Hyundai unveil Elantra N TCR model

Hyundai Motorsport has officially confirmed the Hyundai Elantra N TCR model after spy shots of it was leaked in June.

This is the third TCR model of the South Korean manufacturer after the i30 N TCR and the Veloster N TCR. The Elantra N TCR was unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show.

“After three months of testing and development work I am very happy to finally be able to reveal the Elantra N TCR to the world,” said Andrea Adamo, Hyundai Motorsport team principal.

“Staging the first public showing of the car in China shows our global plans for the cars to strengthen Hyundai Motorsport’s in race series around the world.

“By starting with a clean sheet of paper the Customer Racing department designers and engineers have been able to take advantage of the opportunity to further improve all-round performance of the car, as well as use all of the knowledge and experience gained from two years of racing with the i30 N TCR and Veloster N TCR.”

The first cars will be delivered to customers before the end of 2020 and WTCR driver Gabriele Tarquini has been development driver of the car.

“I’ve already been able to complete a lot of laps in the car in testing, driving both the sprint and endurance versions, which are being developed together,” said Tarquini.

“Straight away the added experience that Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing had from the i30 N TCR and Veloster N TCR really showed – and we were able achieve good progress in developing the new car from the start.

“There are lots of small changes which customer teams and drivers will really appreciate, such as improvements in the steering system over the previous cars. Clearly the Elantra N TCR is much bigger, but the handling means that behind the wheel you cannot notice the difference. It is still quite early in the testing for the car, so there is still plenty of opportunity to further hone the chassis and create a strong package for customers to race.”