You guys do the best reviews by far! not once did I get bored, or skip ahead. The video was honest + answered all of my questions and more! love that it didn't drag on and love how informed he is.

I absolutely love this car… Hyundai didn’t want to make it to be a GTI etc. but they did their own thing with it and made it an absolute fun and unique car. With the DCT it’s on the top of my list.

Hyundai is making progress

Suggestion: on performance cars like this, when you’re filming at the rear you should also start the car and rev it

Test drove this car today, definitely sold on it!!! Ordered and waiting for it to be shipped here can't wait 🤗

I have a 2022 DCT and it is fantastic. Better than VW DSG and they've been at it a lot longer. In normal mode it's very much like a torque converter automatic in feel, but in N mode with N Power Shift on it is bordering on violent 👌🏻 you don't get pops between every gear like a MT, but you don't need that when you can hold boost through the gear change

I love my i30n here in the U.K. you didn’t mention the rear strut brace in the boot can be removed easily with 4 bolts, making a flat large load area if required, a car for every occasion 👍❤️

Love it, want one. Have been waiting for it in the dct and happy it's getting such good reviews. Such a versatile little car. Great review 👌

Great review! CarPlay is able to go full screen with a setting in the options.

It may not be a bad time to create a short video explaining "Steering Feel" to the average Joe. You hear a lot of reviews where the reviewer goes "there is not much feel through the wheel" or "the steering feel is great, you know exactly what the front wheels are doing". It will be great to have a video explaining what exactly this means and how to figure whether a car has a good steering feel or not. Keen to hear your thoughts.

These cars are gonna be cult classics in no time, they really give me the street menace vibes of old 90’s hot hatches, bravo Hyundai !!

Would be interesting to do a head to head comparison between this and the new Mk8 GTI

Great value for the money in the 135+kW/t bracket. Looks great in 'Dark Knight' grey. 5yr unlimited km warranty so just drive the wheels off it. Nice 5 seat option for those that haven't given up on life and still get a fizz from driving.

Thanks again for the review Paul - you obviously enjoy the sporty aspect of this model given your daily drive is a Supra - Hyundai have done a good job of gazing across from Busan to Japan and took note of the Japanese approach mirroring the Euro approach to some degree although the absence of rear USB ports and other comforts in the rear is a bit naughty for this price tag - a Subaru with it’s better value for money and standard AWD is always going to be the goto for me only if it’s a manual (not the flawed CVT) - John back in SA

I would love to see this up against the new STI when it comes out. I'm waiting for that to make my decision but the i30N is hard to go past price wise

Been waiting for this review, it was worth the wait too.

I loved this review, so much praise for the new dct! Would love to see you test 0-100 in dry conditions as I’ve seen another Australian review showing 5.19 secs to 100. Hyundai claims 5.4 secs to 100 for the dct and 5.9 for the manual.

Nice review. I like how you said its customized for AUS and this is your typical country road with bumps and all over the shop. But in reality thats the type of roads in our cities these days! lol

This appeals over the Golf GTi( heavy midlife crisis😳). In that baby blue with auto box please. Great review, thanks from the UK👍🙏

Absolutely love this car, I have a Golf R on order with commission number the lot but I’m taking one of these for a test drive in the next few weeks to see if it’s worth swapping. I would just sell my Golf R build slot / Commission number as demand here in 🇬🇧 is nuts for the Golf 8 R, plus I can get a new I30N a lot quicker. I’m waiting until June for my 8R but I can get hold of a new I30N by March. For me the blue or Performance blue whatever it’s called is looking a little dated now, a little bit like Lapiz blue for the Golf R. Hence why whatever one I eventually stump for is going to be in black. Yes high maintenance paint but stealthy and understated.

Great review Paul! Really helps!

Biggest issue with the 2018 version I had was fairly aggressive axle tramp when launching. Sounds like that is not an issue any more, I couldn't hear it when you launched it. Does it still suffer? Really tempting though, I regret selling my i30N. The 2 things I wished it had were better seats and a dual clutch gearbox so on that front it's a winner. Having said that the manual was really good. Shame in the UK we don't get the sunroof option.

