The Hyundai i20 N has been named because the champion of High Gear’s annual Velocity Week efficiency automotive competitors.

High Gear Journal’s annual SpeedWeek competitors consisted of at least 26 automobiles this yr, together with exotics such because the Ferrari SF90 Stradale, Lamborghini Huracan STO, Porsche 911 GT3, Aston Martin Vantage F1 Version, Ford Mustang Mach-1, Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm, Bentley Continental GT Velocity, and the brand new BMW M3 Competitors.

Of these 26 automobiles, High Gear whittled down its checklist to 5 of the most effective. These consisted of the SF90 Stradale, 911 GT3, M3 Competitors, and a restomod Peugeot 205 GTi. Nevertheless, it was the most affordable automotive in your complete check, the Hyundai i20 N, that was crowed the champion.

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“Velocity Week is at all times filled with surprises,” High Gear Journal editor Jack Rix mentioned in an announcement to Hyundai. “What we weren’t anticipating was probably the most reasonably priced automotive right here to mount such a surge by means of the sector for a totally deserved victory. However there’s a zeal to the i20 N, backed up by enormous capacity and actual dynamic polish that makes it one thing of a standout, not simply amongst its friends, however among the many entire spectrum of Velocity Week.”

The Hyundai i20 N has been launched as a direct rival to the Ford Fiesta ST and whereas High Gear acknowledges that the Ford has the extra playful chassis, the i20 N stays an distinctive efficiency automotive. On this video, Rix is especially complimentary of the front-end grip and can also be fairly keen on the overt exterior styling. He calls it “astonishing.”