Added in 2008 as a alternative for the Getz, the Hyundai i20 became redesigned for 2014, whilst it obtained a brand-new outdoors layout with greater angular functions and a brand new, turbocharged 3-cylinder similarly to revised version of the previous engines. Not like its predecessor, the second one-technology i20 additionally spawned a race vehicle, marking the enterprise’s go back to the world Rally Championship.
Up to date for each new opposition season since its advent in 2014, the i20 WRC has been another time re-engineered beforehand of the imminent 2017 international Rally Championship. Even though now not but ready to hit the tough gravel and tarmac publications of the WRC season, Hyundai delivered a pre-manufacturing version of the brand new race car at the 2016 Paris Motor show.
Just like its predecessors, the i20 WRC is a closely modified version of the street automobile, providing an competitive aero kit, an FIA-authorised interior, and a race-spec engine and transmission. In keeping with Hyundai, prototypes had been examined considering April throughout numerous locations in Europe and in a diffusion of different situations. Checking out is ready to preserve in the direction of the stop of the yr a good way to get the auto geared up beforehand of its debut at Rallye Monte Carlo in January 2017.
"The 2017 WRC policies have allowed all groups to begin from a clean web page, which has offered us an interesting engineering venture. The changes will raise the extent of entertainment in WRC on degrees around the world with wider and extra effective automobiles. We were placing our revel in from full seasons of WRC into practice, as we intention to build on our successful 2016 marketing campaign," stated Hyundai Motorsport crew primary Michel Nandan.
The final model of the 2017 Hyundai i20 WRC might be revealed by the stop of 2016.