2014 Hyundai i20 WRC revealed, team named as Hyundai Shell World Rally Team

Hyundai has gone through big changes in the last decade. Ten years ago their cars were not good looking or reliable. Today they are building beautiful cars and are also taking big steps in the racing world.

Here is the new i20 WRC car with 2014 livery ready for its debut in the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship at Monte Carlo next month.
The complete line-up for 2014 includes a new title partner, Shell, which will see the team named Hyundai Shell World Rally Team.

Thierry Neuville will be team’s lead driver and Juho Hänninen will drive the second car.

HYUNDAI also announced that both Dani Sordo and Chris Atkinson will partner Neuville at several events during the season, with Sordo running on Rallye Monte-Carlo and Atkinson confirmed for Rally Australia.


Hyundai also used the occasion of its WRC launch to announce that Hyundai “N” will be used to symbolise Hyundai’s high performance technology on both the i20 WRC car and future mass-produced high performance cars.


The “N” takes inspiration in both name and spirit from the Namyang R&D Centre that has collaborated with Hyundai Motorsport on the development of the i20 WRC.


 BRUCE HUBBARD
BRADLEY HUBBARD