Following reports and rumours it’s now been officially confirmed, the most successful WRC driver of all time is joining Hyundai Motorsport for the 2019 and 2020 season. Yep, Sebastien Loeb is returning as a part-time driver. Loeb has signed a two-year contract with Hyundai Motorsport and will drive in six […]
Hyundai i20 WRC
2018 Rally Australia highlights, Hyundai WRC car hot lap (video)
As some of our fans will know, we don’t usually cover motorsport at PerformanceDrive. For one, it would open up a whole new can of worms that we just can’t facilitate at the moment. But also, there are a number of other reputable motorsport publications out there that do a […]
New Hyundai i20 kicks off 2016 WRC with 3rd at Rallye Monte-Carlo
Hyundai is off to a great start in the WRC, after coming home with third place in the opening round of the 2016 season at Rallye Monte-Carlo. This is now the third season Hyundai is competing in the World Rally Championship, and the first with its new-generation i20-based rally car. […]
2016 Hyundai i20 WRC car revealed
Hyundai has taken the wraps off the i20 WRC, the vehicle the Korean manufacturer hopes will bring home victory in the 2016 series. The veil was lifted at Hyundai’s base in Alzenau, Germany. It will prove its worth at all 14 rounds of the 2016 WRC season, with drivers Dani […]
2015 Hyundai i20 WRC car begins testing, based on new i20
Even though there’s two rounds left on the 2014 WRC calendar, Hyundai has already completed its first shakedown of its 2015 prototype i20 WRC car based on the new 2015 Hyundai i20 road car unveiled in Paris last week. Hyundai Motorsport bosses enlisted French driver Bryan Bouffler to pilot the […]
2014 Rally Australia – the unknown FIA World Championship
It seems that ASIO is not the only organisation in Australia that is capable of the highest levels of secrecy. The organisation behind the 2014 Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour last weekend was even more adept at shielding the general public from knowledge of this amazing motor sport event. Resident […]
A drive with Chris Atkinson in the Hyundai i20 WRC car (video)
Even for someone who has been involved in rallying for close to 35 years, or possibly because of that, it didn’t take this writer long to say yes when offered a ride in the latest World Rally Car, Hyundai’s i20 WRC, alongside Aussie driver Chris Atkinson. The only thing faster […]
Hyundai ‘N’ cars; new performance lineup coming
Hyundai will soon start selling dedicated performance cars as part of its new ‘N’ sub-brand. The company revealed the news while unveiling next year’s i20 WRC car in Germany. In a similar way other carmakers have a separate performance arm, Hyundai N cars will step into the market with motorsport-derived […]