While these hatchback are small in size, many are affordable and offer impressive specifications. Here are the coolest hatchback from every major car brand.
21 October 2020 10:37 am / 4 comments
Hyundai has finally unveiled the i20 N hot hatch, confirming earlier reports that it would be getting the Gamma II 1.6 litre turbocharged GDi four-cylinder petrol engine. The four-potter, which makes its debut in the European market, produces 204 PS at 5,500 to 6,000 rpm and 275 Nm of torque at 1,750 to 4,500 rpm, and the entire car weighs just 1,190 kg.
The automaker says the i20 N has one of the best power-to-weight ratios in its class. With drive sent to the front wheels, it would do the zero to 100 km/h sprint in 6.7 seconds, and would top out at 230 km/h. A six-speed manual is the sole gearbox option, this one featuring launch control (like on the i30 N) and downshift rev matching (can be toggled off via a button on the steering).
Hyundai i30 N Hyundai s i30 N was Korea s very first really credible performance hot hatch and we loved it. Jonathan Crouch looks at the revised version. Ten Second Review With this i30 N hot hatch, Hyundai launched its N performance sub-brand with the i30 N hotch hatch, a model now usefully improved, primarily with a paddleshift auto gearbox option. The i30 N remains the kind of car you simply wouldn t expect from this Korean maker, with an output of up to 280PS intended to provide performance to embarrass this car s Volkswagen Golf GTI arch-rival. Background Hyundai continues to get serious about performance. For proof, take a look at this i30 N hot hatch, now usefully improved and originally developed by a team led by former BMW M Power boss Albert Biermann. Before original launch, it underwent a lengthy testing period that included over 6,000 miles of running on the legendary Nurburgring Nordschleife racetrack and its aim continues to be to slot right in amongs