For all the people who were like me and wondered whether to go for this car. Do it! Having owned my Sky Blue i30N (Pre-facelift) for nearly 2 years now, I can safely say it is the best car I have owned and the only one that actually turns heads! It really appeals to the inner child in me and it never fails to make me smile. I'll run through some pros and cons: PROS: 1- Car sticks to the roads like glue, it is tight in the corners and has rapid acceleration out of them. The handling is great and you really feel connected to the car and the car connected to the road 2- The noise is the kind of noise that makes you tingle. The pops and bangs are common place in custom N mode and are loud enough to make you smile 3 - The exhaust is loud and makes a very nice noise under acceleration. You don't get all of the noise in the cab, but from outside it sounds amazing 4 - The customisation of N mode is great, you can set the car up exactly how you want it, whether that be comfortable or bone shaking with the suspension, yobish or refined with the noise 5 - Whilst in this video it was mentioned about acceleration and drag racing not being this cars speciality, it isn't a slouch! I have beaten Tesla's, Range Rover Sports, Type R's, Mustang Mach E's and various other cars off the lights in the N. Furthermore, I have given Mercedes and BMW's a run for their money whilst at speed. 6 - As it is a standard i30 on steroids, it is a practical and spacious car. 5 people can comfortably sit in the car with a decent amount of rear leg room. The boot takes all of the luggage that they will have and the car is powerful enough to not feel a huge difference with the weight. 7 - The 5 year warranty is quite flexible. You can modify to an extent and the car will still be covered on parts that haven't been modified 8 - It looks amazing, it is menacing on the road and has great road presence. 9 - The power at stock is more than enough for a fun time. 275HP is not to be sniffed at and easily beats the likes of the ST Focus, Golf GTI and Seat FR. Golf R and Focus RS's you can still have fun with, but they can leave the N in the dust 10 - The car is very robust. The standard parts can be pushed almost up to 400HP (so I have heard) before you have to consider fuel pump changes etc. to manage the power. 11 - The front bucket seats are very snug and hold you tight when cornering at high speed. Cons: 1 - The car drinks fuel. You put your foot down in it and you can see the milage reduce by large amounts. I average 21mpg in mine and that is regular city driving, nothing abnormal or illegal 2 - On long trips it can be uncomfortable. The firm suspension may be good for cornering, but does mean you feel long journeys in this car 3 - The turning circle is that of a bus 4 - Fuelling mine takes an age, as for some reason the tank clicks at 10 litres below capacity. It then keeps stopping until it is eventually full 5 - The interior quality isn't the best. The surfaces scratch easily and squeak too (my steering wheel squeaks when I turn) 6 - Running the car burns a hole in your wallet. I've already had to put 2 full sets of tyres on the car, due to the power going through the wheels. 7 - The Pirelli's that come on the car are dreadful. No grip and wear within 6 months 8 - The car attracts all kinds of wrong attention. Thieves have attempted to steal mine twice and failed both times. Furthermore, it attracts other idiots on the road ALL OF THE TIME. 9 - The paint is very thin and scratches easily 10 - The exhaust in the quietest setting is still loud To sum up, the car is amazing. I would advise that anyone who is considering buying one do it, so long as you have the money to keep it running!
I agree with everything said in this comment except the running costs. I’m now dailying a 6.3 V8 C63 and I wish I could go back to my running costs on this thing 😂
@@georgebates728 ah yeh I have heard those focus’s are very good on fuel. But there are not many hatchbacks that come close to the i30N (especially not in its price range) for performance and sound. So the extra running costs are 100% worth it. Like you say, it’s perfect in every scenario.
It’s not just the performance for me on these they look great and that blue is the selling point for me. I’ve drove one and as mk7 st owner the i30N is my next car soon
Mate, great great video! I’d check out The Topher in the way it structures his videos, or Carwow, chop some unnecessary bits. I loved it, looking to buy one of these in a year or so, and the points you made are great! Love the car ride chat format you got, keep at it :P
Nice POV ! Picked mine up last week :@ , where did you get the intake from ? Did you install manually or through garage as well? More back road content would be nice , i think you can turn off the braking assists stuff on settings , only got mine to LKA nothing else.
I have only had mine a couple months so still learning that type of stuff. Thanks for the heads up! I got the intake adapter and open air kit from Forge motorsport. That’s also where I am looking to get the ecu tune from as they seem to know what they are doing. (You can see The intake when I open the bonnet in my review of the car) I will do some more back road content on the weekend and get that up next week. Shame the camera can’t pick up the exhaust sounds as much as I would like but it seemed to work well. It’s an awesome car, hope you enjoy it
Hello just saw this video. Not sure if you can take time to respond. i30N gen 1+ induction kit+ chip to about 320hp vs the stock Type R would that be similar? I can see the insurance for i30N is way lower than the civic type R and also the car price is about 3k cheaper than that of the civic type R. I can see people saying Civic type R performance and handling is better than the i30N but would that be so much different, if I use it as a daily with occasional family hauling/b road/ track day? I have also heard that oil temperature is a problem with i30N as they get very hot in spirited driving. Is that an issue you have encountered? Thanks
@@Duck_Head I never encountered an issue with oil temperature, although I never drove mine on a track, but I definitely did drive with spirit! 😁 I think they’re a brilliant car overall, the Civic Type R is probably more refined, better gearbox and shifter feel definitely, and maybe handling. But nothing that’s going to give you a massive disadvantage, on a track they’d be side by side, and remember, the I30N sounds wayyyy better than a Type R. 👌
Have you still got this mate and what mileage are you on now and have you had any issues? I keep coming back to this car but not sure yet what to go for. Thanks
I don’t still have this no. Sold it on 65k miles. Didn’t really have any issues. Sold it because I was commuting and the manual was annoying. Great car for weekend fun
Bro I have mk5 gti 2006 it’s a good car but man the repairs has rinsed my pockets. I still want a fun car and reliable and had this car on my mind all the time. My have to get one
I used to have a mk5 gti from the exact same year! Awesome car but yes repairs are steep. Trust me this car will be a 0erfrct upgrade. And they are much quicker.
@@HammoTechReviews I do a lot miles work in construction so I was thinking my next car don’t want a boring one but at the same time something have fun with, reliable and also less money out of pocket🤣
@@nowandthen8225 if you do a lot of miles you might prefer the DSG model so you can stick it into auto but it's up to you. Either way, brilliant car. Hyundai have really stepped up their game.
I think they are supposed to be very good. Being South Korean, effectively Japanese which is a good thing (thinking Toyota). I have heard of a clunk when changing gears with the DCT gearbox but never looked into it as i have the manual. Mine has never let me down and i dont think you will have any regrets
@@HammoTechReviews thx for a quick response 👍 that was also my guess 👌I would love an i30 N but sadly none are for sale here in Denmark. I could import one from Germany but I would have to pay 50% on top of the price in import taxes.. 😅
@@tonybutterfield2015 a 2014 Audi S3 (which I regretted by the way, the I30N had way more character and was a better car). Now I have a 2011 C63 AMG, by far the best car I’ve ever owned or driven but i do miss how cheap the i30N was to run 😂
@@officertenpenny8709 if this car was worth 50k upwards and I wanted to hold its value and all that then maybe. But not for a 20k hatchback. I’d take to my local garage 😁👍 Otherwise I’ll end up spending more on services than i would get back from a potentially higher selling price
@@HammoTechReviews aye but saves wrapping a 34k car round a tree for the sake of goin to work in the snow 🤣 rather put it way for a couple months except for nice days we get more bad weather up the north lot of hills as well so cars like these are no good in shite weather
