Hyundai Motorsport unveils Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC for 2017 season

Hyundai Motorsport will compete in the 2017 Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC) with a brand new challenger, the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. The car, which has been designed to meet WRC's raft of new technical regulations, was unveiled during an exclusive media event at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy.

For Hyundai Motorsport, the three-door i20 Coupe WRC represents the team's third new car since its debut in the Championship back in 2014 - following the Hyundai i20 WRC (2014-15) and the new generation i20 WRC (2016). Entering its fourth WRC season, the team hopes to build on a positive period of growth in recent years as it embarks on a new era.

The new car regulations for 2017 have been introduced to enhance the overall spectacle of WRC even further than before, with the new car sporting an aggressive new look and evolved technologies. While changes have centred on improving aerodynamic and mechanical grip, there has been an increase in engine power from 300bhp to 380bhp as well as a reduction in the overall weight of the car.

With the new car, the team hopes to build on its most successful season to date, in which it secured two victories and an additional 10 podium finishes. Hyundai Motorsport also placed second overall in the Manufacturers Championship in the 2016 season.