The hot Hyundai i30N - a rival to the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST, will be revealed at 1pm today, alongside the i30's Fastback variant.
Hyundai i30 N revealed at Frankfurt Motor Show
Hyundai previewed its upcoming i30N in a new video of the hot hatch at the Nürburgring - released before the car is revealed on 13 July.
The i30 N has now officially been revealed - read the full story here
It shows the future Volkswagen Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST rival being driven at pace on the track where much of its testing and development have taken place.
In the footage, the brand's head of vehicle testing and high performance development, Albert Biermann, says the car has been developed to withstand long stints at track pace.
Along with its road car testing, the brand entered two racing i30Ns into this year's Nürburgring 24 Hour event - something it said has helped improve the road car.
Alongside its 'Ring running, Hyundai has also brought development versions of the car to Britain to hone its setup to roads here. Biermann said of the UK stints: "We have to make sure that on these challenging UK roads, the driving performance is also comfortable enough for everyday driving."
The car is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder that's expected to produce about 260bhp. This would bring it into close contention with the next Focus ST, which is predicted to have 275bhp, and well ahead of the Golf GTI, which currently peaks with 242bhp.
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smokescreen38
Hyundai
Andrew 61
It's nice to have more choice
TegTypeR
The pedigree is there in the
I'd like to see a Ford approach to this car, offer it as a budget performance model, think ST1, which give a low entry point but offer higher spec models if required.
It's all about the twisties........
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I should think so, in fact it should read 'ALOT' less....
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
smokescreen38
Hyundai I30N
I totally agree. At circa £30k its way too close to the established brands, should be saying circa £20-25k to make it viable for big sales. Sorry its not a premium brand it's a Korean car. Good but not £30k good.
spanco
Pricing dirt cheap is the
xxxx
Right move
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
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