I achieved here. We avoided all risks at the rally, always looked for a clean line. With a little bit more of an attack, no doubt we could have come away with more. But the most important thing is that I had an incredible amount of fun in the car, and when you finish on the podium with champagne, you start to mull things over.

It was simply fantastic what he did here. Congratulations on his exceptional win! The much-anticipated first showdown with the strong opposition on the Shakedown at the Rally Spain saw the new customer rally car lead the way: The Shakedown was held on a two-kilometre mix of gravel and tarmac. We are looking forward to the first real head-to-head with the opposition.

Everyone in the team is very motivated — especially as we have been given such a warm welcome by the WRC family after two years away and it brings back a lot of fond memories of four strong years up to It is going to be tricky — Silke Hansen predicts a wide range of weather at the Rally Spain She was an integral part of the successful Volkswagen team that dominated the world championship between and Hansen is also in action at the only works outing of the Polo GTI R5 — and is predicting tricky weather.

Sunshine on Thursday, followed by cooler temperatures and cloud on Friday, which could produce significant rainfall on Saturday. And what about Sunday? What makes rallying so special for the weather presenter is the direct feedback from the team — with short-range forecasts for the coming hours, combined with an outlook for the entire rally, which is important for strategy. Wow factor in the service park: The Polo GTI R5 itself, which also bears the striking hexagonal design, also received great praise from the fans.

Cue plenty of backslapping and hugging. In , Solberg became the last Nordic driver to win the world championship.

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Loeb then won the next nine titles in a row, followed by five back-to-back titles for Ogier. Media guide for download: For Volkswagen Motorsport the R5 project represents a return to the field of customer racing in rallying. Not the successful outing in the FIA World Rally Championship from to has been the first outing in this business. From the year onwards, Volkswagen has built and sold the Polo approximately times for entries in the Group N category — followed by more for the S category.

To make sure that everything is working properly, a gradual transformation and upgrading of the location, specialists and processes started immediately after Volkswagen called time on its factory programme in the FIA World Rally Championship in The goal is to gradually extend production and logistics. As well as the actual sale itself, that also includes aftersales and spare parts logistics. Our expertise in rallying allowed us to focus fully on efficiency — even if the alignment towards customer sport did mean a considerable restructuring at the site in Hannover.

Immediately after the cars first rally on the final weekend in October, work begins in Hannover on assembling and delivering the first 15 R5 Polos. A further 30 to 40 are set to follow in We are overwhelmed by the huge interest. This currently stands at , euros plus VAT per car in its tarmac trim. On request, however, more performance-related options can be ordered for the Polo GTI R5 — such as lighter seats.

As well as the gravel conversion kit, possible options include performance, mobility, lighting and data packages. If required, customers can book Volkswagen Motorsport engineers and mechanics for their rally outings. Polo GTI R5 assembled in working hours The cars are assembled within working hours by teams with alternating crews of mechanics. Once assembled, before being handed over to the customer, the car is put through a carefully done shakedown at the Volkswagen test facility in Ehra-Lessien — the final and most important quality check.

Furthermore, engineers are also permanently entrusted with the project. The FIA regulations for R5 rally cars impose strict limitations on the creativity of engineers. However, there is still room to develop technical ideas. The sixth generation of the Polo, which was launched in , forms the basis for the R5 Volkswagen. However, development work on the rally version began well before this: The Volkswagen engineers found that the bodyshell provided them with a good starting point.

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For example, the dimensions of the engine compartment, which opened up possibilities with regard to the positioning of the engine, or the fundamental rigidity of the chassis, which made it easier to determine the size of the obligatory safety cage. However, other developments were integrated in the Polo GTI R5 — such as the cooling and exhaust concept. While no individual components of the world championship-winning Polo were adopted in the R5 customer sport car, the experience gained with the car behind twelve world championship titles was incorporated in the new Polo.

The mandatory sales price of the basic car, in its tarmac trim, of , euros required different solutions. Customer sport car demands new approaches to development. The fact that the Polo GTI R5 was developed for customer sport demanded a broad approach to development: After about two years of development and over 10, kilometres of testing, the wait is over: The Volkswagen Motorsport team, which won a clean sweep of titles in the highest class of the World Rally Championship on four occasions between and , will run the new customer car when it makes its only works outing in Spain.

They are aimed at customer teams and privateers. Furthermore, their technology is based far more closely on production technology and is also significantly more affordable. In total, the Rally Spain comprises 18 special stages and a total distance of The combination of gravel and tarmac is unique within the world championship. Round twelve of the WRC season kicks off on Thursday with a spectacular special stage around the Montjuic area in the heart of Barcelona. The first full day on Friday takes in some very tough and dusty gravel routes, while the stages on Saturday and Sunday are held on winding and smooth tarmac roads in the mountains to the south of Salou.

This represents a special challenge for the mechanics: Former world champion Petter Solberg returns. It could be the comeback of the motorsport year! He then switched to Rallycross with his own team in , since when he has twice been crowned world champion and Three titles in two different disciplines governed by the International Automobile Federation FIA is a unique achievement in the world of motorsport.

This season, the team successfully defended the Team title it won in Particularly with this car and this team. The combination of gravel and tarmac will be a big challenge for me. After all, it is six years since I drove in a WRC rally. However, one way or another, it will be a fantastic weekend — with old rally friends and passionate fans out on the route. Back then, however, he was not planning a comeback. The second test came just last week in Spain, together with team-mate Eric Camilli.

