Seat Cordoba I WRC2000
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Development chain 1998: Seat Cordoba I WRC1998 1999: Seat Cordoba I WRC1999 2000: Seat Cordoba I WRC2000 |
Specifications
| Group/Class | A/8 | Homologation number: A5586 (13/03 WR) |
| Years active | 2001 - 2002 | Homologation start: 1/8/2000 Homologation end: 31/12/2011 |
| Engine | ||
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| Type | VW R4 EA827, code AFT, straight 4cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front transverse |
| Capacity | 1995.4 cc | WRC: x 1.7 = 3392.2 cc |
| Bore x Stroke (mm) | 83.0 x 92.2 | |
| Compression ratio | 8.4:1 | |
| Output power - torgue | 315 HP / 5300 rpm | 53.0 kgm (520 Nm) / 3500 rpm |
| Main bearings | 5 of 54mm diameter | connecting rod length 162.5mm, big end bearing diameter 50.6mm |
| Materials | block: steel | cylinderhead: cast aluminium |
| Cams/valves | dual overhead camshaft (DOHC), belt driven | 4 valves/cyl. (V at 25o) - 16 valves total |
| Aspiration | Garrett/Allied Signal TR30R turbocharger (see below) with 34mm turbo restrictor and catalytic converter fitted, Magneti-Marelli Step 9 fuel injection | |
| Ignition | Magneti-Marelli Step 9 electronic, firing order 1-3-4-2 | |
| Cooling system | watercooled | |
| Lubrication system | oil cooler | |
| Transmission | ||
| Type | four wheel drive | Hewland/Prodrive/Seat 6-speed sequential, electro/hydraulically actuated using an electronic switch (joystick) |
| Gearbox ratios | 1st: 2.923/1 (38/13) 2nd: 2.133/1 (32/15) 3rd: 1.667/1 (30/18) 4th: 1.333/1 (24/18) 5th: 1.083/1 (26/24) 6th: 0.889/1 (27/24) R: 2.563/1 |
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| Diffrential ratio | Front differential 4.583/1 (55/12), all gears combinations from 50 to 65/11, all gears combinations from 50 to 65/12, all gear combinations from 50 to 65/13. Trasfer box 0.393/1 (11/28). Rear differential 2.545/1 (28/11) | helical gears epicycloid spag clutch center differential with active/hydro-electronically controlled transfer box and front differential. Limited slip rear differential. 50%-50% F-R torque distribution |
| Clutch | dry carbon triple disk | |
| Chassis-body | ||
| Type | steel monocoque Typ 6K GP01 chassis of VW A03 platform with roll-cage, front subframe, and rear tubular subframe. 3 door liftback steel bodyshell with steel extended wheel arches, PVC front and rear bumbers and a rear plastic airofoil | |
| Front suspension | mac pherson strut with lower wishbones, coil springs and Öhlins gas shock absorbers, cabin adjustable antiroll bar | |
| Rear suspension | mac pherson strut with lower wishbones, coil springs and Öhlins gas shock absorbers, cabin adjustable antiroll bar | |
| Steering system | rack and pinion | |
| Brakes | ventilated disks all around, from 280 to 390mm front and rear disks diameter, with 2/4/6/8/12 piston calipers | dual circuit with 8" servo |
| Dimensions | ||
| length: 4.172 m (164.3") | width: 1.770 m (69.7") | height: 1.400 m (55.1") |
| wheelbase: 2.443 m (96.2") | front track: 1.520 m (59.8") | rear track: 1.520 m (59.8") |
| Rims - tires | tarmac: 8" x 18", gravel: 7" x 15" | Pirelli, tarmac: 225x650/18 |
| Weight | 1230 kg | |
| Weight/power | 4.1 kg/HP | |
| Fuel tank | ||
Garrett TR30R Turbocharger features
T25 type ball bearing cartridge.
The bearing races are made from M50 material and the retainer from silicon-bronze for high temperature capability.
An air-cooled center housing with turbo speed pickup boss.
Thin wall stainless steel turbine housing with V-Band inlet and outlet and attached with a V-Band.
The turbine housing is shielded with an activated carbon cloth heat shield.
Mar-M 247 turbine wheel material is good up to 1050C/1922F turbine inlet temperature.
The compressor housing is attached to a standard back plate with a V-Band.
Billet 5-axis machined aluminum compressor wheel.
Results in WRC
Statistics
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002-2005 | 2006 | Total | |||||||
| Works WRC results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Races | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| Entries/finishes | 14/8 | 6/1 | 20/9 (45%) | ||||||||
| Others WRC results | |||||||||||
| Races | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Entries/finishes | 1/1 | 1/1 (100%) | |||||||||
| Total WRC results | |||||||||||
| Races | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Entries/finishes | 14/8 | 6/1 | 1/1 | 21/10 (47.6%) | |||||||
| Total points | 11 | 11 (0.917 per race) (0.524 per entry) |
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Races
Works team: Seat Sport
Season
| Entry | Rally event | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Codriver |
Team | MC | SVE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | N.Z | FIN | CY | TdC | S.R | AUS | RAC |
| Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 19 |
works | mec hani cal | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 15 |
works | acci dent | |||||||||||||
| Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 17 |
works | 11th | mec hani cal | 12th | |||||||||||
| Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet 18 |
works | 11th | 8th | ||||||||||||
| Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet 20 |
works | 8th | 17th | ||||||||||||
| Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet 16 |
works | 9th | |||||||||||||
| Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet 14 |
works | mec hani cal | |||||||||||||
| Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 15 |
works | 10th | |||||||||||||
| Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies 14 |
works | mec hani cal | |||||||||||||
| Total points () |
11 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Works starts/finishes | 14/8 | 2/1 | 2/0 | 2/1 | 2/1 | 2/2 | 4/3 | ||||||||
Source
Source
Article from 4T 364, 1/2001
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