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Inside Hyundai’s secret proving ground

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Hyundai Motor UK has revealed the development details behind the i30N hot hatch’s dynamic handling, with a special film recorded at its top-secret test track. The footage shows the unique Cacao Corner, featuring a bespoke surface created by Hyundai’s engineers to capture tire prints for dynamic analysis.

The bespoke high viscosity material has been produced at Hyundai’s R&D facility using a selection of abundant natural and completely biodegradable components. Following months of testing, and the combination of hundreds of different ingredients, Hyundai settled on a mixture of just three.

During dynamic testing the i30N completes laps of the test track – including Cacao Corner – and the project engineers analyze the on-board telemetry in conjunction with the tire prints left in Cacao Corner.

 

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Rachel's career in journalism has seen her write for various titles at UKi Media & Events within automotive, tire and marine. Currently editor of ATTI, her favourite aspect of the job is interviewing industry experts, including researchers, scientists, engineers and technicians, and learning more about the groundbreaking technologies and innovations that are shaping the future of transportation.




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