{"id":849344,"date":"2025-05-18T22:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/ea-sports-wrc-is-getting-one-of-the-coolest-rally-cars-ever-made\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:12:36","slug":"ea-sports-wrc-is-getting-one-of-the-coolest-rally-cars-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/ea-sports-wrc-is-getting-one-of-the-coolest-rally-cars-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Sports WRC Is Getting One Of The Coolest Rally Cars Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ford has made some pretty special rally cars in its many years of existence. Just to name a few, there are obviously the many Escorts, the legendary RS200 and in more recent times, the M-Sport-run 2017 WRC-winning Fiesta.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d argue few are as iconic as the Martini-liveried Ford<\/a> Focus WRCs as driven by Colin McRae at the end of the \u201890s and through to the early \u201800s, though. That car has been a sore absentee from our favourite current rally game \u2013 EA Sports WRC \u2013 but that\u2019s about to change.<\/p>\n

Codemasters has revealed the contents for the game\u2019s latest DLC pack, labelled Hard Chargers. The Focus WRC \u201899 isn\u2019t the only car coming though, with five more joining an already tantalising car list<\/a>. Oh, and coming back to the Escorts for a second, a Mk1 RS1600 will arrive alongside the Focus.<\/p>\n

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EA Sports WRC, 2021 Hyundai i20 WRC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The most modern new addition is the 2021 Hyundai<\/a> i20 WRC. Thierry Neuville would finish third in the championship with the car in that year\u2019s World Rally Championship, with Hyundai finishing second in the manufacturer\u2019s standings.<\/p>\n

Junior WRC will see just its second car in the category with the arrival of the Renault<\/a> Clio Rally3 as a competitor to the Ford Fiesta Rally3.<\/p>\n

It won\u2019t be the only Clio either, with the entry-level Rally4 joining the fray alongside the Opel Corsa Rally4.<\/p>\n

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EA Sports WRC, Mk1 Ford Focus RS200<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12 new stages will be arriving for the game, spread across the snow-drenched Rally Sweden and the rocky terrain of Greece.<\/p>\n

More minor additions include 18 new liveries across the new cars and some of those already in the game, plus 16 new \u2018Moments\u2019 \u2013 pre-set scenarios which allow you to replicate some of rallying\u2019s historic, err, moments.<\/p>\n

Hard Chargers will be available on 25 March. Pricing is TBC but we\u2019d expect it to match the Le Maestros pack<\/a> at \u00a38.99 standalone, but it\u2019ll also be thrown in if you buy or already have bought the EA Sports WRC 24 bundle.<\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t already, it\u2019s worth noting that the bundle is pretty heavily discounted in the Steam Spring Sale<\/a> for the next couple of days, so now could be a good time to pick it up.
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Ryan Hirons
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