WATCH: Hyundai i20 N play in the snow

Hyundai has released another official tease of its new Hyundai i20 N hot hatch testing alongside both the car-maker's World Rally Championship racer and a prototype mid-engine RM19.

This time round we see a camouflaged Hyundai i20 N,which will battle it out against the Ford Fiesta ST and Volkswagen Polo GTI, being driven hard in the snow as part of cold-weather testing in Arjeplog in Sweden.

Despite the camo and grey paint, it's possible to make out the Hyundai i20 N's wider track, larger alloy wheels and bigger brakes.

It's difficult to tell but, compared to the standard car, the Hyundai i20 N also sits lower to the ground – a tell-tell sign of a comprehensively upgraded chassis that will involve new springs, dampers and thicker sway bars.

Also obscured by the camo is a redesigned aero package that should see the Hyundai i20 receive a new front bumper with deeper air-dams, a pronounced front splitter and tweaked rear bumper that could sport a diffuser and twin exhaust outlets.

The car is driven by Hyundai WRC driver Thierry Neuville, who after driving the i20 N said:

"Very interesting car. Very precise. Very easy handling. The engine is revving nicely and the noise is very interesting as well. I’m looking forward to get this one to drive in WRC!"

Speaking about the noise, in the video it's possible to hear the raucous sound of the baby N car's engine working hard for a living -- and it sounds similar to the bigger i30 N.

Originally it was thought the Hyundai i20 N would come powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine producing around 150kW and 300Nm, but the sound in the video – plus a bulging bonnet line from an earlier tease – suggests that Hyundai might have gone the full hog and fitted its mightier-still 2.0-litre turbo four from the i30 N.

If so, the Hyundai i20 N could lead the light-size hot hatch class for performance with a 0-100km/h time of less than six seconds.

Expected to come with a six-speed manual as standard (although a dual-clutch auto could follow), the Hyundai i20 N will be offered with the option of a traction-boosting mechanical limited-slip differential.

Unlike Neuville's i20 N WRC racer, the road-going hatch will remain front-wheel drive and miss out on the rally car's all-wheel drive and active differentials.

Set to join both the i30 N and upcoming Kona N, in Hyundai's growing N-car range, the i20 N is expected to be unveiled late this year ahead of its release in early 2021.

Like the latest i20 hatch on which it's based, the first i20 N is not confirmed for Australia, where the Veloster N remains unavailable because it's not produced in right-hand drive, but Hyundai says it's considering importing the i20 N to join the i30 N and i30 Fastback N.

The evidence of the RM19 prototype testing, meanwhile, suggests development work on the wild mid-engined, all-wheel drive Hyundai sports car is nearing completion, after it was spotted on the back of a trailer with the 'MR23T' graphics emblazoned down its side.

Latest reports suggest the production car will pack an all-new 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder hybrid powertrain – hence the MR23T name – that comprises an electric motor to boost total power to around 300kW.

With hints from the car-maker it will hit 100km/h in less than four seconds, the unlikely Porsche Cayman fighter is said to have been developed to offer supercar levels handling and boast battery tech lifted from a Rimac hypercar after Hyundai took a financial interest in the Croatian EV-maker.

There's no word on when the production RM19 will land but evidence of the mule testing suggests it could be as soon as next year.