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Third in class was the Ignis of Urmo Aava, ahead of the similar Suzuki of Kosti Katajamaki in fourth. Completing the Suzuki domination was Martin Prokop in seventh place.
P-G led from start to finish. Having built up a sizeable advantage on the first day, he was able to control his pace to the finish, in [...]

But nothing can be taken for granted on an event that has carved a fearsome reputation as a car-breaker. Football-sized rocks litter the road, while temperatures regularly soar beyond 30 degrees centigrade. The punishing route pushes the strength of drivers and cars to the maximum. Despite the unbelievably rough conditions, the Acropolis is still a [...]

The test took place in Corwen, north Wales, using the type of rough gravel roads that are often found on the World Rally Championship. The Swift showed itself to be entirely reliable despite the punishing test programme, with only a minor power steering problem after 300 gruelling kilometres.

The test road contained a wide variety of [...]