03 HYUNDAI i30 SEDAN N
Rating 4.5
ENGINE 1998cc inline-4, DOHC, 16V, turbo
POWER 206kW @ 5500-6000rpm
TORQUE 392Nm @ 2100-4700rpm
0-100KM/H 5.3sec (DCT)/5.8 (manual)
WEIGHT 1445kg • PRICE $49,000
LIKE: Urban comfort; capable dynamics; brilliant e-diff; track talent
DISLIKE: Weightless manual shift action; parking sensor false alarm
AUSTRALIA WAS ONCE a nation in love with the sports sedan. Over the years, however, the beloved three-box sedan has suffered something of a fall from grace. SUVs rose to fashion and, as the consumers retreated in droves, development of notable new releases has grown fewer and farther between.
The i30 Sedan N (known overseas as the Elantra), rounds out Phase II of N Division’s rapid rise to stardom within the pantheon of performance cars. The range now consists of the i20 N, i30 N
