Speaking about the future of ICE-powered vehicles in general, Bierman said: “Australia is safe, the US would be safe, but somebody needs to make a decision. Markets other than that, forget it”. The Senior Technical Advisor said that their European division is “dreaming” in the EV clouds and “doesn’t care” for petrol-powered cars anymore. This makes us believe that Hyundai could take a different road when it comes to the EU-spec version of the i30 N hot hatch.

I wonder how telling this quote is regarding Bierman’s relatively sudden departure.

Regardless, the 2.5T ending up in the Elantra N would probably mean that Hyundai has pulled out of TCR. I don’t really see this all happening unless the market polarity accelerates in the next few years.