Hyundai Accent WRC
| Hyundai | |
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 Kenneth Eriksson at the 2001 Rally Finland
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| Accent WRC | |
| Production period: | 2000-2003 |
| Class : | race car |
| Body versions : | Coupe |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 2.0 liters (221 kW) |
| Length: | 4200 mm |
| Width: | 1770 mm |
| Height: | 1332 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2440 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1230 kg |
The Hyundai Accent WRC was a rally vehicle based on the Hyundai Accent developed by the Hyundai Motor Company for the 2000 World Rally Championship . The car had a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.
description
The car was used for the first time at the Rally Sweden in the winter of 2000. The best place in the first season was 4th place at the Rally Australia , which however did not help the team achieve the expected success. Because at the end of the season, Hyundai was only sixth out of seven in the team ranking. This was also reflected in the drivers' standings, because only the Swede Kenneth Eriksson achieved points for the standings. The 2001 World Rally Championship was a bit more successful, but again it was only enough for sixth place in the manufacturers' championship. In the 2002 World Rally Championship , Hyundai took part in every round of the season with the Accent and achieved fourth place in the manufacturers' championship. Contract problems with Motorsport Development meant that Hyundai had to end its participation in the 2003 World Rally Championship early in the middle of the Sanremo Rally .
Some of the 25 chassis produced were passed on to private teams and used for rally championships outside of the World Rally Championship .
A Hyundai Accent WRC can be seen in the video games Richard Burns Rallye , Gran Turismo and the World Rally Championship game series .
Technical specifications
| 2.0 liters | |
|---|---|
| Production period | 2000-2003 |
| Motor data | |
| location | front, across |
| Displacement | 1998 cc |
| Charging | turbocharger |
| cylinder | 4th |
| Valves | 16 |
| Bore × stroke | 84 × 90 |
| Compression ratio | 9.2: 1 |
| power | 224 kW at 5300 rpm |
| Torque | 520 Nm at 3500 rpm |
| Power transmission | |
| drive | permanent all-wheel drive |
| Differential gear | 50% - 50% torque distribution |
| transmission | Longitudinal six-speed sequential gearbox |
| coupling | Three-plate clutch made of carbon, 140 mm diameter |
| landing gear | |
| suspension | MacPherson struts , wishbones |
| Brakes in front | internally ventilated brake discs, 368 mm Ø |
| Rear brakes | internally ventilated brake discs, 304 mm Ø |
| chassis | Monocoque steel construction |
| bikes | 8 "× 18" |
| tires | Michelin |
WRC placements
| rally | driver | placement |
|---|---|---|
| Rally Sweden | Alister McRae | 14th |
| Rally Sweden | Kenneth Eriksson | 13. |
| Rally Portugal | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Rally Portugal | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| Rally Catalonia | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Rally Catalonia | Kenneth Eriksson | 23. |
| Rally Argentina | Alister McRae | 7th |
| Rally Argentina | Kenneth Eriksson | 8th. |
| Acropolis Rally | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Kenneth Eriksson | 5. |
| Rally Finland | Michael Guest | 30th |
| Rally Finland | Alister McRae | 9. |
| Rally Finland | Kenneth Eriksson | 5. |
| Rally Corsica | Alister McRae | 12. |
| Rally Corsica | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| Rally Sanremo | Michael Guest | DNF |
| Rally Sanremo | Alister McRae | 16. |
| Rally Sanremo | Kenneth Eriksson | 45. |
| Rally Australia | Michael Guest | DNF |
| Rally Australia | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Rally Australia | Kenneth Eriksson | 4th |
| Rally Great Britain | Alister McRae | 11. |
| Rally Great Britain | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| rally | driver | placement |
|---|---|---|
| Rally Monte Carlo | Alister McRae | 7th |
| Rally Monte Carlo | Piero Liatti | DNF |
| Rally Sweden | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Rally Sweden | Kenneth Eriksson | 8th. |
| Rally Portugal | Alister McRae | 6th |
