2021 Hyundai i30 teased
Aggressive new look for turbocharged Korean warm hatch previews Hyundai i30 faceliftThe facelifted Hyundai i30 has been outed ahead of its world premiere at the 2020 Geneva show, and the design has taken a sporty new turn.
The vehicle pictured here is the Hyundai i30 N Line, whose aggressive new look is expected to be mirrored in the brand's flagship i30 N, a 202kW hot hatch that won praise with the public and critics alike.
Hyundai's bold new i30 N Line will be shown alongside the facelifted mainstream Hyundai i30 models, as part of a mid-life update that will also bring improved interior features.
Current-generation Hyundai i30 N Line models start at $26,490 in Australia.
Intended to pre-empt big name rivals like the all-new Mk8 2020 VW Golf, the 2020 Hyundai i30 will be upgraded with a digital instrument cluster and a big 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system.
The sole photo of the new Hyundai i30 N Line reveals a significant change in visual tone for the car, morphing from a safe, homogenised small car to a sharp, focussed performance car.
It's not clear if regular models will be as edgy.
Sporting a menacing front-end design with more angles, chunky new lateral air intakes, sharper LED daytime running lights and a tougher, Audi-esque appearance, the new-look Hyundai i30 N Line model will be offered in hatch, fastback and now wagon variants in Europe.
In Australia only the hatch version of the i30 N Line is offered at present.
This first look at the updated Hyundai i30 N Line provides fresh insights into how the high-performance facelifted i30 N will be styled too.
The facelifted i30 N will follow the regular models next year and is tipped to be a faster machine than the current model. This is chiefly down to the adoption of a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
"When the eight-speed double-clutch [gearbox] comes we also work a little bit on it [the 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine] … crank a little bit more power out of it — not too much," said Hyundai's hot shop supremo, Albert Biermann, late last year.
The new cog-swapper is expected to offer a number of cool tricks according to the Hyundai N boss.
"When we add the double-clutch transmission that will have a strong impact on an i30 N. It’s not a normal transmission, it’s something really special," he declared, hinting at a launch control mode.
Currently pumping out 202kW and 378Nm (on overboost), the facelifted Hyundai i30 N could pump up to 220kW and 400Nm to take the fight to more potent rivals, including the Renault Megane RS Trophy, VW Golf R and Honda Civic Type R.
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