Watch Hyundai RN22e Crash Hard At Goodwood After Missing Turn

Name: Watch Hyundai RN22e Crash Hard At Goodwood After Missing Turn
Uploaded: 2023-07-13T16:37:24Z
Description: The Hyundai RN22e prototype crashed during an attempt to climb the hill at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

There were apparently two people in the car, and both walked away. The prototype, however, looks seriously damaged.

Bales of hay with a race car stuck in them.

Christopher Smith

By: Christopher Smith

Jul 13, 2023 at 12:37pm ET

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Amid the scattered bales of hay you see above is a very expensive car. That's the Hyundai RN22e concept, which debuted last year as a rolling testbed for Hyundai's high-performance EV development. It's one of many vehicles Hyundai took to the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and well, the concept has seen better days.

Fortunately, there were no reports of injuries in this off-track excursion. The RN22e was making a pass up the hill, one of the earlier runs on the first day of the event. There's no fancy way to say it – the driver overcooked the infamous hard left-hander midway through the run and sailed straight into the bales of hay. And by that, we mean sailed straight through them. If there was a camera operator on the corner, we suspect this was a major code brown moment as the car finally comes to rest at the bottom of the frame. At least it's neatly centered in the middle. Another camera view better captures the moment of impact.

Hyundai RN22e Crash At Goodwood

It appears there were two people in the car, though the dark windows made it tough to confirm while the run was taking place. We see the driver out and about shortly after the crash, looking none the worse for wear. A second person wearing a helmet and a Hyundai racing suit appears a bit later. As of yet, we haven't seen the extent of damage to the car, but there are all sorts of bits clearly visible on the ground. If there's any good news regarding the concept, it that's the damage appears to be cosmetic.

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We have a message out to Hyundai, asking about the condition of the occupants and the car. With several vehicles participating at Goodwood – including the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – they're obviously quite busy but we'll jump in with an update as soon as we hear back.