The manufacturer launched the ad implied in this picture, where one can see the last Veloster 2011 in a Hyundai sport mode comes off, anticipating the next model WRC certainly for the championship 2012.
If this were the case, Hyundai would compete WRC after eight years of absence, the Hyundai Accent WRC which operated from 2000 to 2003, without great success with a 4th place as best result.