Hyundai's facelifted Elantra N debuted in the first half of last year and has now arrived in Australia, where it is still being marketed as the i30 N Sedan.
The 2024 Hyundai i30 N Sedan is offered in a single trim level, featuring a plethora of standard goodies and a few optional features, and has a manufacturer's list price of AU$52,000 (equal to US$34,838), excluding on-road and dealer delivery costs.
Under the hood, it packs the same 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which develops 206 kW (280 ps/276 hp) and has 392 Nm (289 lb-ft) of torque, identical to the pre-facelifted iteration. It is paired with a standard eight-speed DCT, yet the Korean company also offers a six-speed manual transmission as a no-cost option. The 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) takes 5.3 seconds with the former and 5.8 seconds with the latter, and the top speed is limited to 250 kph (155 mph).
Stuff such as the active variable exhaust system, electro-mechanical limited-slip differential, electronic-controlled suspension, performance brake package, rear stiffness bar, and N Grin Shift (DCT only) is standard. The sports model comes with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires that hug the 19-inch alloys, features redesigned front and rear bumpers, a wing mounted on the trunk lid, and a few other goodies that further set it apart from the non-N model.
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On the inside, the 2024 Hyundai i30 N Sedan features leather-wrapped seats and steering wheel, alloy sports pedals, ambient lighting, Bose premium audio system, a 10.25-inch infotainment system, a 10.25-inch digital gauge cluster, Bluelink car services, and dual-zone climate control. The automaker also mentions the smartphone integration, heated steering wheel, heated and ventilated front seats, 10-way power adjustable driver's seat with memory function, wireless charging pad, and USB-C sockets.
LED headlamps are also standard, as are the power-folding side mirrors, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and a smart key with a push-button start. The car gets a plethora of safety gizmos, including lane keeping and lane following assists, driver attention warning, forward collision-avoidance assist, blind-spot collision-avoidance assist, intelligent speed limit assist, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance, reversing camera, parking sensors at both ends, and tire pressure monitoring system.
All of these and many others are offered at no extra cost on the facelifted Hyundai i30 N Sedan. As for the optional extras, Hyundai mentions the premium paint finish, which will set interested parties back another AU$595 (US$399), and the sunroof, which adds AU$2,000 (US$1,340) to the recommended retail price.
America's Elantra N, on the other hand, has an MSRP of $32,900. It comes in a single trim level, too, packing the same engine and featuring similar equipment, returning 22/31/25 mpg (10.7/7.6/9.4 l/100 km) in city/highway/combined with the stick shift and 20/30/23 mpg (11.8/7.8/10.2 l/100 km) with the DCT.
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