Kiwi rally ace Hayden Paddon is showing he is as adept at social media as he is behind the wheel of his Hyundai i-20.

Paddon is one of the most active WRC drivers when it comes to communicating directly with his fans.

The 28-year-old was happy to answer fans questions for an hour on Twitter.

Questions from across the globe kept Paddon entertained.

Simple things like his i-20 does only a kilometre a litre when flat out were shared.

Also the fact Paddon's first rally car was an AE101 Corolla and he believes front wheel drive cars are the only way to go if someone wants to learn to go fast.

For his next event, Rally Sweden he hopes to "be a little more aggressive to make the studs 'bite' and use the snow banks."

It was also a surprise when it came to where he would like to win his first rally.

"A dream would be Finland - one of my favourite rallys and is what I believe is the home of rallying."

As for his lasting memory of his just completed debut at a tough Monte Carlo event, Paddon was frank.

"Four spins on SS10 - that's more than I had all of last year."

As for the top speed in the French Alps Paddon responded with he "hit the rpm limiter a few times which is around 200kmh."

The regulation changes Paddon would like to see in the WRC it was bigger turbo restrictors, more freedom for suspension and geometry design.

When it comes to computer gaming between Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Paddon admitted he had neither, but he preferred green things.

Paddon was also happy to share some of his family lineage.

Twitter uses found out Paddon had a great, great grandfather fight in Gallipoli

"A lot of Kiwis sacrificed themselves for our country."

Paddon also has over 150,000 Facebook followers as his results improve his popularity increases.