Hyundai i20 N - The Grin Machine (ENG) - Test Drive and Review

[@MarekDrivesENG]

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[@wacky2468]

Real consumption when you are in the eco mode on the highway under 130km/h is approx 7 liters. In the city without extensive trafic jams in normal mode you can reach 7,5 liters. Of course, these measures applies only when you are not in the mode - pedal to the metal :) but even for daily commute this is an amazing machine. What else can take away office stress better than a cold start on undergorund parking when the car makes such beautiful noise, or when in sport mode and coming down on revs for red light stop:) great car!

[@aadithyanjr1382]

I really like the Black color. It has this goth-yoboishness to it

[@freestick19822000]

Finally a real hot hatch 🔥🔥

[@njs9876]

Great video. I like the black paint. Saves spending on the optional black roof!

[@grantorino9049]

Did it in 6,13. 2nd gear is up to 106kph :)

[@maedhros0111]

U did it?

[@ndhkroatien999]

do another asap put video

[@patrik-4163]

Down hill or? 😁 I have seen that being done in 6.28s and I did it in 6.34s myself

[@grantorino9049]

@@patrik-4163 flat road (i guess) only timed with the onboard timer 😄 (showroom car)

[@nuclearpcs2139]

Man Black is the sickest color for this vehicle, Goth boy look for sure !!!

[@mrlildylchillin]

The black looks much better than the blue

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

This is now the first Hyundai to go into the cool category.

[@jimmyb4982]

Mine will hopefully arrive before November. I couldn't care less about the rear head and leg room, boot space or how many cupholders it has, and I'm sure I'm not alone. It's hot hatch.

[@shriyogkarekar3249]

Black really looks gr8.i would always pefer this color over others

[@peterc6888]

Good review as always. Can you do one of the facelifted i30N with the DCT gearbox soon, please?

[@charilaospapadimitriou5629]

Nice touch the New Balance shoes. The "N" logo is almost the same as the Hyundai one!!!

[@nicolasmeneldil3266]

Very nice car, especially in black. Will you make a comparison with the Fiesta ST or ST Edition ? Maybe it would be also interesting to compare with a previous hot hatch like the Peugeot 208 GTI BPS ?

[@grantorino9049]

ST Edition was already slower on Contidrom Track. I20N 1:39min, ST 1:40,5min and cooper jcw 1:41,5

[@rzymianin79]

@@grantorino9049 what time have Fiesta ST with Mountune M260 tuning kit?

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

@@rzymianin79 No one cares.

[@matp111-9]

Not a bad looking car at all. Pleasantly surprised.

[@klx100]

I really love this car :)! Its quite impressive how much Hyundai is investing in their business :)!

[@StanLibuda23]

Fuel consumption is way better than suggested when you drive it moderately...

[@StanLibuda23]

Just bought a black one yesterday...💪😍

[@sumimasenpanda]

definitely looks better than stock ford ST and VW GTI

[@kevinn1158]

This is a really funky design. I really like the look of their new electric Integrale.... errr Ioniq 5 and this works really well too. Some of their other efforts are a little over the top.

[@edgk490]

"that's what makes it great", haha, good one :) Regarding fuel economy, TG long term test says i20n "reliably topped 40mpg"...

[@MarekDrivesENG]

Imperial MPG? That's achievable. As long as you drive it, like a regular car, not a hot hatch.

[@edgk490]

@@MarekDrivesENG Uhm British, yes. Well, if you own one (hot hatch), you don't really drive it like hot hatch non-stop, do you? :)

[@CALJR25]

Fun little fact, since its based of the Hyundai WRC car its the same weight and on hyundai's dedicated N website you can see the comparison. It looks eerily similar

[@muckspreader1able]

Cracking little car and black is the best colour.

[@burninho]

Black and white TT are the best ones for me.

