2021 Hyundai i30N review - Does it live up to expectations? (performance/exhaust/manual) 4K UK 

Absolutely

How exciting!! Congratulations

@@AutoSocialUK thanks 😊

Yer I really love the look of the Veloster! It’s funny because the i20N is a really step up, so I can imagine we will see that for the i30 soon enough!

Not the same

Glad you like them! Thank you so much Emma, great to have more girls watching!

I own mine too in manual.. I have a question , urs come with the 19’’ wheels in black and the sits like in the video?

@@mikelurkijo5763 Yes i have the same wheels, i have the other seat that doesnt light up.

Is that because you are laughing at yourself for wasting money on the cheapest plastic crap for the interior they could lay their hands on?. Even some 90's model cars had better interior quality.

@@DEVILTAZ35 Absolutely, I am always touching the interior panels and thinking this ruins the driving experience.

Btw: congrats for 15K subs! Great to see that the channel is gaining some momentum.

Thank you so much Phil! Maybe more the i20N for me though!

Damir, Are you from Slovenia? Do you have the facelifted version? I am thinking about buying the i30n this year, but since it's impossible to get it on a test drive, I'd appreciate if someone could drive me in a passenger seat, to at least get some feeling for the car.

@@Actros5559 I'm from Croatia, model is 2020 manual, non-performance. You can apply for a test drive from Hyundai Gašparić, Zagreb. If you need any more info, please contact me via FB messenger.

Correction: the i30N isn’t offered for sale in South Korea. My bad!

@@DaveDVideoMaker korea getb an upgrade available elantra with carbon fibre exaust tips rear spoiler, diffuser and side mirrors elcanatra steeering wheel and performance intake

@@damienfrizzell9394 Which one, the regular Elantra?

@@DaveDVideoMaker elantra it looks good and i wish i had it on mine

@@damienfrizzell9394 I’ve heard you can get it as a RHD variant in Ozzyland (which is what I like to call Australia) called the i30N sedan.

Yes, I think she’d love this one!!

Genesis need to release a small sedan or Hatch. At least they know how to do interiors and being the same company there is just no excuse for this cheap and nasty plastic usage so liberally in an otherwise good car.

Thank you Robert! Gave this one a little extra love

Had to be done 😁😁

Thank you for watching

Hi Kevin, didn’t manage to get any this time but I’ll definitely bare it in mind for next time 😁

Real shame. A bit more pazaz on the inside and I’d have been in love!

It is a little asbo that’s for sure!!

It sounds crap actually with all that fake pop pop . Unless it is a Lambo they should quit all that nonsense.

@@DEVILTAZ35 not everyone can afford a "Lambo"..

Thank you for watching 😁

Hahahha of course! 😁

Thank you very much!

Too firm for every day use though which is the issue.

@@DEVILTAZ35 the normal setting is too firm for everyday use? my wife commutes in our i30N every weekday and its far from harsh riding it's slightly firmer than our previous Golf R mk7 that had 18s not 19s but that had poor body control due to being soft when pushed even mildly and the i30N absorbs a lot of road chatter. It also rides better than the 308 GTi 270 we owned before the Golf which got very fidgety on a bumpy B road

We all start somewhere Craig! 😁😁

@@AutoSocialUK did you see it i need a camera like you tish

Thank you for watching!

360mm performance brakes you’re right, I’m dyslexic so my brain has a habit of jumbling numbers up! 😂

Awesome, thank you!

@@AutoSocialUK Your very welcome, take care!

They’re awesome! I’m jealous - thank you for watching

Agreed 👍🏼

And the interior makes you want to trade it in instantly seeing that is what you spend all your time with . Not the pointless exterior looks.

@@DEVILTAZ35 Could you explain what you mean by that?

Forget manual, if you want faster acceleration with quicker gear changes, then go with the paddle shifters on a dsg or edc gearbox. Honestly it's so much better than manual transmission.

It's very loud from the outside but not too much with the windows up.

Thank you for watching!

I had a wiz around in a GR and was a little disappointed, I would like to check out someone who owns one and properly understand what makes them tick

@@AutoSocialUK Sadly people are falling for fast engines with rubbish quality to interiors again. I thought this phase had died out but more and more manufacturers are charging more for cheaply built cars. Also there is zero point in firm suspension on a daily driver. Most people never take a car to the track in any case which is what these are designed for.

I'm very jealous!

Glad you liked it!

I need to try a scooby.

Why would you buy a hot-hatch at all, if you want a comfortable and reserved car and you are willing to pay much more than this? You are an old man not a children anymore, why hot hatch? The used vs. new is a silly comparison, you could buy i30N also used 22k, and it's still under warranty. A 4WD Golf R will always cost much more. " I want a suspension that can handle the power..." - it's about tires mostly and not the suspension at all, just the girl doesn't know what and why. She thinks the tires spin because of suspension and the differential, haha she's funny. In Britain you'll have wet road 60%, how will you put down 300hp on the road, if that is the most important parameter?

Thank you for trying to offend me…. I like how you assume I’m a girl I don’t know what I’m talking about. Bold of you to comment on someone else’s comment and not to me directly 🤔 If you watched the video I say that DESPITE their best efforts with upgraded slip-diff and tyres it still struggles BUT likely any FWD with that power will. It’s not going to perform like a 4WD and no one should expect it to. Btw the roads were completely dry.

George, thank you for your comment. That is a fair point, the Golf is more refined and will be a better daily. This type of power will always be better handled with a 4WD. I need to get my hands on more VW stuff, It was a key on this channel for a while but VW are hard to get in with.

