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The Hyundai N Racing Midship are a series of concept vehicles developed by the Hyundai N performance brand of Hyundai Motor Company. Each car has been based on the Veloster, with the layout changed from FF to MR (mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive). The series was developed as part of "Project RM", which Hyundai started in 2012 and calls a "Rolling Lab" intended to test high-performance technologies. The first concept was shown in 2014 as the Veloster Midship (later designated the RM14, denoting the racing purpose, mid-engine layout, and year). Additional concepts in the Racing Midship line were released in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021.

History
By 2019, the continued development of RM models led journalists to speculate that Hyundai was planning to introduce a mid-engined sports car to compete with entry-level Porsche vehicles.

RM14
The Hyundai Veloster Midship concept, also known as the RM (for Rear Mid, referring to the rear-mid-mounted engine), was first shown at the Busan International Motor Show in May 2014. When an updated concept was shown in 2015 as the RM15, the original RM received the retronym RM14.

The Veloster Midship was developed by the same team responsible for the i20 WRC. It is equipped with a turbocharged 2.0L Theta engine that has a peak output of 220 kW, mounted behind the two front seats in the middle of the reinforced chassis. The suspension uses lightweight aluminum components. At the time, Hyundai did not have plans to produce the Veloster Midship.

RM15
The Hyundai RM15 concept was first shown at the Seoul Motor Show in April 2015.

RM16
The Hyundai RM16 concept was first shown at the Busan Motor Show in June 2016.

RM19
The Hyundai N RM19 concept was first shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2019. Although the RM19 borrows technologies from the Veloster N TCR developed to the TCR Touring Car specifications, the RM19 uses the MR layout instead of the FF layout of the Veloster N TCR.

MR23T
The Hyundai N MR23t was a development mule spotted in April 2020 as a potential testbed for a bored-out 2.3L version of the Theta fitted to the Veloster N and other Hyundai N performance vehicles. It was thought to preview a possible halo car for the company.

RM20e
The RM20e is derived from the Veloster N eTCR, which was unveiled in September 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show to race in the ETCR series. Rimac Automobili assisted in the development of the RM20e.