Inside the new WRC game by Drew Bentham
Watching the trailer a few weeks back, I was left unsure about how I felt about it. Like many I love it's true predecessor, Dirt 2.0. But as then I reserved judgement. Now with the list of cars being released I'm genuinely interested to see more, but I have a small issue with that. More on that later.
In amongst the list, are a lot of what you would expect, the Rally1 cars, previously seen classics etc. But for me there's some nice little gems in there. I'm over the moon to see the F2 kit cars, they should be a giggle. The 2017 Polo that never saw competition is a nice touch, but I never mastered the Polo in Dirt.
There are some nods to the past from the EA Sports official new car release list, in the form of The MK1 Focus and Seat Córdoba WRC, the latter only scoring 3 podiums in the hands of Toni Gardemeister, Harri Rovanpera and Didier Auriol. I'm particularly keen to see the raft of older WRC and Group A machinery such as the 1995 Impreza and Xsara both winning cars in their day. But I think overall, it will be the wonderful F2, S1600 and S2000's that will bring the biggest smile to my face. Not because they'll be fast, but you can be sure they'll be mega fun.
The full car list can be found below.
The games release is November 3 2023 with a release price of around £45. I mentioned an issue at the top of this article. For fans of Dirt Rally 2.0, its more than likely many will continue to play it, some my have too as this new version is only available on the very latest consoles. If I want to play it, I'll have to upgrade. Looks like there's an Xbox X series in my future...
EA SPORTS WRC complete new car list release
WRC Car List
Ford Puma Rally1 HYBRID
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID
WRC2 * Cars
Citroën C3 Rally2
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
ŠKODA Fabia Rally2 Evo
ŠKODA Fabia RS Rally2
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior WRC
Ford Fiesta Rally3
World Rally Cars 2017-2021
Ford Fiesta WRC
Volkswagen Polo 2017
World Rally Cars 1997-2011
Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën Xsara WRC
Ford Focus RS Rally 2001
Ford Focus RS Rally 2008
MINI Countryman Rally Edition
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
Peugeot 206 Rally
Seat Córdoba WRC
ŠKODA Fabia WRC
SUBARU Impreza 1998
SUBARU Impreza 2001
SUBARU Impreza 2008
Rally2 *
Ford Fiesta R5 MK7 Evo 2
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
Rally4 Cars
Ford Fiesta MK8 Rally4
Opel Adam R2
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Renault Twingo II
NR4/R4
McRae R4
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
SUBARU WRX STI NR4
S2000
Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000
Opel Corsa S2000
Peugeot 207 S2000
S1600
Citroën C2 Super 1600
Citroën Saxo Super 1600
Ford Puma S1600
Renault Clio S1600
F2 Kit Cars
Ford Escort Mk 6 Maxi
Peugeot 306 Maxi
Renault Maxi Mégane
Seat Ibiza Kit Car
Vauxhall Astra Rally Car
Volkswagen Golf IV Kit Car
Group A
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Mitsubishi Galant VR4
SUBARU Impreza 1995
SUBARU Legacy RS
Group B (4WD) Car List
Audi Sport quattro S1 (E2)
Ford RS200
Lancia Delta S4
MG Metro 6R4
Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2
Group B (RWD)
BMW M1 Procar Rally
Lancia 037 Evo 2
Opel Manta 400
Porsche 911 SC RS
H3 (RWD)
BMW M3 Evo Rally
Ford Escort MK2 McRae Motorsport
Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
Lancia Stratos
Opel Ascona 400
Renault 5 Turbo
H2 (RWD)
Alpine Renault A110 1600 S
Fiat 131 Abarth Rally
Ford Escort MK2
Hillman Avenger
Opel Kadett C GT/E
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
H2 (FWD)
Peugeot 205 GTI
Peugeot 309 GTI
Volkswagen Golf GTI
H1 (FWD)
Lancia Fulvia HF
MINI Cooper S
Vauxhall Nova Sport
Builder Cars
WRC Builder Car
WRC2 Builder Car *
Junior WRC Builder Car
* All WRC2 cars can compete in the Rally2 car class.
Further Reading:
At last something something fresh to talk about!
Are we witnessing the death throes of rallying or the metamorphosis into a great new chapter?
EA Sports Official Website - https://www.ea.com/
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