Hyundai I30 N Review - Better than a GTI?

May 29th, 2020

Hyundai's first N car has arrived in SA, with one hefty price tag. We had a lot of time to get to know the new hot hatch during the lockdown. Here's what we think of it.

With 202 kW and 353 Nm of torque, the Hyundai I30 N is one powerful hot hatch. All that power is sent to the front wheels, in the traditional hot hatch formula. How does the newcomer cope against rivals like the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Renault Megane RS and even the mighty Honda Civic Type R? Our in house race driver Ashley Oldfield put it through the wringer at the end of lockdown to bring you this video.

Read our full written review and check out the images over here

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Ashley Oldfield

Ashley has been riding or driving some sort of motorised vehicle since his 4th birthday when he got a Yamaha PW50. Equipped with years of racing experience, Ashley took up journalism and became a writer for some of South Africa’s best motoring magazines and online publications. He is SA’s first (and only) GT Academy winner having raced professionally overseas. He now serves as Road Test Editor at Cars.co.za, putting his wealth of racing and driving experience to good use.

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