What is Homologation?
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 09:11:27 PDT From: werner.wbst311@xerox.com Subject: Re: Homologated 242T To: JAG2@vms.cis.pitt.edu Cc: wiegman@orion, swedishbricks@me.rochester.edu Homolagation is the process by which a manufacturer makes a specified number of ‘identical’ cars and registers the fact with the FIA (a large auto racing/competition organization). Typically, all of the cars are inspected and must be in running order. Auto manufacturer’s do this to produce ‘stock’ cars for racing. Typically, the homologation specials are a bit out of the ordinary (350 bhp 242 GLTs, Ferrari GTO, Mitsu. Galant VR-4) in their optioning and power output. The number of cars needed to homolagated varies with the different classes. The Group B (Killer B) rally cars only needed a handful of cars made. I think it was 50. That is why you found really powerful and esoteric cars like the Audi Quattro S2 (a 650 BHP Audi Coupe with 12 ” taken out of the center and Kevlar body), and the Peugot 205 turbo 16 (an AWD