Wow, Paul loves a DCT box...2021 keeps surprising us

Currently have one of these on order and have watched this video at least 5 times lol... Seriously can't wait,

I think personally the blue is a nice colour. However I think it will make the car harder to sell down the line as a blue car isn’t necessarily everyone’s colour of choice. I’ve recently just put a deposit down on this car it does look a bit different as mine has red seatbelt straps and has leather seats. I personally went the shadow grey colour, as it’s a bit of a more neutral colour away from your standard black and white coloured cars.

I picked mine up a few days ago. Ride is definitely firm but N mode is boarderline unbearable. No need to swap out the exhaust because it sounds so good

"Bloody cold, bloody windy and soon to be bloody wet" = Melbourne weather!

When are you gonna review of the i30N Sedan and Kona N. A track comparison between the 3 would be awesome.

Great review. When you do a 0-100 video in the dry, it would be good if you could give a summary of opinions on everyday use from people in your office/team and their significant others. I’m curious on DCT in traffic crawl, car park manoeuvres, slow creep. Also curious what advantage is there to having the e-diff in anything other than sport +?

I’ve bought one in the UK 🇬🇧 and I love it. Great and accurate review 👍

Hanging for you guys to get a hold of an i20N, got one coming by boat I can't wait! I think bang for buck will be hard to beat a i20N I'm predicting. I would love to see a track comparison between a new i20N and new GR86 when there in the country, front wheel drive vs rear wheel drive battle!

Great review.. currently have 2015 WRX and I'm waiting to see what the new STI is like.. unless there are power improvements and styling has changed I'll be going for i30 N

I don't mind the baby blue, it's not the best colour but like you said - it's very true to the history of this model.

NGS gives more technical than what Paul said... goes from 206kw to 213kw and from 392Nm to 394Nm

Glad I bought the 2021 N Line premium DCT. Much better to live with day to day.

Ripper car and review. Would take the i30N over the Golf GTI by a long, long, long way.

Better exhaust sound than G8 gti 😈 ... and just faster 🤩

Is Atko going to test this on the track?

Like the blue, different and bit of a head turner. The shadow grey is also nice but too many grey's on the road...

I've not driven either but I reckon the I30N is the go! Seems to have more character and look better! Manual all the way though! The latest baby blue shade looks lighter compared to the original? Is that just my poor eyesight or has it in fact changed?

Not having electronic seat adjustment saves a lot of weight.

the only let down about this car is that there is no airvents and no usb in the back, with kids its not practicle and the only reason why i'm still iffy about this car, otherwise its a fantastic car

Keen to see your review of the i20n when it arrives!

This would be a very good replacement car for my wife/me. thinking seriously about getting one! Great review!

New Subaru WRX just revealed. Released soon down under. Looking forward to your coming review,lol. How will it measure up against the likes of this Hyundai and others in this segment will be something to savour. Keep up with the great reviews,cheers.

Paul you have to do the Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo … That’s one hatch I’d love to hear your views on.

Your braving the weather to give us a great review is always appreciated.

Think you are a big fun of speed cars ..u sound more interesting when u test them ..I remember that Audi Q7 😃 Great review btw

You didn't mention if you would choose this over a Golf GTI despite having that in the title.

2:08 Forged alloys less resistant to damage over time?

Wouldn’t mind one of these, but here in NZ the locally owned Hyundai rips us off, $65,000, which is $10k more than Australia even with currency conversion. $6k more than a Golf GTI is not worth it.

Li swear every time there is a Hyundai review it’s raining or windy

One of the reasons for modern car to retain glowbulbs in the blinkers is the blinker relays. If the lamps are old-fashioned bulbs, the relays can be much simpler. Once blinkers are upgraded to LED, there has to be a bit clever-er electronics involved. Anyway. Kuddos for Hyundai for making this.. what are these called in Australia? Nuggets? --and thanks for the great review as always. Greetings from Latvia.

So wish they made it in 2 door (Ok, a 3 door for those that use the hatch to get in and out) and I may be swayed out of my JCW. I preference the DCT over the manual.

Nice level of detail in this review, thanks 👍🏻

I'd be interested in seeing your opinion on the i20 N! Any chance you have that review in the works? :P love your work!