[@philcottrill9979]

This guy's a prat. Firstly, it looks great in black, so much so I've ordered mine in black. Strange how all the stuff he mentions as negatives, no other test has picked up..and oh no, only one shopping bag hook..🙄

[@NH-bz9jv]

Agreed, it’s like he wanted to hate it. I’ve ordered mine in Polar White with a black roof, but yeah the all black looks awesome. Cannot wait🤘

[@JAEoH2486]

Hyundai N has so many experience about WRC and WTCR these days...look so fantastic

[@marcusandginareacts5197]

it would be epic if you compared a new age hot hatch such as this i20n with an older age hot hatch such as honda civic fn2 type r . Very close specs, close in weight and horsepower aswell as both manual transmission. Major difference is one is turbo the other is vtec power!

[@MarekDrivesENG]

It would be epic, if someone loaned me one for a week, and preferably waived any insurance claims :)

[@juniorballs6025]

I think there are two exhausts inside the oval, one is valved. Saw a close up on another video.

[@Raidenovic]

Black is the best color

[@Ambienfinity]

Great little thing. Unlike a VW, it probably won't go wrong as much.

[@NH-bz9jv]

Yep, every VW I’ve ever owned has had expensive problems. Never ever again will I buy VW.

[@mickdaly6537]

Ok I'll ask, are we sure today is Friday this week?

[@stopspin]

You need to a professional drag racer to get that perfect shift. I recommend flat shifting don't remove your foot off the accelerator pledal when engaging the clutch aggressively and don't take your time when clutching quick rapid flat shifts.

[@justsam100]

You only need to shift from 1st to 2nd. Second bounces off the rev limiter just above 100kh, that's why a lot of reviewers have awful times. That being said it should be 6.7 or 6.5 should be quite doable even when shifting into 3rd gear, I have no idea why he was that slow (almost 8s is close to a normal car lol).

[@stopspin]

@@justsam100 yep agree 👍

[@mikemorley2797]

@@justsam100 agree reviewers don't seem to understand this on many cars, if a cars second gear can reach 100 it will almost always be it's fastest time.

[@Ewerlast28]

Hmm, people can drive it normally around 7 litres/100km. No idea where you got 10litres. With sport riding or faster riding yes, in normal mode, normal speeds, no rewing over 5k, easy 6-7 litres (outside of city)

[@kelvpoon]

You want this or the fiesta ST?

[@Chappers.Gaming]

This maybe?

[@jarokenny]

Fiestas are everythere..was never super fan of it, drives superb for sure, but not mine cup..having the money, would boost Koreans imm..

[@NH-bz9jv]

Fiestas are flabby and dated, the i20N is sharp and fresh.

[@shiugen676]

Crikey, I really like that little car :)

[@popsandbangs8858]

If u are à good shifter ! U can do the 6.2s 0 to 60 or u can easily use the NGS

[@JustBlinkMe1]

On the Hyundai website, it says 0-60 is 6.7 seconds anyway.

[@MarekDrives]

Depends on the market I guess. Over here it says 6.2.

[@JustBlinkMe1]

@@MarekDrives Ah OK, fair enough. I wonder why they say different elsewhere.

[@MarekDrives]

Emissions?

[@JustBlinkMe1]

@@MarekDrives Quite possibly. Might have to change the engine/exhaust to lower emissions. I did watch another video yesterday of someone test driving one and they were told by Hyundai that it's 6.4 seconds. And that was in the UK, where it says 6.7 on the website. Its all a bit confusing right now 😂

[@henrikkoukku2896]

This car look 🔥😍👍🏼😎!.

[@ast5515]

Does it have any rev hang when shifting? I found this engine to be very annoying with a manual transmission in the Kia Proceed GT for this reason.

[@MarekDrives]

Didn't notice any.

[@justsam100]

It's not even the same engine.

[@ast5515]

@@justsam100 1.6 T-GDi. Same power output. What's not the same?

[@justsam100]

@@ast5515 the turbo is different, injection is different and the valve timing have been tuned especially for this car. The transmission is also different, which plays no small part on how the engine delivers its power. Same basic block, but different where it matters.

[@ast5515]

@@justsam100 My problem has nothing to do with the turbo or injection or valve timing. Or the transmission... It's a software issue created intentionally in order to comply with emissions.

