Time to reappraise the Hyundai i30 N. At launch, it was one of our favourite hot hatchbacks. But how is it ageing? Rather well, as it turns out... 'I can think of very few cars on sale today that give you as much fun per pound,' says AdamBcars 👀
A bold opening statement to grab your attention: I can think of very few cars on sale today that give you as much fun per pound as the Hyundai i30 N.
The N shouldn’t exist, and if it does exist it certainly shouldn’t be any good. But it does, and it’s brilliant.It’s a simple but satisfying recipe – 2.0-litre turbo, manual ‘box front wheel drive, limited slip differential. The standard i30’s suspension gets slammed, the subframe reinforced, and the brakes uprated.
Do so and you’ll feel the diff tugging the wheel, the axle tramping, the traction control light blinking away like it’s trying to tell you to slow down via Morse code. You know, hot hatch stuff. However, it’s also really expensive and also quite hard to buy in the UK, due to a small annual allocation.
Adaptive dampers give you a variety of selectable modes from comfy Eco to track-focused N mode, via Normal, Sport and mix-‘n’-match N Custom, but all of them feel pretty purposeful. Standard 19-inch alloys come wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero tyres .What updates has the Hyundai i30 N had since launch?
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