The Hyundai i30 Hatch N had been anticipated to journey off into the sundown. Not so, in response to a “well-placed supply” who spoke to British publication Autocar.
As a substitute, Hyundai has reportedly began work on a “new model” of the i30 N, which is able to characteristic combustion energy and never an electrical powertrain.
It’s anticipated to be hybridised, very similar to the next-generation i20 N, with Autocar speculating it might make use of an uprated model of an present electrified powertrain or perhaps a new petrol engine solely.
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Hyundai just lately confirmed it was testing a brand new engine for efficiency vehicles, described as high-revving and high-performance and supposed for mass manufacturing. It was previewed, mounted midship, in a Veloster mule.
Autocar reviews this new i30 N could possibly be primarily based on an upcoming facelift for the i30 Hatch, which has already been spied testing, pointing at a late 2026 or early 2027 launch.
That implies Hyundai could possibly be seeking to stretch out even additional the lifespan of its current-generation i30 Hatch, which was launched in 2017, even because it plans a equally sized Ioniq 3 electrical automobile (EV) – previewed by this 12 months’s Idea Three – for markets like Europe.
This transfer would additionally make shoehorning a brand new engine into the ageing i30 much less doubtless.
The common i30 Hatch (and associated liftback and wagon variations) stays on sale in Europe however the N was axed there in 2024. That’s the inverse of Australia, the place this 12 months Hyundai confirmed it will axe the ‘common’ i30 Hatch however retain the N.
In its 2030 product roadmap introduced this 12 months, Hyundai confirmed it was increasing the N division lineup to seven fashions together with its first hybrid providing, along with its present petrol and electrical fashions.
The N division at present presents hotter petrol fashions within the i20 N hatch, i30 Hatch N and i30 Sedan N – with hybrid energy mooted by earlier N boss Albert Biermann in 2024 for the i30 Sedan N.
