If your favorite Hyundai i30 version is the new
Fastback, then get ready to fall even more in love with it as the N model is
likely to pack the same 250 PS 2.0-liter turbocharged unit as the
5-door hatch.
This means that customers can up the power even more
by opting for the Performance Package, which delivers 275 PS. The
icing on the cake is the six-speed manual transmission, something driving
enthusiasts are sure to appreciate.
This prototype is wearing a lot
less camouflage than the i30 N Fastbacks we saw earlier this year in Sweden
performing winter tests, as well as in Germany at the Hyundai Technical Center.
Like the hatchback, the Fastback model will boast a
sportier front bumper, side skirts, bigger wheels and bigger brakes with red
calipers. A pair of oval exhaust pipes will flank the diffuser at the rear,
while the trunk lid spoiler appears slightly chunkier than the one found on the
regular car.
Unlike the 5-door hatch, the Fastback looks to be a
more elegant solution, with Hyundai themselves claiming that the C-pillar and
rear windscreen were inspired by the premium segment – and indeed, if you look
at the rear end design, it may remind you a little bit of the Mercedes-Benz GLC
Coupe.
While the Hyundai i30 N Fastback is expected to make
its global debut sometime later this year, customers who would rather not wait
than long and require a sportier version of this model, can look to Boes
Motorsport. The tuner fitted the i30 Fastback with OZ Racing 18″ wheels,
lowered it by 25 mm and increased power on the 1.4 T-GDI unit, from 140 horses
to 170.
In the end though, the i30 N, is meant to have proper hot hatchback aspirations. It may not be as
fast as a Honda Civic Type R, which has over 300 horsepower, but the Peugeot
308 GTI is definitely worth targeting.
Cr : Carscoops
