Ford Puma Rally1 WRC, the hybrid that will compete in the FIA World Rally Championship in 2022

In recent months there have been many rumours about which new Rally1 would debut in 2022 in the WRC. The Fiesta was mentioned, and so was the Puma, but in the end the SUV with rally heritage in its name was the chosen one.

This will be a very important moment for the brand and for motorsport in general, since these electric technologies usher in a new era of competition, one that will allow the great rally and motorsport enthusiasts to enjoy it for many years to come.

A great place for the reveal

The new M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 WRC will make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom, the same place where we also told you yesterday about the great supercar that was going to present its final version as a farewell to the model. The exact venue will be the iconic hill climb at Goodwood, driven by M-Sport driver Adrien Fourmax and test driver Matthew Wilson.

The inclusion of electric technology in this Ford Puma WRC is part of the Ford roadmap, in which the brand aims for 100% of its passenger car range in Europe to feature electrified technologies by the middle of 2026, and to be fully electric by 2030.

Focusing on the details, the powertrain of the M-Sport Puma Rally1 features a 1.6-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost petrol engine, paired with a 100 kW electric motor and a 3.9 kWh battery. This hybridisation technology works in much the same way as the conventional Puma Hybrid version, in which the propulsion system recovers energy during braking and deceleration and stores it in a battery so that it can deliver boosts of up to three seconds while driving.

In addition, since it has plug-in technology, this M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 can recharge its battery at a charging station between rally stages in about 25 minutes. The hybrid system features liquid and air cooling and is protected by a high-strength casing to withstand impacts from stones or G-forces in the event of an accident.

The M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 is the successor to the M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC, a car that has won three titles in the World Rally Championship since its launch in 2017.

The new Puma’s competition debut will take place at the legendary Monte Carlo Rally in early 2022, where, with its striking design and now more efficient and cleaner technology than ever, it will become a milestone in the brand’s motorsport history.

Technical specifications of this car

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