News : i20 WRC

· New specification Hyundai i20 WRC launched at Geneva marks another important step in team development schedule · Latest spec includes upgrades to aerodynamics, chassis and suspension to improve cooling, enhance suspension kinematics and chassis stiffness · Development of Alzenau facility is proceeding rapidly and to plan with focus on key staff recruitment · Private testing of i20 will begin later in the...

· WRC veteran Michel Nandan appointed Team Principal
· Establishment of Hyundai Motorsport GmbH
· Hyundai WRC i20 to be developed at new base inAlzenau, Germany
· Investment in global motorsport programme underpins Hyundai's continued growth


Alzenau, 11 January 2013

Hyundai Motor Co. has bolstered its nascent World Rally Championship (WRC) programme with the appointment of WRC veteran Michel...

- Hyundai is poised to return to the World Rally Championship (WRC)

- Rally-ready model, based on New i20, unveiled at Paris Motor Show

- Realisation of long-term strategy to set-up in-house WRC team in Europe
Sept. 27, 2012 – Hyundai is poised to return to the FIA World Rally Championship (better known as the WRC) and has today unveiled a rally-ready version based on the New i20 at the Paris Motor Show.

The...