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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregor-y
    I'd agree it's a better time to join than when Suzuki tried, but are things really set for now? I would guess with VW joining it's a fairly safe bet, though.
    I think Huyndai and any other factory thinking of joining the WRC should have been started already developing the bodyshell and even engine. Then making a "VW-year" in 2013, with a S2000, just to go all in in 2014.

    That would be the most efficiant time schedule at the moment...
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    Hyundai to join the WRC?

    I'll believe it when I see it.

    I think they're one of the few manufacturers who could reasonably and easily join the WRC (though I like the i30 better than the i20), but I can't see any appeal in entering the category. If the WRC wants to get the Asian manufacturers back in as works teams, then they need a local event. That means reviving the Rally of Japan, or starting a new one in South Korea (which is very unlikely).

    If there is any truth to this, then Hyundai are probably just making the i20 available under the Group R regulations the way Toyota did the TMG Yaris earlier this month.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
    Hyundai to join the WRC?

    I'll believe it when I see it.

    I think they're one of the few manufacturers who could reasonably and easily join the WRC (though I like the i30 better than the i20), but I can't see any appeal in entering the category. If the WRC wants to get the Asian manufacturers back in as works teams, then they need a local event. That means reviving the Rally of Japan, or starting a new one in South Korea (which is very unlikely).

    If there is any truth to this, then Hyundai are probably just making the i20 available under the Group R regulations the way Toyota did the TMG Yaris earlier this month.
    Manufacturers like Hyundai and Toyota join a series like the WRC to sell cars outside their home markets.

    Subaru, Toyota, Suzuki etc were all involved well before Rally Japan entered the WRC. There's no need for a home event. Everyone in those countries already knows who they are...

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    Perhaps, but a home event sweetens the deal. Especially if they can succeed at it.

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