Aussie Influence

Checking out the i30 Ns nuts and bolts.

HYUNDAI AUSTRALIA loves the i30 N. Of course, I’m sure it loves every car in its range (maybe…), but behind the scenes plenty at Hundee Oz are particularly excited to have a proper performance product in its range to promote and sell. It wants to foster a community of N owners, setting up a number of ‘N Performance’ social media accounts to inform current and potential owners about every facet of Hyundai’s first true hot hatch.

As part of this, workshops were recently held in Melbourne and Sydney, with technician Geoff Fear giving a presentation and taking questions. Thankfully, instead of a projector and Powerpoint, there was an i30 N on a hoist and a number of disassembled N parts littered around to have a closer look at. Of course, as an i30 N ‘owner’ I had to head along, eager to learn more.

It turns out there is no such thing as a typical i30 N owner, customers ranging from young hot hatch fans to pension-age enthusiasts keen on one last performance car. Unsurprisingly, there were quite a few questions about tuning the i30 N, deftly batted away by the Hyundai crew, but refreshingly the bold addition of a track warranty had many punters intrigued and keen to head onto the speedy side of pit wall.