@@AutoSocialUK It was not an offence, but a fact that you blamed the e-LSD for the bad traction at the end of the video you mentioned the tyres too. And a guy who never seen this car and never tried it already accepted your theory and he wants a car with a better suspension that can handle the power properly. The LSD is not part of the suspension, but a device what helps to distribute the torque between the driven wheels. Normally it helps in curve when the weight (therefore the friction is different). But if you punch in the pedal in a straight road in gear 3 with a 300hp car, any FWD or even AWD car will do the same, starts to spin and slip madly. No LSD can help on that. You said a silly thing and it doesn't matter if you are a girl or boy. Probably you donno what is the purpose of the LSD and when can be useful. And now you make a gender question from it, you were offended by a macho because you are a female. I didn't criticize the video and directly you, because it's not remarkable thing and I don care what you know about cars and what you don't. But George has taken up the theory from you ! This silly little detail he adopted, and after you now he believes that something is wrong with the i30N and it can't transmit the torque like other regular cars, because something is wrong with the suspension it's not pefect. So he needs a 4WD car. Hmmm. "Btw the roads were completely dry." - and tomorrow will be wet, then dry again. You are unlucky if you live in Britain and you want perfect power transmission on the roads, because you'll will need to put up rain tyres every other day. What I meant: it's a silly idea to expect perfect grip from a car especially in a country where the roads are wet (with a little mud too) very often, and you can't do anything with that. You should move to Italy if the perfect grip is the most important paramater, and you want to put all 300hp on the road.

@@telelaci2 You’re the only one making these assumptions here, mate. First, I have driven both. I also want a hot hatch because I already have a Rav4 hybrid for everything else and I want a more fun commute/enjoyment car, not that you’re the car police and it’s any of your business. Second, not all suspensions are created equal and not all differentials are as well. There is such a thing as too much power or weight for a system to handle. Having already driven the Sonata N and Kona N I can tell you a great deal about that. The Sonata, having just an open differential, spins a random front tyre every time you try to drive with gusto, and you lose practical traction when pressing the throttle coming out of a turn. The Kona, despite the same engine, has far less of that slippage due to the eLSD. However, because it’s so light and powerful, it still sees a limit to what it can accomplish. The Golf R has a similar power to weight ratio, but because of its active torque distribution AWD feels far more reassuring off the line and in higher speed turns, and as a result can be driven faster. The GTI has an eLSD, but it also has quite a bit less power. Don’t forget that the computer mapping in eLSDs also plays a role. Some engage and disengage faster and smarter than others. Are tyres important? Yes, but they all come with very competent tyres from the manufacturer, unlike your basic cars, which come with the cheapest rubber that can be found. Finally, there have been many fantastic female race car drivers that are FAR more knowledgeable about cars than you or I will ever be. Your misogyny is ridiculous and seriously unwelcome. To be honest, any amount of actual knowledge or experience you may have is made moot by your disgusting self-righteousness. As you’ve stated, you don’t care about Natisha’s opinion on cars, or mine. Why then are you watching this channel or commenting on my opinion? Go make your own channel and belittle everyone there!

It’s pretty cool!

It did sound unreal! Maybe a bit too much at times 😂

@@AutoSocialUK It's all Fake on Hyundai lol . They are a cheap and nasty company pretending to be something they aren't. People fall for it though for whatever reason.

Hahahha she’s a good girl, I’ll give into electric one day!

You must be 12 then lol. It is abhorrent and disgusting hearing this rubbish day in and day out. Unless it is real exhaust note it sounds horrible. I wish they would make pops illegal here.

@@DEVILTAZ35 lol

I guess they thought, If it's not broke.... then don't fix it.

@@AutoSocialUK Yes I loved my car but wheel hop / tramping really annoying. I wonder if the I30N standard car did it with coil spring suspension ?

@@AutoSocialUK Well wheel hop is a fix they need to get right.

Well I've got the meg and have zero regrets

In the US, Hyundai has the Kona N, Veloster N and Sonata N.

Only for people that don't appreciate quality though. If there was a Genesis version i would think about it. They know how to make good interiors.

Me too 🤞🏼

Agree - crazy monthlies and used prices plummet

@@relentlesspursuit6894 Buy it used then ?

@@crazyforiegner2 will of been used and abused by that point

I’m not a bug Ford Fan but I’ll definitely check it out… not quite as much power I imagine?

276bhp, so pretty similar. 2.3 litre and 420nm torque.. looks pretty similar aswell. Face-lift coming with a massive 13 inch infotainment screen !

Oh that’s cool! How do you find it? 😁 Yes hopefully

@@AutoSocialUK great car a bit softer ride than i30 auto box a dream and it's got the red nutter button on steering wheel for extra boost

Thank you Paul

Yes she should wear this more often shouldn’t she😅

😂😂😂😂

Yes so do I!

I’m not sure the Veloster will be around for much longer. They’re discontinuing all, but N models in the States next year and I doubt the sales of the N will be big enough to keep it going.

You can chose the manual on the website ☺️

RODE wireless GO, highly recommend!

@@AutoSocialUK brilliant. Thank you

Fastback available on the Hyundai website now, yes

Yes it’s good fun but definitely has its negatives as well 🤔

Yes I would have to agree!

Presenter: I’m sorry you’re feeling insecure about yourself and feel the need to insult strangers on the internet to make you feel better. You should talk to someone about that. Have a good day.

😂😂😂😂😂

Ohhhhh see I don’t agree… I wasn’t wow’ed by the GR

@@AutoSocialUK Four wheel drive in the GR probably swag it for me especially with winter coming up.