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Possible WRC entry for VW

It is rumoured that VW will enter a car in the 2012 WRC championship.

The confirmation is expected to take place either at an event to celebrate its hat trick of wins in the Dakar rally on March 22, or at the start of rally Portugal, which runs from the 24-27 March.

Volkswagen could join Citroen, Ford and newcomers MINI in a limited campaign this year. Its thought Volkswagen have been working with the likes of rally driver Carlos Sainz and Francois-Xavier Demaison, who will be hired as the team’s chief engineer.

Read more: Auto Express

Posted March 16, 2011 at 9:49am in World Rally Championship Volkswagen Polo Dakar rally Citroen Ford MINI

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MINI Rocketman Concept Lifts Off

The most frequently heard complaint about the BMW MINI is that it’s not actually very mini these days. The company’s latest concept, called the Rocketman, aims to address this, almost recreating the exterior dimensions of the original 1959 Alec Issigonis design in a package fit for modern motoring.

Due to be unveiled at next week’s Geneva motor show, the Rocketman Concept is a 3.4-metre long, three-plus-one seater built around a carbon spaceframe (visible between the front wheels and the doors).