Hyundai Accent WRC3

The Hyundai Accent WRC3 was the third evolution of the Accent World Rally Car that Motor Sport Developments built for the Hyundai World Rally Team, and it first competed at the 2002 Tour de Corse. It was regarded as an intermediate model between the WRC2 and a facelifted Accent planned for 2004, with little that was radical: still more suspension travel, changes to the hydraulic power steering, cooling improvements and new dampers. The biggest single change was that MSD moved engine development in house from Mountune, with new pistons, a redesigned combustion chamber and lightened parts, and its engines were recognisable by an orange block. Castrol did not renew its sponsorship for 2003, so development and testing had to be restricted. The best result was fifth place for Juha Kankkunen in New Zealand in 2002, with no wins or podiums.