Hyundai believes this platform has huge potential
Hyundai The introduction of the all new RM20e is a major step forward in electric vehicle efforts. The brand’s latest attempt at high-performance electric cars was displayed at the Beijing Automotive Exhibition. It is completely road legal and draws heavily from its own electric race car. Veloster N eTCR . The RM20e could be mistaken for a modified Veloster, but there are very few similarities.
The RM stands to represent “Racing Midship”, which refers to the vehicle’s midship powertrain configuration. The “20” is the 20th iteration of the performance RM project , which was started by Hyundai in 2012. It is clearly electric and, along with its powertrain configuration, provides an “ideal balance, agility, from a low-polar-momentof inertia”. You can expect great handling characteristics from an easily-rotatable vehicle.
Hyundai’s electric motor packs 810 horsepower (596kW) and 708 lb.ft (708 Nm) of torque. A sprint from 0 to 62 mph is possible in under three seconds. The sprint to 124 mph takes 9.88 seconds. The top speed is limited at 155 miles an hour. However, Hyundai claims that the RM20e combines racecar-like levels performance, balance and braking with grip while retaining daily driver quietness, responsiveness and road-going ability.
The Hyundai RM20e is also used as a test bed for new technologies. It will be helping to continue the development and electrification of the electrified RM platform together with Rimac – yes those same guys who created the C_Two Hypercar.
Thomas Schemera (Executive Vice President, Head of Product Division, Hyundai Motor Group) stated that the RM20e prototype sports car clearly signals future electrified brand aspirations of Hyundai’s performance N brand. This will move N into the prestigious category of supercar-level performance. “Moving forward, Hyundai N increases drivers’ heartbeats per hour via powerful internal combustion engines as well as through the instantaneous torque of reliable electrified motors that provide environmental sustainability and high reliability. RM20e is proof that N driving excitement won’t be compromised even in electrified variants.