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Hyundai Accent WRC

Hyundai World Rally Car

Field	Value
Car_name	Hyundai Accent WRC
Image	Am2 hyundai.jpg
Caption	Alister McRae driving an Accent WRC2 at the 2001 Rally Finland.
Category	World Rally Car
Constructor	Motor Sport Developments
Successor	Hyundai i20 WRC (Hyundai Motorsport GmbH)
WRC	yes
Team	KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
Drivers
Technical ref
Length	4200 mm
Width	1770 mm
Height	1332 mm
Wheelbase	2440 mm
Track	1550 mm
Capacity	1998 cc
Configuration	I4 longitudinal
Turbo/NA	turbo charge
Engine position
Front transverse
Gears	Six-speed sequential
Type
4-wheel drive
Weight	1230 kg
Tyres	Michelin
Debut	SWE 2000 Rally Sweden
Races	48
Podiums	0
Wins	0
Titles	0

| Turbo/NA = turbo charge Front transverse 4-wheel drive

The Hyundai Accent WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team by Motor Sport Developments to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Hyundai Accent road car, and was debuted at the 2000 Rally Sweden.

Competition history

The Accent WRC competed in an official capacity, spawning three generations, in the World Rally Championship from 2000 to 2003. After development and testing in 1999, the Hyundai World Rally Team and Motor Sport Developments (MSD) debuted the Accent WRC at the 2000 Swedish Rally. The second evolution, Accent WRC2, featured revised aerodynamics, active front differential, longer suspension travel and improved suspension top mounts, although most of the attention was directed at improving reliability. Like its predecessor's, the car's best result in a WRC event remained a fourth place. The Accent WRC3, featuring new dampers and engine internals among other changes, debuted at the 2002 Tour de Corse.

The car, though, in such capable hands across its lifespan as the four-time world champion Juha Kankkunen, ex-Subaru rally-winning and former Group A champion Kenneth Eriksson and former British Rally Champion Alister McRae, albeit the former two in the twilight of their careers, was reasonably competitive at times and showed some promise. Belgian Freddy Loix and 1991 Rally Catalunya winner Armin Schwarz were among the other drivers so long synonymous with life in the works-fettled Accents.

Due to budget constraints, the car's development was virtually halted during the 2003 season. In September, Hyundai announced its withdrawal from the WRC. They returned to the championship in , with Hyundai i20 WRC, which was unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

Gallery

File:IAA 2001 207 - Flickr - Axel Schwenke.jpg File:IAA 2001 208 - Flickr - Axel Schwenke.jpg File:IAA 2001 209 - Flickr - Axel Schwenke.jpg

References

"Hyundai Accent WRC".
"Hyundai Accent WRC2".
"Hyundai Accent WRC3".
"Hyundai Accent WRC".
Martin Holmes. (December 2012). "Hyundai Rally History".
(17 September 2003). "Hyundai to quit World Rally". [[BBC Sport]].
Evans, David. (17 December 2012). "Hyundai World Rally Car makes European test debut". [[Haymarket Media Group.

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