Colin McRae's Dream Car - The McRae R4 

*Would you drive the McRae R4?*

I feel like the world doesn't appreciate how good this entire family is/was. Hoping their new generation McRae can get up to the top too.

This car was a beast in Dirt 2 ... and i felt in love the first time i saw it.

This car deserves a lot more attention. Doesn't matter if it's through video games, simulators, social media or movies. Enthusiasts and fans alike need to experience this excellence on wheels.

R. I. P Colin one of the greatest drivers of all time

Grew up in Scotland watching Jimmy and then Alistair and Colin, fantastic rally drivers and great ambassadors for rallying in Scotland.

Like many Colin was my boyhood idol. Even now as a middle aged man I still miss him terribly, like all of his fans do.

I remembered this iconic 2007 McRae R4 car from Colin McRae DiRT and EA SPORTS WRC. That car is one of the most OP cars in both DiRT (2007) and EA SPORTS WRC.

Filmed on the only day of the year that its not pissing it down at Knockhill, you boys done well to manage this :-)

Absolute weapon of a car! Always a massive fan of Jimmy McRae. I lived in Sedgefield and delivered papers to the industrial estate, on that estate was Andrews Heat For hire and one Saturday morning there was his HSR Chevette. I asked if i could sit in it and they let me! Went back later in the day and got given some posters and playing cards, unfortunately we missed Jimmy but from that day on the Chevette was my favourite car. Jimmy and Colin both rallying superstars!

Always great to see Jimmy Mac, last time I saw him he was sitting in his Cosworth there at Knockhill during a Scottish. The whole family are legends up here!

Such a shame we never saw its potential in great hands RIP Colin

I'll never forget the test that i organised for Colin in July 2007 at Forrest Estate Dalry when he did back to back test with R4 and his old Metro 6R4 and was 2 seconds a mile quicker in the new car straight out of the box . Such a shame it had so much potential

I was actually wondering what happened to that car just this week. Such a waste. Lovely wee vid. My favourite motorsport family and by far my favourite circuit too! I've missed it terribly this year. Hopefully I can drive the 10 miles down the road to spectate the btcc next year :(

Wow that looked like an space ship cloaked/ jumped dimensions in the sky at 3:55 . Colin McRae was a starseed alien 👽 maybe that's an ode

You were NO slouch yourself McRae Senior.

WHEN MAN AND MACHINE BECOME ONE WE GOT COLIN MCRAY

Such a tragedy, he was 100% THE best ever rally driver in my opinion most exciting to watch and natural talent, he had a sixth sense you watch him compared to other top rally drivers and he's just got that extra skill and ability in spades puts him above everyone else. He is the driver that got me watching rallying properly and I also often wonder if he'd tried his hand at formula 1 given his RIDICULOUSLY Quick reactions and feel for the cars and ability wonder whether he could have made it as a top formula 1 driver aswell? Guess we will never know now, but what a legacy to leave of great footage and fact he's still spoken about and held in the highest esteem! Top bloke!

If this was made into a purchasable kit car... Goooood lord would people love it

Checkout DJM motorsport,for full story! On this car,based in Boughton ,Notts.

If only this was a thing. It could have been the caterham of rallying.

The Legend will live for every.

It looks and sounds amazing.

Awsome car. Glad to see old Jimmy at the wheel? What's the name of this track?

Never even heard of it before. Very cool.

i tought this car was fictional when i saw it first time at colin mcrae dirt 2..

If only we could have seen him drive it *today*

I would love to drive this for real

Where was this filmed? knockhill?

So is it being made? Is it for sale? Can i buy the plans to make one in a shed? Good show case but give nothing on what the plan is with the car

I could see this in with the r5s etc around the world tbh sad hes gone.

Clan McRae! Fortudine

This the reason y they killed colin...he built the rally car the public can get there hands on.. genius. RIP

I want to see this been driven off road!

The front is horrible i rarely say this about any motor but... The front end looks shite. Reminds me of a smart roadster.. 😕

Wish codies actually made this car for Dirt Rally 2.0 (or its successors)

Nice smart

Is that a ford KA?

Its much the same car as a Darrian T9 GTR but with 4 wheel drive

Wouldn't it be awesome if a billionaire put some money into creating a Colin McRae series that used this car as its platform. Would be fitting for such a legend.

ffs you guys couldnt cut in a shot of the back end?

is so cool to be able to build your dreams and do it. congratulations to Mcrae. The car is not beautiful, but is cool as f$32ck!

Why not go electric with it? Not with the original car, obviously. Sure it would be a nice platform for that.

Fiat Multipla "R-Type"? XD

:)

cool car, not douting its engineering or performance but its plain ugly, it looks like a FORD KA on acid

absolutely hideous

I think it's very sad that Colin didn't get the chance to finish this car cos to my understanding the mcrae r4 was a project that Colin was working on and it's also a car he was building and it's so sad he never got chance to finish his project when it could have been so much more and there's no doubt that Colin would have made so much more and most likely have field with it until he'd got the most out of it

The fact that no one has made any moves to produce more of these still bothers me to this day

The genius of Colin. He imagined the R5 category before it existed. He even found the name right!

