The Hyundai Accent WRC is one of the Hyundai entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable. Its designer of record is Nick Clipson (Chief Engineer).
How it came about
The Hyundai Accent WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team by Motor Sport Developments to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Hyundai Accent road car, and was debuted at the 2000 Rally Sweden.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Hyundai's history is not in doubt: the Hyundai i20 WRC (Hyundai Motorsport GmbH) followed it. Its Hyundai stablemates include the Hyundai Accent and the Hyundai Aslan.
The money
On the used market today a Hyundai Accent WRC typically changes hands for $4,000–$15,300, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $2,340–$5,460 a year. Insurance sits around $900–$1,830 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.