Shame it would still get beat around a track by my little fiesta st

wish the pedals are bigger for easier heel toe, dct is nice for daily commute and faster overall

Another great video, but when are we going to get a review of the king of hot hatches the Civic Type R?

The continuous blinking of the front headlights is a bit distracting...!!

Man it sucks won't get to drive some of this good cars and they should make an all wheel drive version too

My 1961 E Type Jaguar had a Limited Slip Differential.

a car paul actually likes that's amazing.

Great review as always Paul. Sucked about the weather and lack of proper 0-100 but what can you do. Kinda baffling some of Hyundai's decisions to not have some of the niceties that are on the lesser models. This is the pick for me over the GTI but it will be interesting how the MK8 golf r is priced, this pushing 60k is pretty high.

Down at Lang Lang for the review? ☺️ Looks pretty good, but I’m always a fan of a manual transmission.

Solid colours? What does that exactly mean?

Thank you on the sound system 🙏

Title says "This or a Glof GTI?" You didn't answer the question mate.

i dont get why the normal i30 looks much better in the interior but the high performance i30n looks like the old one

In the title of this video is says . This or a Golf GTI, nothing was even mentioned about comparing to a Golf ???

Looks great.. however, the N is $10,000 more than the GTI and only 3 door coupe available in 🇨🇦

Apparently the manual handbrake on the i30 N is why they specifically don't have rear air vents (while the rest of the i30 range does) Seems to take up space for it or something

Did you encounter the axel tramp, Paul? Turned me right off when I test drove one and I found the new seats uncomfortable. Much preferred the old Fastback manual, but then I test drove a GR Yaris.... 🥰

Hi Paul can you please review BMW 128 ti and and Audi S3 once it is launched in Australia.

Interesting opinion on the HKG’s lane keep, as most others do tend to favour theirs.

Hi paul I’ve got a golf R 7.5 what’s your opinion on the two ?

I love like new car 2022 Hyundai n- line DCT premium auto very nice good looking car

As an owner of a 2018 i30N with the luxury pack which gets the leather/alcantara seats with thigh support,I’m curious to know how the sports hugging seats of the updated i30N are on a long distance drive without the thigh support feature. In the meantime,I am very happy with my i30N and cannot wait for an all new i30N in a few years time.

You need to do a review on the 2022 Cerato!!!

I know that's not your fault, and you got DCT in the title, but why is there virtually no review of the manual? I see these things all around already, yet 9/10 reviews are of the DCT which (at least here in germany) most people don't seem to choose.

I love the pops & bangs ☺️☺️

I’m trying to come to terms with a forged alloy wheel that is stronger and LESS resistant to damage. Really?

Sure does have some pull by the rate of acceleration. Good review.

Great review mate

It's the performance people looking at but the interior is kinda disappointing for a $40k car.

Do the headlights have active shadowing? And if not when the hell are Hyundai/Kia going to bring that into their model line up??

When’s Atko giving us a track review in video format?

Normally I wouldn’t consider a Korean car over German but MK8 is so shit inside I have to give this one to the i30

Paul, you haven’t reviewed the kona N yet?

What I hate most about these car reviews, is that they don’t floor it . I wanna see the car being floored . If I wanted to watch this guy drive around like a grandma for 30mins I’d go to the Hyundai website and jus watch their reviews 🙅🏽

I want to see Atko find out which understeers more of the Yaris GR Povo pack or the i30N DCT with all that hectic weight hanging up the front axle.

On car sales every single on of them has different front seats especially the head rest area. Does this have a specific option?

Those tyres are not track tyres as stated.

For everyone that’s saying it’s not worth it, just a Hyundai 🙄 it has been selling like hot cakes. Good luck finding one sitting on a show room for more than a week.

Looks refresh but still old platform and old cluster. Looking foward other upcoming N models!

fully manual adjustment seats is good, those electric seats are slow as

Manual seats are less things to go wrong.

comparing the new GTI's price, and this. it really is a no brainer.

Hey Paul, can you please review the i30 N Sedan?

I'm impressed! (and I am kind of a VW fanboy.) For the price of a base-line GTI you get a whole lot of good stuff as standard! I'm sure the VW build quality is better overall, but they have to watch out.