ERC – Hyundai i20 R5 to debut at Ypres

Only a few weeks left before we see the start of official competition The Future Hyundai i20, which will join its Citroën DS3 sisters, Peugeot 208 T16, Skoda Fabia and other Ford Fiestas meeting R5 regulations.

The Korean, who continues her development, will be entrusted to the very selective terrain of Rally from Ypres in Belgium on the weekend of June 25 to the Dutchman Kevin Abbring, who has been leading tests with the i20 for several months now.

A new chassis will thus be built for the occasion, and will be in almost final configuration compared to the examples which will be supplied to customer teams subsequently. “While unveiling the car on a rally, However, this visit to Ypres constitutes the continuation of our test program, explains Andrea Adamo, Customer Program Manager at Hyundai Motorsport.

The high-speed sections of the rally are quite different from the asphalt sections used in recent months. This will allow us to continue our work to evolve the car on different types of surfaces in order to properly prepare the car. »

The car should be presented in the livery chosen by Hyundai following a competition, won by New Zealand fan Andrew Stewart.