Wales Rally GB 2014 - picture gallery

Sebastian Ogier's Championship-winning&nbsp;<a href="/volkswagen/polo">Volkswagen Polo</a>&nbsp;is a bit different from anything you'll find in a showroom. The road car doesn't get this version's 311bhp 1.6-litre petrol engine, for exa

Yes, rally cars have door mirrors - although the drivers probably hope they won't need to use them. The brilliant thing about rallying as a motorsport is that the cars are road-legal. In fact, on the way to and from the service park on

Head out into the woods to see some of the action and you won't be disappointed. We found a spot where the cars were absolutely flat-out on some of the muddiest tracks we've ever seen.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/66645/winter-tyres-test-reviews-and-prices-for-2014-2015">Auto Express Winter Tyre Test 2014-2015</a>&nbsp;didn't include these monster tyres from Michelin, but there's

It's not just modern hatchbacks and superminis that get to take on the rough stuff - there are some amazing quirky rally cars out there, like this classic&nbsp;<a href="/porsche/911">Porsche 911</a>. When you've had enough of&nbsp;<a h

As soon as we drove over the Welsh border, the weather took a turn. The high winds and driving rain were surely a telltale sign that the Wales Rally GB was about to begin - it wouldn't be a proper British rally without a lot of mud and

The winds were so strong that at the service park near Deeside that some teams were having to take emergency action to make sure their pit areas didn't disappear skywards. This team seemed particularly cautious about their gazebo launc

Here's something we learned when trying to take this photograph. Cars driving on mud at over 100mph tend to kick some of it up as they go past. The first two rows&nbsp;<em>will&nbsp;</em>get wet.

How's that for suspension travel? Driving extremely fast on very rough terrain demands a lot of your wheels, tyres and suspension - so it's safe to say that this Fiesta is not running on standard springs. It wouldn't be much fun for th

With the Auto Express office based in Central London, we don't experience this too often: Welsh rally fans are friendly, chatty, and completely welcoming. They know some of the best shortcuts around the courses, too...

It's not just the rally cars that get muddy on Welsh rallies. Anything that gets even close to a wet field or non-tarmac road ends up like this poor&nbsp;<a href="/subaru">Subaru</a>. If you're heading out to the rally, make sure you b

Finding a spot to spectate form can be a bit tricky. We went for a spot where there was a hairpin bend near a hill. No, not because we wanted to see a crash - because if you pick a spot on a straight the car is gone before you know it.

Some of the liveries on the smaller private teams' cars are fantastic, like on this Estonian team's&nbsp;<a href="/ford/fiesta">Ford Fiesta</a>. More of this on the top WRC teams' cars, please! Imagine British star driver Kris Meeke ro

One of the best parts about this particular rally is the scenery. When the sun comes out, it can be an extraordinary place to find yourself...

The last thing we took away from the Wales Rally GB was that it is actually possible to enjoy yourself in the cold, damp and windy November weather. All you need is a handful of extremely loud and powerful rally cars and some of the mo