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Development chain 2000: Hyundai Accent LC WRC2000 2001: Hyundai Accent LC WRC2 2002: Hyundai Accent LC WRC3 |
Specifications
10 units built
Group/Class | A/8 | Homologation number: A 5611 (17/03 WR, 26/04 WR) | |
Years active | 2002 - 2003 | Homologation start: 1/3/2002, 1/4/2003 Homologation end: 31/12/2010 |
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Engine | |||
Type | Beta G4GF, straight 4cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front transverse with 15o front inclination | |
Capacity | 1995 cc | WRC: x 1.7 = 3391.5 cc | |
Bore x Stroke (mm) | 84.0 x 90.0 | ||
Compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
Output power - torgue | 300 HP / 5300 rpm | 59.1 kgm (580 Nm) / 3500 rpm | |
Main bearings | 5 of 55mm diameter | connecting rod length between centers 149.9mm, big end bearing diameter 49mm | |
Materials | block: cast iron | cylinderhead: aluminium alloy | |
Cams/valves | dual overhead camshafts (DOHC), belt and chain driven | 4 valves/cyl. - 16 valves total. 32mm inlet valves diameter, 27.5mm exhaust valves diameter. 25.5o angle between inlet valves axis and vertical, 0o angle between exhaust valves axis and vertical | |
Aspiration | Garrett/Allied Signal TR30R turbocharger (high temp ferrous alloy turbine 60mm diameter, aluminium compressor 69.1mm diameter) with air/water intercooler, 34mm turbo restrictor and catalytic converter fitted. Hyundai/Pectel T10 multipoint electronic fuel injection | pressure: 2 bar | |
Ignition | Hyundai/Pectel T10 electronic, firing order 1-3-4-2 | ||
Cooling system | watercooled | ||
Lubrication system | wet sump | ||
Transmission | |||
Type | four wheel drive | X-trac 6-speed sequential, mounted longitudinally | |
Gearbox ratios | 1st: 3.000/1 (36/12) 2nd: 2.143/1 (30/14) 3rd: 1.611/1 (29/18) 4th: 1.316/1 (25/19) 5th: 1.118/1 (19/17) 6th: 0.960/1 (24/25) R: 2.833/1 (12/15/34) |
1st: 3.000/1 (36/12) 2nd: 2.333/1 (35/15) 3rd: 1.750/1 (28/16) 4th: 1.421/1 (27/19) 5th: 1.210/1 (23/19) 6th: 1.042/1 (25/24) R: 2.833/1 (12/15/34) |
1st: 3.250/1 (39/12) 2nd: 2.286/1 (32/14) 3rd: 1.706/1 (29/17) 4th: 1.368/1 (26/19) 5th: 1.130/1 (26/23) 6th: 0.96/1 (24/25) R: 2.833/1 (12/15/34) |
Diffrential ratio | front/rear: 5.349/1 (31/15 x 44/17) engine transfer box: 1.056/1 (19/18) engine bell housing: 1.000/1 (24/24), 0.960/1 (24/25), 0.952/1 (20/21), 0.917/1 (22/24), 0.885/1 (23/26), 0.875/1 (21/24), 0.852/1 (23/27), 0.846/1 (22/26), 0.840/1 (21/25), 0.778/1 (21/27), 0.815/1 (22/27), 0.800/1 (20/25) |
output from clutch to helical gears reducer (bell housing), then to bevel gears 1st transfer box (19/18), then to gearbox input primary shaft. 2 outputs from secondary gearbox's shaft, 1st to front differential housing with bevel gear transfer box (31/15) and helical gears active hydro/electronically controlled front differential (44/17), 2nd to active hydro/electronically controlled viscous coupler (center differential), and then to rear differential housing with bevel gear transfer box (31/15) and helical gears limited slip rear differential (44/17). 50%-50% F-R torque distribution | |
Clutch | dry carbon double disk | ||
Chassis-body | |||
Type | steel monocoque LC chassis with roll-cage. Front/rear steel tubular subframes. 3 door liftback bodyshell with extended steel wheel arches, polypropylene/EPDM bumpers and rear plastic spoiler | ||
Front suspension | mac pherson strut with lower L wishbones, coil springs and Proflex gas shock absorbers, cabin adjustable antiroll bar | ||
Rear suspension | mac pherson strut with 2 lower "wishbone" links and 1 longitudinal arm, coil springs and Proflex gas shock absorbers, cabin adjustable antiroll bar | ||
Steering system | rack and pinion with hydraulic power assistance | ||
