Hyundai I30 N Performance
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Hyundai have upped their game for sure & are cashing in on their WRC successes.
The N sits somewhere between Hot/Hyper hatch with the latest hyper offerings all being 300+hp...
My only reservation is the kerb weight. Seems a bit porky. It appears it’s a fully loaded modern hatch with a decent power output
I hear the new model will be lighter & also crack 300bhp which can only be positive
The N sits somewhere between Hot/Hyper hatch with the latest hyper offerings all being 300+hp...
My only reservation is the kerb weight. Seems a bit porky. It appears it’s a fully loaded modern hatch with a decent power output
I hear the new model will be lighter & also crack 300bhp which can only be positive
Long time reader but my first post on the forums.
I picked mine up on the same day as you OP. Sadly my wife has mostly been driving it this week but she is away for the weekend so looking forward to getting acquainted
How are you getting on with yours?
I went for Engine Red + Winter Pack. It was the only one the dealership had sold in this colour; all the others I have seen are the Blue launch colour although they had one in white like yours on display and I like it (not normally a fan of white cars). The dealers seemed genuinely excited about the car with both the sales manager and finance manager joining in for the handover.
Its my first hot hatch (a bit of mixed bag of cars over the years) so looking forward to it.
A couple of photos taken before it was prepared for handover (I didn't park it in the disabled space!):
I picked mine up on the same day as you OP. Sadly my wife has mostly been driving it this week but she is away for the weekend so looking forward to getting acquainted
How are you getting on with yours?
I went for Engine Red + Winter Pack. It was the only one the dealership had sold in this colour; all the others I have seen are the Blue launch colour although they had one in white like yours on display and I like it (not normally a fan of white cars). The dealers seemed genuinely excited about the car with both the sales manager and finance manager joining in for the handover.
Its my first hot hatch (a bit of mixed bag of cars over the years) so looking forward to it.
A couple of photos taken before it was prepared for handover (I didn't park it in the disabled space!):
[quote=AnotherHamster]Long time reader but my first post on the forums.
I picked mine up on the same day as you OP. Sadly my wife has mostly been driving it this week but she is away for the weekend so looking forward to getting acquainted
How are you getting on with yours?
I went for Engine Red + Winter Pack. It was the only one the dealership had sold in this colour; all the others I have seen are the Blue launch colour although they had one in white like yours on display and I like it (not normally a fan of white cars). The dealers seemed genuinely excited about the car with both the sales manager and finance manager joining in for the handover.
Its my first hot hatch (a bit of mixed bag of cars over the years) so looking forward to it.
Excellent choice!!!
I'm loving mine. I've been having a play about with the different drive modes but have come to the conclusion there is minimal difference in MPG so it's N Custom with everything in sport plus apart from dampers which are in normal.
I was going to go for red but the original dealer i went to for the test drive were playing around with my part exchange value so went to another dealer i had been in contact with and they had the white one. Mine too has the winter pack. I wasn't actually considering white until the dealer sent the pictures over, and it looked even better when i actually went and picked it up.
I didn't want the performance blue. It seemed like every car that had been launched was in that colour.
I agree about the dealers. The one I bought from was actually genuinely excited to be selling the car.
I've done 250 miles this week in mine but still another 350 to go in the recommended running in period. Then can start to actually push on a little more.
I need to get more picture up.
I picked mine up on the same day as you OP. Sadly my wife has mostly been driving it this week but she is away for the weekend so looking forward to getting acquainted
How are you getting on with yours?
I went for Engine Red + Winter Pack. It was the only one the dealership had sold in this colour; all the others I have seen are the Blue launch colour although they had one in white like yours on display and I like it (not normally a fan of white cars). The dealers seemed genuinely excited about the car with both the sales manager and finance manager joining in for the handover.
Its my first hot hatch (a bit of mixed bag of cars over the years) so looking forward to it.
Excellent choice!!!
I'm loving mine. I've been having a play about with the different drive modes but have come to the conclusion there is minimal difference in MPG so it's N Custom with everything in sport plus apart from dampers which are in normal.
I was going to go for red but the original dealer i went to for the test drive were playing around with my part exchange value so went to another dealer i had been in contact with and they had the white one. Mine too has the winter pack. I wasn't actually considering white until the dealer sent the pictures over, and it looked even better when i actually went and picked it up.
I didn't want the performance blue. It seemed like every car that had been launched was in that colour.
I agree about the dealers. The one I bought from was actually genuinely excited to be selling the car.
I've done 250 miles this week in mine but still another 350 to go in the recommended running in period. Then can start to actually push on a little more.
I need to get more picture up.
Jealous of you guys, I think they're a great car. Working for a Hyundai dealer, it's a car genuinely worth getting excited about.
I had to take our demo out today to compare it to a customer vehicle that may/may not have an issue. Each time I get in it I'm still impressed initially with the torque in all gears, and then the way it handles which certainly defies it's kerbweight.
I'd very happily have one parked up next to my Integra and use it for daily duties, and fully intend to when there is some on the second hand market in a few years time.
I had to take our demo out today to compare it to a customer vehicle that may/may not have an issue. Each time I get in it I'm still impressed initially with the torque in all gears, and then the way it handles which certainly defies it's kerbweight.
I'd very happily have one parked up next to my Integra and use it for daily duties, and fully intend to when there is some on the second hand market in a few years time.
Well I am now through my running in period of 600 miles. Taken just under 1 month to get to that so have been a bit more agressive with the throttle pedal in the last couple of days! Oh the noise! And pops and bangs! It does make an addictive noise for a production car. And its pretty quick. It makes joining the motorway from the slip road a pleasure!
Im impressed more everyday with it. If you want it to be a sedate normal hatchback, stick it in Eco or Normal and let it go about its business but if you fancy a blast then its the touch of a button on the steering wheel and it becomes a totally different car.
Plenty of room for the childseat in the back and pushchair in the boot even with the rear strut brace as standard. Hyundai have really produced something good. People still say 'but it's a Hyundai!'. You need to get passed the badge and take it for what it is. An exceptional first effort in the hot hatch sector.
More pictures to follow. I've been too busy working and driving to the running in total to take some.
Im impressed more everyday with it. If you want it to be a sedate normal hatchback, stick it in Eco or Normal and let it go about its business but if you fancy a blast then its the touch of a button on the steering wheel and it becomes a totally different car.
Plenty of room for the childseat in the back and pushchair in the boot even with the rear strut brace as standard. Hyundai have really produced something good. People still say 'but it's a Hyundai!'. You need to get passed the badge and take it for what it is. An exceptional first effort in the hot hatch sector.
More pictures to follow. I've been too busy working and driving to the running in total to take some.
Great cars these and the sound they make it's brilliant for a stock system. I love how they took their time with this and it's development really shows with the final product. They could be tempting when they get a bit cheaper. I'm not quite sure it'd be enough to keep me away from a Renault Sport Megane though!
llcoolmac said:
How are you getting on with the car OP? I'm thinking of selling my Fiesta ST and getting a demo one of these. Anything you miss about the Fiesta that would make you regret it?
Having driven both, The Hyundai seems very similar in character, but a bit bigger, and a bit louder, I dont think you would be disappointed.Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff