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But is it just as fun without an engine?From new cars that look old to old cars that look new, Sam takes the Gunther Werks F-26 for a spin around Goodwood, before wrapping up with a £20,000 fast estate buying challenge. Chapters:0:00 Intro2:13 Co-driving in a Toyota Rally1 car with Jari-Matti Latvala5:28 Gunther Werks F-26 track review23:59 First passenger ride in the Renault 5 Turbo 3E43:17 £20k fast estate challengeTOPICS:Gunther Werks F-26 review: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2026-gunther-werks-f-26-ph-review/51421 Renault 5 Turbo 3E from the passenger seat: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electric-vehicles/riding-shotgun-in-the-555hp-renault-5-turbo-3e/51429 £20k fast estates: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2145832 CARS:Cam’s Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 Shooting Brake: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20480486 Sam’s Subaru Impreza Wagon: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20726617 \n"},"annotations":[{"id":508639,"startTime":227.3,"endTime":227.3,"type":"term","title":"WRC","url":"/glossary/wrc","quote":"[226.0s] Oh my gosh, this could be the peak.\n[227.3s] This is peak WRC, I would think.\n[230.5s] And so I sat in it and from last year, I remember thinking,","canonicalId":"term:wrc","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"WRC stands for World Rally Championship, the top level of rally racing run by the FIA. 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