The year-old Frenchman is also one of the most experienced drivers in the R5 class. In he finished second in the WRC 2 class at the end of the season. Since making his world championship debut in , Camilli has competed in 37 WRC rallies. However, I know that we have prepared as well as possible and do not believe that we need to fear our more established opponents.

Although the road-going version of the Polo may look more reserved than its rally counterpart, there are still many parallels. As always, he can count on the support of his motorsport-mad family. Motorsport as a family business is something of a tradition in Scandinavia. However, even by Nordic standards, the Solberg family from Norway is rather exceptional.

The main protagonists are brothers Petter and Henning. Petter has been world champion in two disciplines — rallying and Rallycross and — something only the year-old has ever achieved. Henning, his elder by two years, is a five-time Norwegian rally champion with WRC starts to his name. These are the simple but powerful reasons why this original form of full-contact motorsport remains very popular today in Scandinavia. The Solbergs line up in a Volkswagen Beetle. Passionate mechanics Henning and Petter prepare the cars for the races. By the time he is just ten years old, Petter is already a decent mechanic.

Later on, he starts to train as a painter and varnisher, so as not to become bored of tinkering with cars. He soon changes his mind, ends his apprenticeship and studies to become a car mechanic. While her father is competing in rallies all over the world, she is initially more interested in equestrian sports. At 16, she swaps one horsepower for considerably more PS — at first as a co-driver for her father, whose career is slowly drawing to a close. When she becomes of legal age, she expresses her desire to swap places. Pernilla Walfridsson goes on to become one of the best female rally drivers in the world.

When she calls time on her career at just 27, it is for one main reason: While brother Henning has always been regarded as a good privateer in the world championship and is still capable of producing eye-catching performances today, Petter makes the big breakthrough: I always want to win — at any price. That is where it comes down to details, and I am a perfectionist.

The location is the Rally Australia. Petter and his crew have everything planned out. A boat on the Margaret River. However, one day before popping the question, Petter notices that he has left the engagement ring in Norway. A good friend is flown in with the essential piece of jewellery and the story gets its happy ending. The pair marry in In the same year, Solberg is crowned world rally champion — the peak of his career.

Rallycross Nine years later, after world championship events and 13 victories, Petter Solberg brings the curtain down on his rally career in , switching to Rallycross. The races are short and, unlike in rallying, the drivers go head to head in ferocious battles.

Petter soon finds his feet in this new terrain. He is world champion in and — with his own team. He drives, Pernilla takes care of the whole organisational side of things. And son Oliver is always in the thick of it. There is but one topic of conversation when the Solberg family meet around the dinner table: Every aspect of it. From logistics to the perfect racing line at the next circuit. That is who I am. It is a success story. Together, the duo claims the Team title.

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They repeat the double in The outfit employs about 20 people on a permanent basis. Petter is team owner, Pernilla team principal. They still have great plans for the future together, although Petter will presumably be making way behind the wheel for other drivers in the foreseeable future. He may not yet have a driving licence, but special regulations have allowed him to drive at rallies in Latvia and Estonia, as well as in the Nordic Rallycross championship.

His offspring has already made history. In doing so, he became the youngest international champion in a Rallycross supercar. Hollywood could hardly have written a better script: This year still has one very special highlight in store for Petter Solberg. From 25 to 28 October, the year-old will return to the World Rally Championship. His wife Pernilla puts it in a nutshell: It is in our DNA.

As of November, the first cars will be delivered and will compete in international and national rally championships in the future. In addition to the typical colours of red, white, black and the distinctive line on the front grill, it is the GTI icons with their honeycomb structure in particular that give the rally Polo its distinctive look. Ultimately, the Polo GTI R5, despite its extreme rally look, remains clearly identifiable as — no doubt the fastest — member of the Polo family.

The bonnet conceals a 1. The new rally Polo has a development period of 20 months behind it and has completed test drives of over 10, kilometres in all manner of climatic conditions.

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This diligence is due in part to the regulations. In an interview shortly before the planned homologation on 1 October, year-old de Jongh describes the challenges of the R5 regulations. Do you miss the competitive outings? My role as project leader for the development of a completely new rally car is obviously very different. I had the opportunity to continue to work as a race engineer, but found this new challenge at Volkswagen Motorsport very appealing.

My job was suddenly far more complicated and complex than before.

I am pleased that I took on this challenge. In the week after the Rally Australia in November , the last world championship event for the WRC team at the time. I started as soon as I got back to my office.

Demaison is known as a perfectionist. How heavily involved was he in your work? Despite this, he has still been very heavily involved in the development of the Polo GTI R5, right from the word go. We have had weekly meetings from the outset, at which we have discussed the further development of the car. FX is one of the most experienced engineers in rallying. His backing really helped me and the whole development team.

I first thought about the basic concept of the Polo GTI R5, after which we came up with a design briefing. The next task was to find the right suppliers for the car components that are not made at Volkswagen Motorsport. In this regard, we were able to turn to a whole string of reliable contacts, with whom we worked on the Polo R WRC.

They include Xtrac for the gearbox, Bosch for the engine electronics, ZF Sachs for the shock absorbers, and Alcon for the brakes.

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