Guess This Car

"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54) 09/14/2015 at 13:16 • Filed to: None

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This weekend I’ll be driving the course opening car at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . (Woo hoo!) Today I’ve confirmed that I will not be driving my BRZ, but my first press car, arranged through !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . (Woo hoo again!) What’s it going to be? Take a wild guess. I assure you that it is NOT another !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ! I’ll reveal the answer on Wednesday.

UPDATED WITH HINTS!

It is not specifically the vehicle under this cover. It was just a convenient “mystery car” picture to use.

It is not a competition rally vehicle.

It is not ElanaR’s Jeep Liberty that we drove for sweep at ESPR last year.

It is not a WRX. That would be too obvious.

It is a vehicle with a highly successful rally history immediately after it first came out.

My citroen won't start > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:19

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WRX

Patrick Nichols > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:22

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I hope it is a mirage.

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:27

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Lagonda?

not for canada - australian in disguise > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:29

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1987 Chevrolet Corsica

marshknute > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:33

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Yellow!

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:35

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Mustang GT? Challenger? TTS? Packard?

Justin Hughes > My citroen won't start 09/14/2015 at 13:36

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That would be too obvious...

Justin Hughes > not for canada - australian in disguise 09/14/2015 at 13:37

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If it was one of these, I would happily floor it over the jumps on Goose Pond until it broke in half..

Justin Hughes > marshknute 09/14/2015 at 13:38

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Yellow is only the third fastest color, after red (second fastest) and World Rally Blue (fastest).

Justin Hughes > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) 09/14/2015 at 13:38

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Those are some interesting choices you have there.

marshknute > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:41

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Assuming gold is a type of yellow, does that mean WRB Subaru’s are slowed down by their gold wheel?

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:42

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MkI Escort?

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:46

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Audi TT/TTS

Justin Hughes > marshknute 09/14/2015 at 13:52

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No. Because mine isn’t, and I said so.

Justin Hughes > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 09/14/2015 at 13:53

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I wish!!!

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:53

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Then is it the 944 in the entry list?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:57

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Berlinetta Boxer.

Justin Hughes > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 09/14/2015 at 13:59

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It is not a competition vehicle.

ElanaR > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:59

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I Know, I know! I’m so excited.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 13:59

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So it’s a Packard?! Sweet!

Justin Hughes > ElanaR 09/14/2015 at 14:00

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Quiet, you. ;)

ElanaR > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 14:01

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I should have guessed a red Jeep liberty...

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 14:04

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Looks like a new TT to me.

Justin Hughes > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) 09/14/2015 at 14:04

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Justin Hughes > ElanaR 09/14/2015 at 14:07

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Nope. That was ESPR sweep, 2014.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 14:25

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Mini Cooper S?

uofime-2 > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 14:57

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Ford Fiesta?

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 15:20

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Is it an Acura?

Justin Hughes > WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot 09/14/2015 at 15:36

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I don’t think an NSX would rally very well.

William Byrd > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 16:03

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I would guess, but I already know. :)

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 16:06

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See, they could handle it...

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Justin Hughes 09/14/2015 at 16:06

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Eagle Summit Sedan!!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Justin Hughes 09/15/2015 at 06:55

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Lancer EVO?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Justin Hughes 09/15/2015 at 18:47

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Press car, so new. Successful rally car right when it came out meaning not lately. Press car at a rally so presumably the target audience is rally fans. Clearly you are driving a Focus RS as a course opening car!

Justin Hughes > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/15/2015 at 18:56

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Have any journalists actually driven a Focus RS yet? It may be a bit soon for that. But the Focus RS may not be entirely unrelated to what I’ll be driving...

Reveal tomorrow!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Justin Hughes 09/15/2015 at 19:00

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I don't know if it's been driven by the press yet, but figure it's got to be close. Since I can see them aiming for the STI/Evo crowd a first outing at a rally makes sense to me.

Justin Hughes > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/15/2015 at 21:54

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Yep, it would definitely make sense. Not a Focus RS, I’m afraid.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Justin Hughes 09/17/2015 at 09:07

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I knew I had just read an article about the RS, but it wasn’t a drive it was a ride along. The latest Top Gear they had a short article about a ride along they had with Ken Block at Goodwood.

I saw your post yesterday about it being a Mustang. I didn’t realize that it had met with success in rally in its early days.

Justin Hughes > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/17/2015 at 09:25

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You were close - it’s a Mustang with the same engine that the Focus RS will have!

Ford Falcons were extremely successful rally cars in Europe in the early 1960s. Since the first Mustang was heavily based on the Falcon, it was pretty simple to apply the same proven modifications to the new car and have a winner right out of the box.