hyundai20160517Hyundai Motorsport’s testing of the new-generation i20 R5 moved from France to Italy last month. Three days of testing on roads south of Turin added over 900 tarmac kilometers to the new car’s development after running for the first time on a sealed surface last month.

From a testing base in the shadow of the Alps the team had several routes available to them. Initially Hyundai Motorsport test and development driver Kevin Abbring, in the car alongside regular co-driver Seb Marshall, tackled a route of fast flowing roads. At the same altitudes experienced on events like Rallye Monte-Carlo the route called for high speeds from the engine, the team continuing to increase the performance of the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine unit fitted with a 32-millimeter air restrictor.

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