Hyundai Elantra N TCR

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Hyundai Elantra N TCR
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Elantra N TCR in the paddock at Watkins Glen International.
Category TCR Touring Car
Constructor Hyundai Motorsport
Technical specifications
Chassis Hyundai Elantra
Engine Theta II (G4KH) 1,998 cc (121.9 cu in) 350 hp (261 kW; 355 PS) I4 turbocharged front-mounted, FWD
Transmission Xtrac 6-speed Sequential
Competition history
Debut 2021 BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona

The Hyundai Elantra N TCR is a racing car developed by Hyundai Motorsport. It is Hyundai's third TCR car after the Hyundai i30 N TCR and the Hyundai Veloster N TCR. [1]

Development

The Elantra N TCR was unveiled by Hyundai Motorsport in September 2020, before which it took part in an intensive test program for three months. With the help of Gabriele Tarquini, among others, ran 5,000 km (3,100 mi). both longer competition packages were developed in parallel. [2] Spy photos of the events were also leaked. [3]

The car is equipped with front-wheel drive and a two-liter turbocharged engine in accordance with the TCR rules, which came from the base engine of the then-completely new Hyundai Elantra. It has the same six-speed transmission with shift paddles as the previous two Hyundai TCR models and was officially unveiled at Auto China. [4] Hyundai Motorsport said the project started with a completely blank sheet of paper, allowing designers and engineers in the Customer Racing department to take full advantage of Elantra's stable, high-performance chassis and limousine body to optimize design - its predecessors were sloping. To create the best competitive package, they were able to leverage the experience of more than two years of racing customers of the i30 N TCR and Veloster N TCR, while taking advantage of opportunities to upgrade their existing car wherever possible. [2]

The car made its competitive debut at the 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge season opener at the Daytona International Speedway. [5] [6] Among the highest-rated touring car series, several copies of the vehicle were launched in the WTCR [7] and the TCR Europe Touring Car Series, [8] the latter winning its first race, [9] and in the TCR South America Touring Car Championship, several teams also bought them. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Motor1 szerkesztő (28 September 2020). "A harmadik versenyautóját, az Elantra N TCR-t is pályára küldi még idén a Hyundai". Motor1 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Megérkezett az Elantra N TCR versenyautó". Hyundai Magyarország (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Lantos András (18 June 2020). "Új Hyundai túraautóról készült kémfotók keringenek a neten – Eurosport". Eurosport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Szabó Balázs (29 September 2020). "Hyundai Elantra N TCR – Micheliszék új WTCR autója". Alapjárat (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hyundai unveil Elantra N TCR model". TouringCarTimes. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hyundai Elantra N TCR makes race debut at Daytona". TouringCarTimes. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Racingline Hírek (12 April 2021). "Michelisz Norbert új autóval, de ugyanúgy a Hyundai-jal folytatja". racingline.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Fabio Ravaioli (19 April 2021). "Sébastien Loeb Racing with four Hyundai Elantra cars". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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  10. ↑ "New team to race Hyundai Elantra cars in TCR South America". TouringCars.net. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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