Here's one reason why you should watch WRC

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Tim Robson

Contributing Journalist

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Toyota's wildest weapon since... well, ever caught testing in tarmac trim.

2017 rang in big changes for the World Rally Championship, especially when it came to the cars.

Last year they looked… okay, I guess. This year, they look like the Terminator T-3000 got all Netflix n' chill with Megatron… I mean… just look at it! This is a Toyota Yaris, for God's sake!

Wings, canards, louvres, and scoops everywhere - oh yes!
Wings, canards, louvres, and scoops everywhere - oh yes!

A big bump in horsepower, a load more grip and a shedload more attitude for 2017 underlines this 280kW all-wheel-drive missile's mission, and they look their best in tarmac trim.

This is team leader Jari-Matti Latvala shaking down a new car for the Rally Deutschland, itself a rally with serious consequences.

The team is coming off a debut win at Rally Finland, and is hoping to repeat the feat in a season that's still wide open.

What's your favourite WRC era? Tell us in the comments.

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Tim Robson

Contributing Journalist

Tim Robson has been involved in automotive journalism for almost two decades, after cutting his teeth on alternative forms of wheeled transport.  Studiously avoiding tertiary education while writing about mountain bikes in the 1990s, Tim started with Motor magazine in 2001, moving on to edit Auto Action and Motor before joining Top Gear Australia in 2010. Tim formed his own company, 032Media, in 2014, building up a freelance business that supplies leading news outlets like CarsGuide and GoAuto, as well as Evo Australia, Motor, 4x4 Australia and The Robb Report. He's also a skilled photographer, practicing videographer, presenter and editor. He’s also recently returned to his roots, currently editing Australia's oldest and most prestigious mountain bike magazine, Mountain Biking Australia. Tim lives in Wollongong, NSW, and is married with three double-digit age kids… two of who are learning to drive. One’s already learned to race, with 16-year-old Max helping Tim to build and run his only car – a track-registered Honda Civic EG. You can check out Tim’s bike collection, race car failings and more on his Insta feed or Facebook.
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