Jimmy, sideways in a Sierra, in Wales, on a freezing cold November morning, in the pouring rain........ah, happy days.

Not one word about the the company that actually designed and built the car.. DJM RACE PREPARATION your welcome..

As a Colin McRae fan and have grown up playing the Colin McRae rally/dirt games, i will say that it’s a shame this car never went into production, if Colin McRae avoided his helicopter crash back in 2007 (even thought he was the pilot) this car would have made it into production, and if so, it would have gone into production around November 2007 and would have gotten a next generation around 2015, then 2020/21 a third generation would have been released but would have come in electric or hybrid versions aswell but of course petrol being the primary option for the car (even though coronavirus would have had an effect and would have delayed production) and another thing if Colin McRae were still alive today I wonder what other car ideas he would have made, I know I’m going slightly over the top here but just saying as a what if incase anyone puts any negative comments on this R.I.P Colin McRae (1968-2007) Best rally driver of all time

Sad to see this car just stored in a barn. It needs to be used more times: Goodwood, Rally Legend, Eifel Rallye, etc. A lot of different options. What better way to keep Colin alive than to have his car entered in different rally events.

This car should have its own racing series for young and upcoming drivers. The R4 Series has a nice ring to it. Colin was one of the good guys. R.I.P sir.

Hmmm, would i drive the R4 ? God damn straight i'd Drive it. It looks and sounds Really cool. And bloody rare i Would think. It was a great car To drive (virtually) on dirt 2. A piece of history now. What A loss. ❤

Looks like a Ford Ka that had sex with a TVR Tuscan xD I wish it was easier to get into this kind of sport. And not based on how rich, famous you are, or who you know in the industry that will get you a "free" pass. Cool car ;)

Never thought we'd see it again ❤

ford ka on steroids :)

Jimmy is my hero. A plumber who could drive anything FAST. His battles with brooks in the manta 400s were superb

"If in doubt flat out " 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This never got enough coverage at the time and was unaware of it's 'budget' aspirations; knowing that, wonder if it might have been more successful if it were a platform for a silhouette class - might have tempted mfr participation via reduced development costs Ta for this: nice to see & hear it in action, especially @ Knockhill - a circuit both epic & bijou at the same time...

If i made a list of things that I didn’t expect to pop up in my suggested this would be at the top of the list.

I no it’s not really a comparison but Bob Henderson but the Scottish Argyll GT Turbo back in the late 70s early 80s with very some more thoughts something fast and good that is affordable I have a lot of respect for these people and putting their ideas into practice very good video thanks much for Sharing

that thing should still be built it be the Clubman up and coming star against the R5 class

Wait you can actually buy a McRae R4 ?! It's not just a one off concept build?

Certainly a case of 'If only...' Thanks DirtFish for another great video!

FOREVER MCRAE 💎

TOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH EMOTIONS //////////////////////////////// GODBLESS COLIN MCRAE//////////////

This looks like if TVR had a hatch racecar

Surprised dirt fish doesn't market to a more broad range of enthusiasts. With hundred's of acres of land and still thinking small. I got idea's.

I wish someone would build this great car!

What age is Jimmy now

Dort Foosh

Reminds me of Andy Burtons Peugeot rally car.

dirt fish??? on tarmac the entire video???

But does it have wifi?

Still better English than Harry Kane.

The car design looks like a vw beetle on steroids.

they really need to translate this into english

*what is this? a volkswagon Beetle and a Mclaren got a baby? it looks horrible.*

Colin never died. He was reborn

RIP, gone before his time

What did he say?

what a ugly car

I have two 1:43 scale diecast models of this car 🚙 and my only wish was to see Mr Colin McRae drive at the rally day event at the Castle Coombe race track that’s held every year in September, both Colin and Mr Richard Burns are sadly missed in the world of Rally sport, God bless them for what they have done for the sport in the United Kingdom and the World and Colins R4 car what a Great 👍 piece of kit it is.

10cmvasf

Does anyone know what the electronics were? I can see that the dash is a Race Technology unit, but I’m wondering if they also chose to use a UK based brand for the other electronic? Pectel or Life Racing maybe?

Just in case the current WRC class dies, this car should be the base model or even appears as the one-make series in the junior cup, even the world championship if possible. Such a shame that this car only exists as a show and test car to this day, in honor of Mr. Mcrae, this car should be in any way raced as it was supposed to!

is there a specific purpose to the headlights being so small and centered? aesthetic is subjective and i'm sure the car built on colin's concept is great, but the stock looks like some way oversized aftermarket bolt on to a tiny car, im curious if there's a specific reason for that

Who made dirtfish cause everyone who works there deserves 10 billion pounds each

❤️🙏❤️

Here before this blows up

HOW COME THIS IS NOT IN FORZA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Front looks like a spider

looks like a VW beetle with its nose crushed in a vice

Nice to see Knockhill, a rarity.

What an awesome car. Road legal?

Not a styling genius

we need this in the new rally games