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At last, we give you Hyundai"s first proper hot hatch. The i30 N has been teased for months we"ve even driven a prototype but at last we know all the numbers and have had a peek at how it looks.The looks you may still be digesting, so here"s a run through the numbers. It"s front-wheel drive, with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol turbo providing the power. There"s a base 247bhp tune, or a Performance Package car, which gets 271bhp. Both have the same amount of torque 260lb ft and both have a 155mph top speed. The Performance Package is 0.3sec quicker at completing 0-62mph, at 6.1secs.But you do want the Performance Package. That"s because it also adds an electronic limited-slip differential, gets inch-bigger 19in wheels wrapped in very grown up Pirelli P-Zero tyres, rides a little lower and gets a variable exhaust system. It"s a hot hatch, so you want it to make a little noise, right?Both cars come as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox no paddleshift option which gets launch control and rev-matching tech, so the car heels-and-toes for you on downchanges. The new Civic Type R also does that, but here you can simply turn it on and off with a button on the steering wheel. A more driver-focused process than the HondaSteering wheel buttons also switch the car through its various suspension and drivetrain modes. The N button is the one to press to put the i30 N in its toughest, feistiest modes. The stability control can be turned completely off, but also has a middle Sport mode for a bit of extra self-preservation.
Date written: 12 Jul 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8475
At last, we give you Hyundai"s first proper hot hatch. The i30 N has been teased for months we"ve even driven a prototype but at last we know all the numbers and have had a peek at how it looks.The looks you may still be digesting, so here"s a run through the numbers. It"s front-wheel drive, with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol turbo providing the power. There"s a base 247bhp tune, or a Performance Package car, which gets 271bhp. Both have the same amount of torque 260lb ft and both have a 155mph top speed. The Performance Package is 0.3sec quicker at completing 0-62mph, at 6.1secs.But you do want the Performance Package. That"s because it also adds an electronic limited-slip differential, gets inch-bigger 19in wheels wrapped in very grown up Pirelli P-Zero tyres, rides a little lower and gets a variable exhaust system. It"s a hot hatch, so you want it to make a little noise, right?Both cars come as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox no paddleshift option which gets launch control and rev-matching tech, so the car heels-and-toes for you on downchanges. The new Civic Type R also does that, but here you can simply turn it on and off with a button on the steering wheel. A more driver-focused process than the HondaSteering wheel buttons also switch the car through its various suspension and drivetrain modes. The N button is the one to press to put the i30 N in its toughest, feistiest modes. The stability control can be turned completely off, but also has a middle Sport mode for a bit of extra self-preservation.
Date written: 12 Jul 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8475
