204 HP Hyundai i30 Hot Hatch Drifts in Commercial, Makes Girls Giggle

The press conference in Seoul had "Hot Hatch i30" on the screen all the time, but we think that's just how they refer to the new generation. The hot i30 doesn't appear to have a name, but it does have a 1.6T badge on the trunk.

We can think of it as a direct rival to the Renault Megane GT, another hot hatch powered by a 1.6-liter turbo engine. Or better yet, we might consider it to be the successor of the i30 Turbo.

In fact, they've made it a little better than before. While the i30 Turbo had 186 PS and 265 Nm, the "hot hatch" has 204 PS and 30.6 kgf·m, which is 300 Nm. You can also order it with a 7-speed twin-clutch gearbox. The Turbo was supposed to have that too, but I know for a fact that it didn't arrive at most dealerships yet.

According to the Korean driving cycle, this 200+ hp version of the i30 is also reasonably economical, averaging 11.5 kilometers to the liter. That's 8.6 l/100km or 32.7 mpg UK. On second thought, that's not so amazing!

Multi-link rear suspension, 18-inch wheels, and slightly bigger brakes are part of the packaged deal. However, our favorite feature is the exhaust system that has one large pipe per each side of the car, identical to the Golf GTI.

So how come it's drifting? Well, we think that one of the shots is classic lift off, while the rest is just computer-generated. There's a particular rig with wheels that can generate any wheelbase and any driving characteristics. Everybody uses it these days.