2022 Ford Puma Rally1 unveiled at Goodwood

Next year’s World Rally Championship will be the first to use the FIA’s new Rally1 regulations. Intended to lower costs and introduce electrified hybrid powertrains, they’re going to replace the current World Rally Car technical specifications.

Ahead of the changes, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team has revealed its Puma Rally1 in prototype form at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Ford Puma Rally1 2022 (Prototype) Front Side 1

This compact SUV features a turbocharged 1.6-litre EcoBoost petrol engine plus a common WRC plug-in hybrid unit. The latter – which is housed in a protective ballistic-strength casing – consists of a 100 kW (135 horsepower) electric motor, a 3.9 kWh battery and a regenerative braking system.

Ford Puma Rally1 2022 (Prototype) Front

While that electrical energy can provide short boosts when competing on special stages, another primary function is to allow Rally1 cars to complete all public road sections and drive around service parks in pure-electric mode only. A full battery recharge via an external power source is anticipated to take around 25 minutes.

Ford Puma Rally1 2022 (Prototype) Front Side 2

Ford’s drivers and co-drivers for the 2022 WRC have yet to be announced.

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