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Originally Posted by M3 n X5M
http://brand.hyundai.com/en/challeng...nology/rm15.do
Above is the official link to the Hyundai press release. The N stands for the test center name Namyang. Not for M+1... or not M.
The car seems to be very well thought out... and in fact, the press release indicates the veloster body is used to minimize the RD effort to get the car to be road going for testing. Otherwise, under the skin the car is a mid-engine rally car... Kind of like McLaren tried to do.
Can it beat an M car?
Who cares??? The Hyundai RM15 car in its development and potential reminds us of the fantastic Lancia Stratos... I.e. a car made to be mid-engine to solve / pulverize the competition of the WRC. This is a very specific goal. Not to be a competitor to the M3 or M2 or 1M or any kind of M car. On the road it may be a car that beats our imagination making 300 hp feel a lot stronger with its very stiff and "dreadful responsiveness."
Here is something on the Stratos... by the way a fantastic car for any enthusiast to admire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_Stratos
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IMO, this concept is much more similar to the Renault 5 Turbo or Clio V6 Renault Sport. Both of these cars started out life as front-drive hatchbacks, just like the Veloster. The Stratos was a legit mid-engine coupé from the start. IMO, it's in a slightly different league from a sports car perspective. The Stratos was always kind of a Lamborghini-lite. It's no coincidence, seeing that Gandini was the primary designer for the Stratos project.
