Hyundai’s N efficiency division has gone from power to power because the i30 N was first launched and the brand new Elantra N might be the best of all Hyundai’s sporty fashions.

The South Korean automotive producer lifted the veil on the 2022 Elantra N again in August and not too long ago invited members of the U.S. media to place it to the check round a racetrack. Zack Klapman from The Smoking Tire was amongst those who examined the automotive and was left very impressed with what he discovered.

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Like many different Hyundai N fashions, the flagship Elantra N is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that pumps out 276 hp and 289 lb-ft (391 Nm) of torque. U.S. prospects can select between a six-speed handbook transmission or an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, each of which transmit energy by way of the entrance wheels, permitting the automotive to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in round 5.0 seconds.

The instance examined by Klapman was geared up with the dual-clutch ‘field. We’ve sampled this new transmission within the facelifted i30 N and have been very impressed. It gives very fast shifts and comes with Hyundai’s N Grin Shift, N Energy Shift, and N Monitor Sense shifting applied sciences that make it extra involving to make use of than another DCTs.

Klapman is especially impressed with the dealing with steadiness of the automotive. It may be pushed into understeer however with a fast raise on the throttle, the rear-end begins to step out. The steering can also be very responsive and communicative and the brakes have been greater than as much as the duty of lapping the circuit with out even the slightest trace of fade.