Hyundai has conducted the first major running for its 2014 i20 World Rally Car in a secret three-day test -covering a total of 550 kilometers – in France last week.
Hyundai Motorsport previously completed installation tests near its headquarters in Alzenau, Germany.
The car’s recent French outing focused on collecting feedback from the 1.6 litre turbocharged engine as part of the development programme for the powertrain.
Hyundai team principal Michel Nandan said that Hyundai has “an intensive testing schedule for the rest of 2013 which will take us to different venues across Europe, to evaluate the i20 WRC in different conditions and on different terrains which reflect the variety of circumstances we will encounter in the World Rally Championship next year.”