Lancia ECV

by Jack Shepherdson - 22nd May 201716th November 2017

After the tragic events of 1986 at Corsica, it was clear Group B had little legs left in it, but its scheduled replacement, Group S, didn’t even manage to get off the ground. Despite so, a couple manufacturers managed to develop cars for the series ahead of time, including the

Ferrari 288 GTO

by Jack Shepherdson - 20th January 201730th January 2017

The successor to Ferrari’s near perfect 250 GTO, the 288 GTO has quite a tortured history. Designed to race in Group B, the FIA disbanded the race series after the crash of a Lancia Delta S4 in 1986, resulting in the 288 GTO never competing on the rally scene. Ferrari

Porsche 959

by Jack Shepherdson - 18th January 201730th January 2017

When looking at the low, sleek lines of the Porsche 959, it’s hard to believe it was spawned from a Group B rally car. Porsche saw Group B as the perfect place to test production car technology, a plan which lead to the development of Porsche’s revolutionary four-wheel-drive system, later