When it comes to small steel cannons, I believe that many people first think of the Golf GTI, Civic Type-R and Fox ST, which are German, Japanese and American cars.
Among the independent car brands, Lynk & Co 03+ is also a very strong and fierce character.
On the other hand, Korean cars, which have entered the domestic market for so many years, seem to have never been able to call the "small steel cannon" level model.
At the Guangzhou Auto Show last year, at the Hyundai booth, there was a model that focused on performance control that attracted the attention of many people.
This car is the Elantra N.
The relationship between Elantra N and Elantra, like golf and golf GTIs, can be seen as a high-performance version of Elantra.
Elantra N was officially released in the North American market in the third quarter of last year, and from the design point of view alone, there is no obvious difference from ordinary Elantra.
The difference is that the Elantra N exterior is decorated with a large area of blackened kit and high-performance red brake calipers, making the whole car look more sporty.
The front net has an "N" exclusive letter logo. This is similar to Golf R.
The rear of the car is also equipped with a relatively large spoiler, and the stout bilateral single exhaust is also available. For people who like to play with cars, from the moment they see it, they believe that their hearts will stimulate a strong desire to drive.
In terms of body size, the Elantra N is 4675/1825/1415mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2720mm.
In terms of interior design, Elantra N also adopts a design style that is closer to the ordinary version of Elantra, which may be much better in texture.
The air conditioning outlet that runs through the entire center console is not decorated with metal chrome strips, the steering wheel has been changed to a three-frame shape, and the racing seats are made of a lot of fur.
In addition, the Elantra N is equipped with an electronic limited-slip differential, ejection start mode, simulated sound wave and supercharging mode, which can increase the horsepower of the engine by 10 horses.
The point is that the Elantra N is powered by a 2.0T in-line four-cylinder turbocharged engine mated to an 8-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, and a 6-speed manual transmission is available.
The maximum power is 280 hp, the maximum torque is 392 Nm, and it can break 100 in 5.3 seconds.
Compared with the Golf GTI, Fox ST and Lynk & Co 03+, which are also equipped with 2.0T engines, the Elantra N can be said to have an overwhelming advantage.
Whether it is the parameters or the actual performance, it must be slightly better.
Of course, the reason why the Elantra N has such a fast acceleration performance, in addition to the engine power is relatively strong, the lightweight body is also very important, and the curb weight is only 1400 kg. It is lighter than the Hatchbacks such as the Golf GTI and Fox ST.
Seeing that the Elantra N is so strong, how much do you think it can sell?
In fact, it is not expensive, the manual version of the model is equivalent to about 203,400 yuan, and the automatic version of the model is equivalent to about 213,000 yuan.
Whether the car will be introduced for domestic sales in the future is still unknown.
Even if it enters the domestic market, plus various fees, it is expected that the starting price will be around 250,000 yuan.
For this Korean small steel cannon, are you looking forward to it?
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