It’s the colors! The Hyundai team has revealed the shape of the car they will be racing this year. Do you like it?

With the new season, teams traditionally change the colours of their race cars, although in recent years these changes have been rather subtle. Now, the Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT has been revealed for the 2022 season. Do you like this colour combination?

The Korean brand has unveiled its car for the 2022 season, which is set to tackle the new hybrid era of the WRC. Don’t expect any major changes though, rather the team has come up with an improved version of the blue and orange factory colours.

The i20 N Rally1 will be driven by Thierry Neuville and 2019 World Champion Ott Tänak of Estonia in the upcoming edition.

Two other drivers – Oliver Solberg and Dani Sordo – will be vying for third place in the Hyundai cockpit. The Spaniard Sordo is already an experienced driver with a plethora of starts to his credit (he started in the WRC in 2003 – ed.).

The former, on the other hand, is a new signing and is expected to complete most of the rally events, starting with the opening three rounds in Monte Carlo (20-23 January), Sweden (24-27 February) and Croatia (21-24 April).

However, what is important to note in relation to the announcement of the new look cars is that the new regulations have led to Hyundai, Toyota and M-Sport Ford designing and building entirely new cars from the ground up.

The Korean team was then the last to start work on the 2022 car, with the final specification not being tested until late November 2021.

The biggest change is the introduction of a 100kW hybrid powertrain with a 1.6-litre turbocharged internal combustion engine, the only key component carried over from the previous generation of cars. This will require drivers to use the hybrid powertrain during every stage.

This is activated by pressing the accelerator pedal and unlocked through energy recovery during braking. The new cars will also have a new steel chassis, which will increase the weight of each car by around 70kg.

At the same time, the new cars will have reduced aerodynamics, by up to 15%. Hyundai will take its final test drives this week, ahead of the opening round at Monte Carlo. Toyota and M-Sport Ford are not due to unveil their cars until the official season opener on Saturday, January 15.

Sources:: WRC, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT