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Roll on June 27.
That's the date of this year's Pikes Peak hillclimb, the day we'll see the legendary Nobuhiro ‘Monster' Tajima and his 900bhp Suzuki SX4 go head-to-head with Rhys Millen, who'll be driving... this.
This is the RMR Hyundai Genesis RM580, a 675bhp Le Mans-style racer designed to be driven by Millen in the Unlimited class at Pikes, the fastest category with no restrictions on power, weight or, er... anything.
The RM580 is powered by a turbocharged Hyundai 4.1-litre V6, feeding all four wheels through active differentials that can apportion between 10 and 100 per cent of torque to the front wheels depending on road conditions. The racer also has a kerbweight of around 850kg - less than a Lotus Elise - and an active rear wing. That's quite a package.
Monster Tajima has dominated the Unlimited class - and Pikes Peak overall - for the past few years, setting the overall course record of 10m01.41s in 2007, beating Rod Millen's existing record of 10m04.06s.
Rod Millen is Rhys's father.
Rhys, remember, is the lightly mad gent who nearly backflipped a truck in 2008 and last year set a new two-wheel-drive record at Pikes in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
This should be a truly epic scrap. Will the young pretender avenge his father? Will either man break the 10-minute barrier? Will TopGear think of one more Important Question to end this news story?
We'll find out on June 27.
Sam Philip
Open Car Bar
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speed-king commented on this article
at 01:22 pm on 20 April 2010
I think this is what hyundai came up with when their owner thought "Im sick of us being hyundai". 675 bhp is a big number in a car firmer on food than an elise, the front looks a bit ugly though.
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//moustache// commented on this article
at 01:40 pm on 20 April 2010
Peugeot 908 hdi fap for EVAAAA!
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thebmwstig commented on this article
at 01:54 pm on 20 April 2010
Hyundai is showing us something. A new era in the company perhaps?
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rafdy commented on this article
at 02:02 pm on 20 April 2010
675 bhp, 850 kg, a LeMans style design but..... it's still a Hyundai
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LeBonkers commented on this article
at 02:04 pm on 20 April 2010
The Hyundais are trying to take over the world, one race at a time.
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