Hyundai Sounds Off With An i30N Sound Byte - Should The GTI Run And Hide?

The i30 N is a crucial model for Hyundai, marking the debut of the newly minted N Performance division – and the South Korean automaker is obsessively teasing the high-performance hatch as many times as it can.

Fortunately, it will all come to an end towards the end of the month because the hot hatch is tipped for the first official presentation during the legendary 24-hour race at the Nurburgring. The automaker is now presenting the soundtrack coming from the engine and exhaust – which is nowhere nearly as impressive as the setup in the WRC machine – but still rock solid for a performance production car. The South Koreans – courtesy of a previous teaser – let us know the attractive roar can continue up until 6,750 rpm in a bid to conquer your heart before the VW Golf GTI or Ford Focus ST has a chance. Hyundai’s first performance car coming from the N Performance division is going to feature a direct competitor 2.0-liter turbocharged engine.


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MorePower - 5/24/2017 4:18:40 PM

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Just stop this!

Hyundai needs more than just power, it needs balance and feel. Hyundai does not have that yet, and it takes a while to develop.

MorePower - 5/24/2017 4:20:46 PM

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The Germans are NOT scared

MDarringer - 5/24/2017 7:02:01 PM

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The Hyundai will have far better reliability and much lower cost of maintenance.

carloslassiter - 5/24/2017 7:59:25 PM

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"The Hyundai will have far better reliability and much lower cost of maintenance."

Who the hell buys a performance car based on these criteria?

qwertyfla - 5/24/2017 10:21:00 PM

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Who the hell writes these headlines -a 5th grader? Hyundai just added red brake calipers -should Porsche cease production? Hyundai redesigns the Tucson -should the Aztec feel pretty? Peterbuilt offers vacuum pee tube option to help eliminate "trucker gold" bottle discharge. Did the enviro weenies win? Fake news click bait shenanigans.

MDarringer - 5/24/2017 11:07:32 PM

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Carlos, I can get you a Giulia at a good deal. I mean that is if you don't mind owning an unreliable performance car... I'm here to help.

carloslassiter - 5/25/2017 7:58:16 AM

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MDarringer, I get it, you're a Hyundai guy, and I understand why you want to inject whatever pro-Hyundai comment you can think of into every article, but this one just sounded ridiculous.

MDarringer - 5/25/2017 8:40:45 AM

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I'm not a "Hyundai guy" I'm a "high quality/durability/reliability" guy and on that Hyundai does quite well and VW does not. Thus, if Hyundai can get the suspension tuning to equal the GTI (pretty easy to do) then you'd have GTI performance without all durability/reliability/cost of maintenance issues associated with the VW.

trboaccord - 5/25/2017 9:22:47 AM

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Have you even asked people who own GTI's what they think of the durability/reliability/cost of ownership? didn't think so because if you did you would find out they are extremely reliable, hold up better than any car in the segment and dont cost much to maintain. The MK7 GTI is the best bang for the buck out there in that segment let alone being the most well rounded car with no issues and a maintenance schedule that is a full synthetic oil change every 10k and for the DSG a trans service every 40k other than that there isn't much you have to do

bperlow - 5/25/2017 4:25:11 PM

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I had a MK5 GTI and loved it. However the car starts becoming a money pit after year 5 of ownership. Things like the air condition compressor goes for a second time(and that costs a bit). Since the engine bay is so tight, certain repairs require the removal of the engine, and thats costly everytime. Now I cant speak for the MK7, but I dont think the GTI has vastly improved in certain maintenence issues. I would gladly lease another one, and maybe consider buying a fully electrical car when VW makes one.