Hyundai has said it is considering a brand new WRC2 car for the 2027 regulation change.
Hyundai’s motorsport boss Cyril Abiteboul has said that if Hyundai continues its WRC campaign in ’27, they have to use their i20 N Rally2.
Benoit Nogier, customer racing manager, told DirtFish: “We can re-homologate a complete car based on the current street car. We have now this opportunity and we still want to improve the car, we still want to move forward, even if it’s not confirmed at 100%, we will probably launch the development of big evolutions ready for 2027.
“The target will be always improving our products, show our commitment. That’s where we are now. We do not have, regarding the regulation, to really pay attention to the jokers, as now we can re-homologate a complete new car – even if it will be only in 2027. We will announce a few minor improvements for 2026. The only objection is the budget. So, we are still working on consolidating the budget for 2026. I would say that it is the last barrier to do the [2027] evolution now. I think we can be really optimistic.”
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