Brakes | ventilated front/rear disks with 280-390mm disk diameter and 2/4/6/8 aluminium piston calipers. tarmac: 368/304mm diameter with 6/4 piston calipers front/rear gravel: 304mm diameter with 4 piston calipers front/rear |
dual circuit with servo, adjustable ratio split front to rear | |
Dimensions | |||
length: 4.200 m (165.4") | width: 1.770 m (69.7") | height: 1.332 m (52.4") | |
wheelbase: 2.440 m (96.1") | front track: 1.550 m (61.0") | rear track: 1.550 m (61.0") | |
Rims - tires | tarmac: 8" x 18", gravel: 7 x 15" | Michelin, tarmac: 20x65/18 | |
Weight | 1230 kg | ||
Weight/power | 4.1 kg/HP | ||
Fuel tank | 70-120 lt |
Garrett TR30R Turbocharger features:
T25 type ball bearing cartridge.
The bearing races are made from M50 material and the retainer from silicon-bronze for high temperature capability.
An air-cooled center housing with turbo speed pickup boss.
Thin wall stainless steel turbine housing with V-Band inlet and outlet and attached with a V-Band.
The turbine housing is shielded with an activated carbon cloth heat shield.
Mar-M 247 turbine wheel material is good up to 1050C/1922F turbine inlet temperature.
The compressor housing is attached to a standard back plate with a V-Band.
Billet 5-axis machined aluminum compressor wheel.
Results in WRC
Statistics
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Total | |||||||
Works | |||||||||||
Races | 12 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||
Entries/finishes | 34/17 | 28/14 | 62/31 (50%) | ||||||||
Others | |||||||||||
Races/wins | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Entries/finishes | 6/1 | 1/0 | 7/1 (14.3%) | ||||||||
Total WRC results | |||||||||||
Races/wins | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | ||||||
Entries/finishes | 34/17 | 28/14 | 6/1 | 1/0 | 69/32 (46.4%) | ||||||
Total points | 35 | 13 | 2 | 50 (1.852 per race) (0.725 per entry) |
Races
Works team:
- works: Hyundai Castrol W.R.T. (2002)
- works1: Hyundai World Rally Team (2003)
Entry | Rally event | ||||||||||||||||
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Driver Codriver |
Team | MC | SVE | TdC | ESP | CY | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | DE | SR | NZ | AUS | RAC | ||
Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 19 |
works | 13th | 16th | 9th | |||||||||||||
Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 15 |
works | 7th | acci dent | dri ver ill | |||||||||||||
Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 23 |
works | fuel pres sure | alter nator | ||||||||||||||
Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 24 |
works | 13th | 10th | ||||||||||||||
Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 25 |
works | acci dent | |||||||||||||||
Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 14 |
works | eng ine | |||||||||||||||
Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 21 |
works | 9th | 10th | ele ctri cal | eng ine | 28th | acci dent | ||||||||||
Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 14 |
works | gear box | |||||||||||||||
Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 15 |
works | eng ine | 9th | ||||||||||||||
Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 12 |
works | clu tch | |||||||||||||||
Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 23 |
works | 6th | 8th | ||||||||||||||
Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak 11 |
works | bra kes | 14th | ||||||||||||||
Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo 22 |
works | oil leak | 7th | 8th | 5th | 9th | |||||||||||
Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo 24 |
works | sus pen sion | |||||||||||||||
Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo 19 |
works | acci dent | eng ine | ||||||||||||||
Total points () |
35 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Works starts/finishes | 34/17 | 3/2 | 2/2 | 4/2 | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/2 | 2/0 | 2/1 | 3/3 | 3/0 | 3/2 |

Freddy Loix in Australia '03