| Rally Portugal | Kenneth Eriksson | 7th |
| Rally Catalonia | Alister McRae | 11. |
| Rally Catalonia | Piero Liatti | DNF |
| Rally Argentina | Alister McRae | 9. |
| Rally Argentina | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Piero Liatti | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Alister McRae | 7th |
| Rally Cyprus | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Alister McRae | 15th |
| Acropolis Rally | Kenneth Eriksson | DNF |
| Rally Finland | Alister McRae | 13. |
| Rally Finland | Kenneth Eriksson | 12. |
| Rally Finland | Juha Kankkunen | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Alister McRae | 9. |
| Rally New Zealand | Kenneth Eriksson | 10. |
| Rally Sanremo | Alister McRae | DNF |
| Rally Sanremo | Piero Liatti | DNF |
| Rally Corsica | Alister McRae | 9. |
| Rally Corsica | Piero Liatti | 8th. |
| Rally Australia | Alister McRae | 10. |
| Rally Australia | Kenneth Eriksson | 12. |
| Rally Great Britain | Alister McRae | 4th |
| Rally Great Britain | Kenneth Eriksson | 6th |
| Rally Great Britain | Piero Liatti | DNF |
| rally | driver | placement |
|---|---|---|
| Rally Monte Carlo | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Monte Carlo | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Sweden | Juha Kankkunen | 8th. |
| Rally Sweden | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Sweden | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Corsica | Tomasz Kuchar | DNF |
| Rally Corsica | Freddy Loix | 9. |
| Rally Corsica | Armin Schwarz | 13. |
| Rally Catalonia | Freddy Loix | 10. |
| Rally Catalonia | Armin Schwarz | 16. |
| Rally Cyprus | Tomasz Kuchar | 14th |
| Rally Cyprus | Juha Kankkunen | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Armin Schwarz | 7th |
| Rally Argentina | Juha Kankkunen | 7th |
| Rally Argentina | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Argentina | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Juha Kankkunen | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Armin Schwarz | 9. |
| Rally safari | Juha Kankkunen | 8th. |
| Rally safari | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally safari | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Finland | Juha Kankkunen | DNF |
| Rally Finland | Freddy Loix | 9. |
| Rally Finland | Armin Schwarz | 13. |
| Rally Germany | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Germany | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Sanremo | Freddy Loix | 28. |
| Rally Sanremo | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Juha Kankkunen | 5. |
| Rally New Zealand | Freddy Loix | 6th |
| Rally New Zealand | Armin Schwarz | 10. |
| Rally Australia | Juha Kankkunen | DNF |
| Rally Australia | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Australia | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Great Britain | Juha Kankkunen | 9. |
| Rally Great Britain | Freddy Loix | 8th. |
| Rally Great Britain | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| rally | driver | placement |
|---|---|---|
| Rally Monte Carlo | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Monte Carlo | Armin Schwarz | 8th. |
| Rally Sweden | Jussi Välimäki | DNF |
| Rally Sweden | Freddy Loix | 10. |
| Rally Sweden | Armin Schwarz | 13. |
| Rally Turkey | Freddy Loix | 10. |
| Rally Turkey | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Jussi Välimäki | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally New Zealand | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Argentina | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Argentina | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Jussi Välimäki | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Acropolis Rally | Armin Schwarz | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Jussi Välimäki | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Freddy Loix | DNF |
| Rally Cyprus | Armin Schwarz | 7th |
| Rally Germany | Justin Dale | 28. |
| Rally Germany | Manfred Stohl | 18th |
| Rally Germany | Freddy Loix | 11. |
| Rally Germany | Armin Schwarz | 12. |
| Rally Finland | Jussi Välimäki | DNF |
| Rally Finland | Freddy Loix | 10. |
| Rally Finland | Armin Schwarz | 12. |
| Rally Australia | Freddy Loix | 8th. |
| Rally Australia | Armin Schwarz | 13. |
