Built ahead of the 1991 season to comply with the new F1-inspired Group C regulations, the Jaguar XJR-14 had big shoes to fill. It was designed by Ross Brawn and featured a Ford-sourced, 3.5-litre V8. Thanks to its sophisticated aerodynamics, it won the World Championship that year. For 1992, the XJR-14 was fielded in North America where it did win a few races but ultimately proved too fragile. The only fully functional XJR-14 has been raced regularly this season by its new owner, which was one of the absolute highlights of the year for us.
Although not raced as a Jaguar XJR-14 again, the basic chassis design was first used for the Mazda MXR-01 and was later used for the Porsche TWR WSC95 of which two were built ahead of the 1995 season. The first one actually featured one of the tubs that had originally raced as a Jaguar. Not actually raced in 1995, the two cars were entered by Joest Racing for the 1996 Le Mans. It was the ex-XJR-14 that famously won the race and the very same car repeated that feat in 1997. Although introduced seven years earlier, the design was further updated to become the Porsche LMP1/98, which was fielded by the works team alongside the GT1 cars at Le Mans but with little luck. The second chassis has been preserved in its final guise in the Porsche Museum, while the two-time Le Mans winner has been restored to its more successful configuration and is proudly displayed in the Joest Museum.
Continuing their subtle revamp of the company's line-up, Lotus have this morning revealed the Exige Sport 350, which replaces the similarly engined but 51 kg heavier Exige S. In addition to the weight saving all around, the Sport 350 also boasts a slightly stiffer suspension to further improve handling.
For their third year back in the World Rally Championship, Hyundai Motorsport have developed a new i20 WRC, which is based on the latest i20 road car. The South Korean company has retained the driving services of Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon and Thierry Neuville, while development driver Kevin Abbring will also contest in select rounds of the 2016 World Rally Championship, which will kick off in January with the prestigious Monte Carlo Rally.

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2016 Hyundai i20 WRC - Images, Specifications and Information

1991 Jaguar XJR-14 - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 Lotus Exige Sport 350 - Images, Specifications and Information

1998 Porsche LMP1/98 - Images, Specifications and Information

1996 Porsche TWR WSC95 - Images, Specifications and Information