But now Hyundai is cutting the bullshit, and actually building what, at least on paper, looks to be a true hot hatch. Called the i30 N, the new sporty five-door is.
Hyundai Cuts The Bullshit And Builds A Real Hot Hatch. Hyundai has built tons of hatches over the years, but not many that really count as true “hot hatches.” Now, finally, the company is building a powerful hatchback called i. N, and we should all be excited.
Except those of us in the U. S., because we may not be getting it. Hyundai could have built a hot hatch when it released the Veloster.
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But instead, the company made a quirky little hatchback with an anemic 1. Then Hyundai threw a turbo into the Veloster, and even those 2. Veloster truly exciting, only bringing the zero to 6. Some countries in Europe had it even worse, as Hyundai ditched the Veloster entirely a few years ago, replacing it with a similarly weak- sauce 1.
Turbo. But now Hyundai is cutting the bullshit, and actually building what, at least on paper, looks to be a true hot hatch. Called the i. 30 N, the new sporty five- door is the first in Hyundai’s new performance- oriented “N” lineup (“honed at N. Under the hood is a 2. T- GDI turbo that makes up to 2. Power goes to the front wheels via a six- speed manual transmission and an optional electronic limited slip differential. The i. 30 N’s hot- hatchy goodness includes available features like a variable exhaust valve, adaptive suspension (Mac. Pherson struts up front, multi- link in the back), rev matching, launch control, completely defeatable stability control, a lap timer, sports seats and Pirelli P- Zero performance tires.
And of course—as is fitting for the segment—there’s some weird, flashy aesthetic bits like bigger front air intakes, a red character line, “aggressive front and rear bumpers,” a rear spoiler, dual exhaust, and big 1. Hyundai says the car will do 0- 6. I say “as little as,” because the non- performance package model makes only 2. Unfortunately, like many other “sporty” cars, the little 2. Hyundai says the car will get an “Electronic Sound Generator,” at the base of the windscreen to “. Where are the brightly colored seats? Where are the huge hood intakes and fender flares?
Where’s the over- the- top design that hot- hatch buyers have come to expect? That said—especially from the back—it’s a nice, clean look. Curb weight comes in at round about 3,3.
Czech Republic- built hatchback, and Hyundai says the car will go on sale “across Europe” by the end of this year. There’s no mention of whether it will come to the U.
S., but I’ve reached out to Hyundai to find out. Update: Hyundai has confirmed that the i. N is not destined for U.