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# Hyundai confirms radical new car in the works
- URL: https://torquecafe.com/hyundai-news-mid-engine-model-in-development/
- Published: 2025-10-14T23:10:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-04T06:57:34.000Z
- Description: Hyundai looks set to branch out from its relatively tame lineup of passenger cars and SUVs with a new mid-engined model.
- Author: Jordan Mulach
- Tags: News, Performance

Mainstream brands don’t often decide to stray from the well-trodden path, but it appears Hyundai might do just that after it confirmed a mid-engined powertrain and platform is under development.

In a video uploaded to YouTube by the Hyundai Motor Group, Daehee Kim, a researcher from the carmaker’s engine design team, announced a mid-rear (MR) engine layout is in development, marking a first for the brand.

“We’re currently developing the MR engine. The MR engine is a completely new engine, and its design and configuration is quite different from any other engine,” Kim said.

![](https://torquecafe.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/hyundai-mid-engine-confirmed-1.jpg)

“It’s a high-speed, high-performance engine, so we’re facing a lot of challenges. However, we are gradually establishing a direction with our seniors (researchers/engineers).

“Our team’s goal is to develop an engine that meets the performance requirements of the market, and mass produce it without problems. This requires a disciplined approach to not overlooking even the smallest details.”

Kim stopped short of providing any details about the engine itself, though it’s expected to be a turbocharged petrol unit, given the aforementioned performance demands.

[![](https://torquecafe.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/hyundai-rm-concept-1.jpg)](https://archive.torquecafe.com/hyundai-news-mid-engine-model-in-development/hyundai-rm-concept-1/?ref=torquecafe.com)

[![](https://torquecafe.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/hyundai-rm-concept-3.jpg)](https://archive.torquecafe.com/hyundai-news-mid-engine-model-in-development/hyundai-rm-concept-3/?ref=torquecafe.com)

Hyundai has never produced a mid-engined road car, however it built a series of ‘Racing Midship’ (RM) concepts between 2014 and 2019 which featured mid-engines and rear-wheel drive, based around the Veloster.

Though it’s not yet clear what the mid-engined Hyundai will take shape as, it could offer the brand a competitor to the upcoming and reborn Toyota MR2, set to be one of the few ‘affordable’ models on sale.