Hyundai is taking this 315bhp Elantra Evo touring car… touring car racing

Hyundai N's latest creation is a souped-up evolution of the Elantra saloon that’s going to compete in the 2025 SRO American Touring Car Series, and yes, it looks great.

Dubbed the ‘N1 TC Evo’ and based on the pre-existing N1 Cup Car - which races in Hyundai’s one-make series in Korea - the visual changes include wider arches, 18in alloys whiter than Clark Kent’s teeth, and a redesigned livery. It’ll be hard to spot these relatively small changes with that rear wing casting a shadow over you, mind.

Nestled behind the snorty, aggressive face sits a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-pot, which sends 315bhp/274lb ft to the front wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch ‘box. Other noteworthy bits include a retuned e-diff and vented brake discs running six-piston calipers.

There’s been some major weight-saving too, with a welded eight-point roll cage among the changes that shed 150kg from a standard Elantra N. We’d like a go please, Hyundai.

The Evo will debut next March at the TC American Series opener at Sonoma Raceway, where it’ll look to build on a successful 2024 campaign for Hyundai which saw it claim both the manufacturer and driver’s cups.