[@loukilook6371]

The car is a gun and comfortable too when you go for a trips . And the economy fuel is much appreciated when you drive normal . Now if you have fun and go fast of course you’ll get less fuel economy. I think your review about the negatives was rubbish you should search better before do it !

[@ljp1942]

You can daily drive the I20n.

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

I am disappointed that it’s not available in Romania.

[@paullewis6858]

Great review Marek 🙏 the good & the bad. Here in the UK the Fiesta ST2 costs new RRP - £22k, annual tax £220. i20N £25k annual tax £555☹️☹️☹️

[@NH-bz9jv]

If you spec up the Fiesta ST to match everything the i20N has you are looking at nearer 27k, fact. Also, £555 over a year is bugger all, if you are worried about a few hundred quid you probably shouldn’t be driving a performance car.

[@mikemorley2797]

Paul Lewis the dealer pays £550 tax then buyer pays £225 annually in UK.

[@marianneolgaelsa3244]

Superbe ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@oomstu]

No DCT version? Perhaps if there is the time of 6.2 could be attained. Sadly we wont see this variant in ZAR but they are launching the Kona N derivative although its a bit of a marmite car in my opinion.

[@MarekDrives]

I'll be reviewing the Kona towards the end of the year, so we'll see :)

[@Gunzberg]

Won't be much left of RSA soon anyway

[@juhojalonen3046]

@@Gunzberg They seem to be returning to monke in fast pace.

[@XQUADRA1]

not a fan of the back

[@MKu64]

3 Questions : - What did you mean at the end when you mentioned it was good unless you had to drive for a long time (was that fuel related / comfort etc.)? -Did you do the 0-100 without traction control at all? -What on Earth is ‘Ow Toe’ 😂 - Never heard (Auto [‘Or Toe’]) pronounced like that.

[@MarekDrives]

Comfort. I tried all sorts of tricks, and that's the best I managed.

[@MKu64]

@@MarekDrives Thanks

[@uk_assassin8684]

Hi Marek what do you think of MG HS phev. Will you be reviewing one...?

[@MarekDrives]

We don't get MG in Poland, so no.

[@tel[phone]]

0-100 is 6.2 but u got manual not automatic

[@fredrikvonwerder]

why is always the polish version much/a bit longer than the english? are you hiding something? 🧐😂

[@MarekDrives]

In this case it's mainly the sponsorship section, but in general English is a much more concise language.

[@argh6666]

Don’t know if it is the angle of the camera or something but it feels like you are so close to the steering wheel!

[@MarekDrives]

It's not the camera angle. It's just that most reviewers are sitting too far back, often too laid back. If you attend a driving school, chances are you'll find out you've been sitting wrong behind the wheel all your life. Granted, you have to make do with whatever adjustment is available in a given car, and it is sometimes difficult to find the optimum sitting position, but it's not me too close to the wheel here. I need to be able to turn the steering wheel quickly, and I won't achieve that with my hands stretched out.

[@dominikszerniewicz8931]

I fell in love with this car. I do everything to buy him.

[@DS-ip2dl]

ja także, więc go po prostu zamówiłem :-)

[@dominikszerniewicz8931]

@@DS-ip2dl kto pytał

[@pizarro3]

😱

[@kukijar6962]

Not a fan of the exterior. It looks like it got pimped on a budget. #pimpmyride

[@rubioe3067]

On my mind and in black that car remember me the Fiat Punto. Yet, I don't like that kind of car. As you say it's a machine to enjoy over mountain roads and on weekends. Usually that cars are as a little rude boy to do a 400km trip in a day. But, here maybe some one can love it the idea. But, ny time to that tipe of cars is going to end and on my mind still alive the AMG but... I don't know yet

[@_Xorag]

i wish fiat come back wth punto gt, same like from 1998 1.4 turbo with 140 hp, now it would be cool if they come with new one with 200hp

[@rzymianin79]

Black look best

[@cmsvmylo]

Nice car for a track or some country roads to blow some steam. But not for normal daily use or traveling. In 5-6 years most manufacturers will sell mostly electric vehicles so the i20N is probably the last of its kind.

[@jayonefive234]

nah, they gonna be making petrol engines til 2050 atleast

[@StayFrostyR9]

Is this car has adaptice cruise control? Please let me know thanks.

