Recreating the Lancia 037 (with Brandon Hegedus)

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Group B regulations on the design of the Lancia 037 and other rally cars.

In 1980, the FIA issued a new set of competition regulations for GT and Rally car classes known as Group B. These rules allowed manufacturers wide latitude on design and materials- and most importantly, no restriction on forced induction. Carmakers were also required to build fewer road car versions (just 200) to meet homologation. The result was an astounding array of racing brutes like the Audi Quattro, Ford RS200, Peugeot 205 T16 and of course the Lancia 037. But the spee...

People in this episode

Host: Maurice Merrick

Guest: Brandon Hegedus

Topics covered

• Group B regulations
• rally cars
• automotive history
• Lancia 037
• car design
• forced induction

Keywords

• Lancia 037
• Group B
• rally car
• automotive design
• FIA regulations
• forced induction
• car homologation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIA

Products: Lancia 037, Audi Quattro, Ford RS200, Peugeot 205 T16

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