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Hi everyone! Just wanted to apologise for the audio issues in this review. The shoot was a bit of a nightmare with two mics failing at once, so we had to switch over to our ‘last resort’ mic. I really wanted to share the video with you all as the i30 N is mega, but apologies for the audio issues throughout the vid.

You also didn't mention the price point between the Hyundai and its rivals, the i30N is a fair amount cheaper than the rest, and it comes fully loaded as standard.

both driven digital and analog dials, would choose analog any day of the week

YES, thank you! A manual review🙌

I totaly disagre when it comes to digital vs analogue dials why should you look like everybody else? Why not stand out? Digital dash becomes very fast outdated and looks cheap after a couple of years. It does not for me has the same looks/feeling and when you change driving mode graphic mumbo jumbo (e.g. i20 N), often not full length of the pointers and graphics that change colours above and under the pointer etc. I like the mix of old and new instrumentation in this car. This is one of the main reasons l’m thinking of bying this car.

Interesting review. I have my order in for the exact spec that you test in this video. Performance blue, 6 sp manual, no sunroof, performance seats. Great to see my order 'live'. Looking forward to it. NZ Hyundai have an ETA of March 2022, approx 5 months from my order. The wait is killing me, THEN have to run it in.... Loving how well these are comparing to the European competition. Pretty much validating my research and decision making. BTW, I think the analogue dials suit the 'old school' feel of this platform, with the bland but functional interior. Think it is a plus that instruments are not digital on the Series 2. Each to their own. I totally understand someone wanting the new toys. Save the digital instrumentation for the next model/s to catch up to the i20N and KonaN etc and the EV platforms.

This car is amazing, I know as I have a pre FL. It's a cornering beast.

Nice review of a beautiful car . it would have been my choice if imported to France but unfortunatelly it is not . So i bought a I20N which is nice too.

I see a lot of people mention the analog dials but for me i think i prefer it to an all digital setup

It’s not comparison to a Golf GTI, it’s faster, more comfortable, comes with more kit as standard and is generally a much better car. Also, digital cockpits are great when they work, if it goes down you lose everything and they are thousands to replace. The Focus ST cockpit is £5k to replace! Analogue is king in a hot hatch, especially when the infotainment is as good as the i30N’s. This is just my opinion as I own a FL DCT but I’ve owned all the rivals, this is the best by far.

Why is a digital dash deemed as better than an analogue? Digital dashs age really badly very quickly.

Owning a pre facelift and to upgrade to a facelift isnt worth it imo. Nearly 10k to do so. The only thing that the facelift has that is of interest is an amazing re designed turbo that i can bolt on mine for 2k and saving myself 8k...

Yes what a car

I wonder if with Michelin ps4s the torque steer will be better

some of the reviewers comment on interior finish but they never come up with any alternatives, easy to say but never offer an alternative

2:29 repeating yourself a bit. (Problem with the edit?)

I came here to learn about the 2022 model - as the title would suggest - and you spent 12 minutes talking about the 2021. WTF?

Not great edit

I totaly disagre when it comes to digital vs analogue dials why should you look like everybody else? Why not stand out? Digital dash becomes very fast outdated and looks cheap after a couple of years. It does not for me has the same looks/feeling and when you change driving mode graphic mumbo jumbo (e.g. i20 N), often not full length of the pointers and graphics that change colours above and under the pointer etc. I like the mix of old and new instrumentation in this car. This is one of the main reasons l’m thinking of bying this car.