[@MarekDrives]

No.

[@teggsy2165]

Don't see this car holding it's price as well as the 130 N's

[@FR-ku2bb]

Apologize for what? Black is the best color. So aggressive. Maybe white could compare.

[@Drskuxxxdeluxxx000]

Will you be testing the facelift i30N?

[@MarekDrives]

No. I have pre-facelift i30 N and i30 Fastback N, and there's just not enough potential audience to invest more time and effort in doing the facelift. Hot hatches in general perform rather poorly on this channel, so I have no incentive.

[@shadowplay8477]

@@MarekDrives then I appreciate you took the time to review the i20n. Your review is balanced and the information and impressions appreciated.

[@MarekDrives]

Thanks!

[@kd2833]

budget hot hatch lol. cots 2x normal hatch price. 9-10 km L i get that out of 1300 kg 2.0 liter turbo

[@roelvandenberg146]

Too bad I can't get one in Canada So maybe the veloster will just have to do

[@MarekDrives]

Based on the i30 N I have driven a few years ago, the Veloster N (basically the same car underneath) should be a blast! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6OqgYicaKl-m5o

[@Gunzberg]

Hyundai's lagging in engine dev Vs peers shows. Probably would still go for Fiesta ST

[@grantorino9049]

Go with the slower car that has less tech and not even half the warranty? Dunno 😆

[@ast5515]

Read up on the reliability of recent Ford models and reconsider. The i20N is simply superior because it works.

[@Gunzberg]

@@ast5515 You mean the two previous Fiestas I had and drove to 160k miles with zero problems?

[@ast5515]

@@Gunzberg Depends on the engine. 1.0 and 1.6 ecoboosts were objectively shit. 1.5 4 cylinder ecoboost was shit. I know because I had one. They couldn't fix the fucking thing under warranty so I tossed it. The 1.5 3 cylinder is also shit. Just read up on it. MK8 Fiesta / MK4 Focus groups contain a lot of info.

[@Gunzberg]

@@ast5515 Both 1.0l EcoBoosts flawless. Ppl have problems cause they cheap out and use wrong oil. It's a fantastic engine. Don't know about the others

[@kd2833]

6.7 is the claimt time not 6.2

[@MarekDrives]

I've heard the eastern markets get 6.7. In Europe the spec sheet says 6.2.

[@kd2833]

@@MarekDrives iam from europa spec is 6.7 here

[@MarekDrives]

Then your source is wrong. www.hyundai.news/eu/articles/press-releases/hyundai-motor-starts-production-of-all-new-i20-n-and-i20-n-line.html

[@kd2833]

@@MarekDrives www.carwow.co.uk/hyundai/news/2980/hyundai-i20-n-price-specs-release-date#gref and hyundai n own website all say 6.7 www.hyundai-n.com/en/models/n/i20-n.do u never made lower then 6.7 lol so 6.2 not even makes sense with only 200 hp my 2 liter 220 hp not even does 6.2

[@MarekDrives]

This is Hyundai's European media site. Press kit. Technical spec sheet. www.hyundai.news/eu/models/performance/i20-n/press-kit.html Carwow is not as reliable, as Hyundai's own press site. Hyundai-n.com doesn't seem to be a European site.

[@delikanl8597]

bruh i heard kmh, i heard mph, wtf is that mean kph

[@comedyman112]

Why not buy an older clio rs with 1.6 turbo and same bhp?

[@MarekDrives]

Or 2 liter NA...

[@comedyman112]

@@MarekDrives yeah. Or the older one than that with 2.0 n/a. I actually owned that facelidted one made in 2011. It was pretty fun to drive

[@NH-bz9jv]

Because it’s a shitty Renault🙄

[@paulbata9649]

40 litre fuel tank......wtf!

[@berkay.nl0474]

this car dont came tr fu*k!!

[@gregory3860]

Raczej lepszy z DCT

[@wojciechkubik2247]

Tak, to u mnie zaważy chyba o decyzji

[@VitL-fg3sk]

Fiesta st its better

[@Cernunn0s90]

Not even close