Hyundai has swiftly released the all-new i20 N Rally2 car, less than 24 hours after it pulled the covers off the 204-PS i20 N hot hatch. Evidently based on the bones of the new i20 N, this rally car will replace the outgoing i20 R5, with improvements made in nearly every aspect of the vehicle.
Created and designed for privateer teams
and rally race car drivers, the i20 N Rally2 car is powered by the same 1.6
litre T-GDi engine as the road car, albeit tuned for racing purposes. Hyundai
has yet to release output figures, but the six-speed manual has been swapped
out in favour of the existing five-speed sequential gearbox. It also gets new
suspension components and uprated dampers.
The new car will replace the i20 R5, a car
that has been in service since 2016. Extensive testing of the i20 N Rally2 will
begin later this month, with first deliveries and final homologation scheduled
for mid-2021.
Hyundai Motorsport team principal Andrea
Adamo said: “The Hyundai i20 R5 was the first car from Hyundai Motorsport
Customer Racing, and the new i20 N Rally2 shows how far we have come in the
five years since the foundation of the department. Every area of the new car is
an improvement over the original thanks to the design work completed by our dedicated
team of designers and engineers.
