WRC Generations Lets You Drive The World Rally Championship's Sexy, Powerful New Hybrid Cars

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Earlier this year, the World Rally Championship—which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary—revealed a range of fancy new hybrids. This is all part of a plan to make the sport more sustainable in the future, accompanying these top-of-the-line Rally1 cars' 1.6 litre turbocharged fossil-free fuel engines with 100kw electric motors. However, rather than hamper their performance, these vehicles now have more raw horsepower than ever—and without ejecting as many harmful emissions into the atmosphere. They're even safer to boot. Everybody wins—especially this precious, spinning ball of dirt we all happen to live on.

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The reason I'm talking about all this is because in upcoming officially licensed rally sim WRC Generations, you can drive these hybrid Rally1 cars for yourself. These include the Ford Puma, Hyundai i20, and Toyota GR Yaris, whose in-game handling, performance, and driving style authentically reflect their new hybrid engines. Just like in real life, driving a Rally1 car in Generations gives you a powerful battery-powered boost off the start line, then you have to keep your battery charged by tactically braking to harvest energy.

You can choose from different pre-set electric power maps, which directly affects the moment-to-moment driving experience—for example, giving yourself more short term power at the expense of having to recharge more often. An on-screen battery indicator lets you keep tabs on your current power level, adding an interesting additional layer of strategy to the otherwise traditional rallying gameplay. It's a cool idea, but also a necessary one. This is the official WRC video game, after all. It needs