MODEL TESTED: i30 N 2.0 T-GDi Performance
PRICE: £35,110 POWERTRAIN: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo petrol, 276bhp
276bhp
Powertrain
2.0 litre 4cyl
50 litres
Fuel tank
£72 fill up
5.9 secs
Performance
155mph
381 litres
Seats up/down
1,287 litres
THE i30 N in these pictures uses a dual-clutch automatic gearbox, although the car we’re testing against the Focus is the six-speed manual version. Starting from £35,110, it’s cheaper than the Focus to buy outright, and the only extra fitted to our car is the £300 Polar White paint.
Tech highlights
WITH a 2.0-litre turbo petrol compared with the Ford’s 2.3, you might expect the i30 N to fall short of its rival, but the Korean contender produces the exact same peak of 276bhp. It does offer less torque – at 392Nm, it’s 28Nm
