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Originally Posted by doubleurx
It would be hard to imagine them giving up all the history and development they have had with the HO configuration. No way!
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I really hope Subaru finds a way to keep the boxer motors. Maybe they can convince the FIA to allow boxer-4 as well as inline. Otherwise, I think Kevin is right. They'll do something to some new car homologated, but will hopefully keep the boxer layout for the street cars.
As Kevin said, its not really a ban on the motor configuration, its just that transmissions will be required to come from the same source. These transmissions, incidentially, need to mount up to transverse mounted inline 4 motors.
Citroen is also kinda pissed at the idea because they are developing a new WR Car with the current rules, and it won't debut till mid season in 2005, giving it a handful of rallies before the new rules kick in.
FIA has made some bad rule changes in the past, but the common source transmission is the worst ever.