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Hyundai i30 N UK Pricing Announced: a £24,995 Bargain

Every year, cars get more expensive and we have to borrow more money from the banks to buy them. But Hyundai has given us a real reason to pick the new i30 N over its Golf GTI rival: the £24,995 base price.
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It's one of the lowest in the segment, certainly unbeatable among the top contenders. By comparison, the cheapest Golf GTI is £28,320.

There's also a small performance gap that works in Hyundai's advantage, as we've already discussed. The base GTI comes with a 230 HP (227 bhp) 2-liter turbo engine while the i30 N gets 250 right out of the box for a 0 to 62 sprint time of 6.4 seconds.

But we're pretty sure everybody will want the performance version because that one packs 275 HP and does 60 in 6.1 seconds.This one costs £27,995 and you get extra kit too.

The base model comes as standard with 18-inch wheels shod in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, LED headlights, adaptive dampers and an 8-inch infotainment screen with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The i30 N Performance ups the ante with 19-inch wheels wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero tires, electric seats, bigger brakes, active exhaust and an electronically controlled limited slip differential (E-LSD) that allows driven wheels to turn at different speeds by applying different amounts of torque depending on the load transfer.

Of course, there are a lot more rivals to consider in this segment other than the Golf GTI. The car to beat right now is the Honda Civic Type R which packs 320 HP and will set you back from £30,995. But its aero pack is more "boy races" while the Hyundai is upmarket and restrained.

The cheapest hot hatch is usually a Ford, and the Focus ST is no exception. This veteran retails for £25,235 but there's an offer going on right now for £24,235 which is a little bit cheaper than the Hyundai. So which would you have?
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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