HYUNDAI Motor Firm Australia (HMCA) has gone on report saying it’s eager to get the just-announced i30 sedan N TCR (Touring Automotive Racing) Version however can’t verify something simply but.
Based on an HMCA spokesperson, Hyundai Motor plans to launch the brand new mannequin in South Korea first this December, increasing the rollout to world markets subsequent yr.
Hyundai says underneath the pores and skin, the i30 sedan N TCR Version brings a number of upgraded efficiency elements which were newly developed for the mannequin.
Most evident externally is a big carbon swan neck spoiler on the boot lid, with a more in-depth inspection revealing light-weight 19-inch N TCR solid wheels masking large-format N Efficiency monobloc four-piston brakes.
The need issue is heightened by goodies that embrace a revised inside with further options impressed by motorsports together with a race-inspired Alcantara steering wheel with a efficiency blue prime marker, efficiency blue seat belts and unique TCR Version badging.
If it was to make it Down Underneath, the probably value could be larger than the present i30 N Premium sedan (at $52,000 excluding on-road prices) on which it’s based mostly and possibly greater than the i30 N Premium hatch that’s $1500 extra.
Different potential contenders embrace all-wheel drive pocket rockets just like the Subaru WRX sedan ($47,490-$57,990 + ORC) and maybe the Toyota Corolla GR hatch ($64,190 + ORC), not forgetting VW’s front-drive Golf GTI hatch (from $56,090 + ORC) and Honda’s front-drive Civic Kind R hatch at $74,100 drive-away.
The front-drive i30 sedan N TCR Version is loosely based mostly on a profitable racing model that final yr took out the Australian TCR Sequence and for the fourth consecutive yr in 2024, received its class within the arduous Nurburgring 24 Hours amongst a bunch of different motorsport successes.
Hyundai is keenly conscious of the impression on gross sales of its racing program that means again spawned the N Efficiency model (emanating from the WRC) with fascinating sporty equipment, dynamics and efficiency to chose street fashions at a comparatively modest premium.
It has resulted in a rare stage of brand name loyalty amongst N automotive homeowners who yearly, line as much as indulge their ardour at Hyundai’s N-Pageant monitor days subsidised by the corporate.
The N model is filtering into Hyundai’s absolutely electrical powered line-up however within the meantime the brand new i30 sedan N TCR Version is there to maintain the ICE ardour alive.
Very like Mercedes-Benz’s AMG and BMW’s M division, Hyundai’s N Efficiency arm has lifted the model’s notion larger within the mainstream pecking order to the purpose the place N-spec vehicles are aspirational amongst sure purchaser teams.
The TCR sedan is an enhanced model of Hyundai’s strikingly styled i30N sedan Premium with further options, some efficiency enhancements and a truckload of angle.
It advantages from Hyundai’s eight years of expertise within the TCR World Tour for production-based autos that gives a financial institution of knowledge Hyundai Motor has gained and used since becoming a member of the TCR World Tour in 2017.
Hyundai Motor Firm says the TCR Version “embodies the DNA of Hyundai Motorsports, designed to spice up N-thusiasm for individuals who love driving.”
“Hyundai Motor has included the expertise and experience gathered in motorsports into i30 sedan N TCR Version,” mentioned Joon Park, vp of Hyundai’s N Model Administration Group.
“We are going to proceed to reinforce the DNA of Hyundai N, in order that N-thusiasts can expertise the joys of motorsports of their each day lives.”
