Over the years, Hyundai has proven it is no stranger to defying expectations, and its latest – and smallest – performance package, the i20 N, looks to be one of its best yet. Designed as a direct competitor to the likes of the Volkswagen Polo GTI and the Ford Fiesta […]
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Hyundai i20 N facelift confirmed for mid-year, Australia likely in 2024
Hyundai’s former N boss and now technical adviser, Albert Biermann, has confirmed there is a facelift for the exciting little i20 N coming later this year. In an interview with Hyundai N Australia, Biermann was asked by a fan if there is an update coming for the i20 N. He […]
2022 Hyundai i20 N review (video)
These are the sorts of cars us at PerformanceDrive get excited about. Hyundai is very kind to offer an N performance model for nearly every sedan and hatch in the showroom, no matter how small. The Hyundai i20 N joins the likes of the Ford Fiesta ST, Toyota GR Yaris, […]
2022 Hyundai i20 N WRC car revealed, adopts new Rally1 hybrid regulations
There are new regulations for the FIA World Rally Championship this year, called Rally1, which include the requirement for teams to switch to hybrid powertrains. Hyundai Motorsport has just unveiled its 2022 weapon which adopts the new rules, based on the i20 N hot hatch. The 2022 Hyundai i20 N […]
2021 Hyundai N Festival goes off, record N sales in November in Australia
Hyundai N Australia held its third annual N Festival over the weekend, at Winton Raceway, cementing its position as the most attainable and facilitating performance car sub-brand in Australia. Well, in our opinion anyway. This is one of the greatest auto success stories of modern times in our opinion, especially […]
2022 Hyundai i20 N review – Australian launch (video)
Let’s not stuff about. This, the 2022 Hyundai i20 N, is not only one of the very best small hot hatches we’ve ever driven. It’s also one of the best hatchbacks outright. Aside from the exciting styling and fun-loving driving characteristics, this is a smart, very well packaged, and surprisingly […]
2022 Hyundai i20 N hot hatch arrives in Australia
One of the first batches of the very exciting, all-new Hyundai i20 N has arrived in Australia, just ahead of its official launch next month. We spotted this truck in Sydney today featuring three examples of the energetic hot hatch. They are believed to be some of the first production-spec […]
Hyundai i20 N does Nurburgring lap in 8:33.60, slower than Ford Fiesta ST? (video)
The highly-anticipated Hyundai i20 N has completed a lap of the notoriously challenging Nurburgring in 8:33.60. Sport Auto magazine conducted the lap as part of its Supertest series, adopting the 20.6km loop and using the standard Pirelli P Zero tyres. This is Hyundai’s first compact hot hatch, and it will […]