Hello everyone, I am a representative of the high transfer youth class.
Now many car companies are involved in automobile racing, and create high-performance brands, on the one hand, to accumulate experience for technology, on the other hand, to enhance brand influence, Hyundai Motor is no exception. Recently, a performance car from South Korea has attracted a lot of people's attention, it is the Hyundai Elantra N!
However, there are also many small partners will feel strange, after all, when it comes to modern Elantra, the first impression of many small partners is "harmless to people and animals" family cars, and even taxis that shuttle through the streets and alleys, which are completely incompatible with sports. And most people's cognition of Korean cars, if Coolpad is a sports car, then maybe South Korea really has no performance car.
However, in 2015, Hyundai established the High Performance N Division, which served as a testing ground from the WRC World Rally Championship and then achieved outstanding results at the WTCR World Touring Car Grand Prix.
Taking advantage of the glory achieved in the event, Hyundai released the i30 N in 2017, aiming at the golf GTI, Fox ST and other steel cannons. Excellent performance and fun have impressed a number of European automotive media, praise continues, so that the hyundai N series in the traditional European market to gain a foothold, but the situation of Korean cars in China is becoming more and more difficult...
The appearance of Elantra N in China this time has made everyone curious about Elantra N. Not only us, but also the fans and friends of the high turn, even the long-dormant Teacher Ma has gone out of the mountain, and they all want to see what is outstanding about this "high-performance taxi".
The 280-horsepower 2.0T engine + 8-speed dual-clutch transmission is not much different from the Lynk & Co 03+ on the books, but the official 5.3 second zero hundred is very intimidating. After our measured Elantra N's zero hundredth performance of 5.6 seconds, and the four-wheel drive blessing of Lynk & Co 03+ we measured zero hundredth of the time is only more than 6 seconds, which makes us have further expectations for the track performance of Elantra N.
With severe tire wear and an outdoor temperature of minus 8 degrees Celsius, the Irant N still ran a 58.8 seconds of Reese, which even surpassed the Mercedes-AMG A35L and became the fastest original front-drive car we tested. If the temperature is higher, the tires are updated in case, and it is possible to win over the BMW M2 Thunder Edition is not a problem!
The strong performance of the Elantra N seems to me to have three points: excellent power matching, cornering efficiency and chassis system. The 8-speed dual-clutch shift speed is fast and crisp, and can understand the driver's intention and fully exert its power; the locking efficiency of the electronic limited slip differential is high, you can feel the front wheel "dragging" you out of the corner; the electronic control suspension can provide solid support at the same time, but also absorb the excess swing, the chassis tuning tail is very active, and with a good set of tires, it is difficult to think fast.
Of course, the Elantra N also has some shortcomings, several drivers said after the test drive that the Elantra N's steering feel is not too good, and this car is relatively difficult for novice drivers to drive.
Although the Korean performance car is not well known in China, this time through the Elantra N to show everyone its true strength. At the same time, we also hope that more manufacturers can introduce performance models, so that we, domestic fans, have more choices and feel different fun!
Finally, look at the small partners to give such a high evaluation, do you think the modern Elantra N in the domestic pricing how much you will consider? Give your opinion.
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