2017 New Hyundai i20 WRC
This is the new i20 WRC, the car
with which Hyundai intends to challenge the 2017 World Rally Championship. Hyundai's new WRC entrant will
be based around the three-door i20 and, compared to the current car, promises
to be much faster thanks to the adoption of new technical regulations for the
impending season by the FIA.
The next year's championship will
see manufacturers adopt 36 mm restrictor plates on the turbochargers, rather
than the 33 mm ones currently used. This simple modification will see power
from the 1.6-liter engines rise from the current 300-315 hp mark up to 380 hp.
Also, teams have more freedom in the
aero parts design, in an effort to increase downforce. Hyundai has done so by
outfitting its 2017 challenger with brand new bodywork that includes a
different front end, new side skirts, flared front and rear wheel arches, a
much larger rear wing and a new diffuser.
While the vehicle revealed at Paris is only an
“interim version”, it does provide a solid preview of what the finished car
will look like at its December unveiling.
