Perfect Power?! Hyundai i20 N by RaceChip Tuning // Nürburgring

[@TheGenis97]

Long live small & manual rockets 🙌

[@benlecluyse]

#Facts

[@tomhalstead1732]

💯

[@m.j.41]

Abarth 595 Comp ❤️

[@cursed_spectre]

I just bought that small menace and it's satisfying in every way (gas consuption aside 😅❤)

[@TheGenis97]

@@cursed_spectre enjoy it!

[@ritermaster]

2017 was 3 years ago and nothing is gonna change that

[@misutatomasu]

@OverEducatedsp Yeah crazy to think about it. 7 years, that's some time.

[@CrackedTubeGamer]

@@misutatomasu Bruh covid did some numbers on my mental capacity at understanding the concept of time. 2017 Was yesterday and nearly 10 years ago at the same time.

[@HonorguyXNL]

I love how cheerfull you are in this ride. Gives me big smile while watching!

[@Catchingcars]

same

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

Hyundai fanboy??😂

[@ShotByAScot]

2.5 years with mine and still finding excuses to take it out daily. Makes you smile even at the speed limit! And it hasn’t put a foot wrong to date. Amazing little car. One of the best hot hatches ever made.

[@samserious1337]

What a great little machine, 6th gear has a good ratio too.

[@benlecluyse]

#Facts

[@YegaSRT]

Just got back from the local Hyundai dealership after placing an order for a new i20N, arriving end of March. Can't wait 😊 When I saw you thrash around one of these in a previous video and having lots of fun I knew it would be a great car.

[@stevenhearnden6103]

PCP'd?

[@YegaSRT]

@@stevenhearnden6103 yeah, I could trade in my Jeep and buy it outright but I fancy a new car every 3 years 🙂

[@Toastfrenzy3]

how is it? i got mine 3 weeks ago and love it!

[@YegaSRT]

@@Toastfrenzy3 great fun, massive difference from driving around in a 2.5 tonne SUV. Feel much more confident in it going around corners and overtaking seeing as it's so small. Had a weird issue couple times with all the dash lights coming on but it's stopped and I think it was related to the main fuse connector. You'll have fun figuring out the modes to drive in, I only use Eco and Custom which is mostly Sport and then N mode when I'm proper giving it 😎

[@GuillenGuillenaaRuiz]

Gotta love how hyundai upped their game with the i20N.

[@claudiadavies5110]

The i20n is a true peach, beautifully put together ❤

[@jw9691]

Got my i20n coming march 2nd. Cant wait

[@govr6go171]

Congratulations! It's so fun to drive

[@Without3]

1.5 years with it, be careful mate is like drug…when i dont drive it for some days, i start to feel sick 🤢 like a drug addicted who miss drug for days 😂😂

[@elhijodesnake6191]

​@@Without3 tengo ganas de ir al trabajo sólo para conducir mi i20 N.😢

[@davidmoore4615]

The noise!! I love it. 17yo me shared my mums 1997 hyundai accent 1.3 auto 😂😂 hard to believe it's the same company

[@R19Robbin]

Love those Hyundai N's 🔥🔥

[@RatBürgerSk8]

The N lineup is really some excellent vehicles, do wish we got the i20 and i30 in the US. Can't recall if you've driven a Stinger before, but would like to see one eventually regardless.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

those arent as hard core as the N models, and they're all larger. the veloster is small ish but discontinued. I also think they look dumb but to each their own @@PeePee-xw7jj

[@RatBürgerSk8]

​@@PeePee-xw7jjWe did get the i30 in form of the Elantra GT, but no N model. And unfortunately they only sold the Elantra GT with the wet clutch DCT for like one year in the US so they're pretty rare.

[@buddyholleypoint9032]

I love my Elantra N, such a gem of a car for its price.

[@averagepal572]

Amazing watching this thing cool itself down whilst under full throttle 👏🏻

[@nickleighton9299]

I picked my I20 last Wednesday straight to get PPF fitted and protected, cant wait to bed it in and start to it properly 🤩

[@gseric4721]

For me, 260hp is perfect amount of power for a FWD. This is pretty much perfect XD

[@errttrter3745]

Tuesday ill have my own pocket rocket💪🏼✌🏼

[@lflyr6287]

Misha Charoudin : damn, this Hyundai i20 N is a rocket ship....this goes way better than my Golf GTI Mk6 210 HP (tuned to 250 HP)....when I look at the speedometer....this accelerates faster. Until 100 it's pretty much the same, but inbetween 100 and 200, this i20 N is faster....damn that 1,6 litre Inline4 turbo with stock 204 HP is good....but this, this upgrade truly makes it a small racing car.

[@stoneeh]

That's a great stock suspension right there. Takes a Cup2 no problem. (If you recognize this meme, you win 😄) Seems almost perfect; just better brake pads, which is a very easy & cheap upgrade.

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

That’s a great cat… i mean car

[@stoneeh]

@@AK_Catholic_Traditional 👌😀

[@GermanKerman]

Takes a pet like no problem

[@WilliamLevesqueineX]

Yeah I've a Veloster N and it takes semi slicks no problem. The only downside is the lack of camber, otherwise it drives really well and handles the grip perfectly fine.

[@AIRDRAC]

Looks like it did some slight lowering of the boost fairly early on to deal with temperatures? Start of lap had 1.1-1.3 bar of pressure, but after about quarter of a lap it went down to 0.9-1.0 bar? Great lap regardless!

[@OnTrackDetailing]

Yes it appears to be some protection factors (boost reduction) based on water temp, oil temp and EGT - Unfortunately like many "performance" hatches these days it seems unable to keep cool.

[@melaniezimmermann-jv7th]

Don't forget the racechip tuning. 😉​@@OnTrackDetailing

[@overlordKrunK]

i20n has an overboost function so it could be that too. Another note - I think the racechip has the car reading lower toque and boost than what it actually is. The stock N should be getting 275Nm of torque and 304Nm in overboost.

[@michapawowski6188]

@@overlordKrunK racechip cheat on boost sensor, so ECU get lower boost that really is. also torque is lowered as long as boost is fake.

[@tomcaveracing]

Fitted a GTS black race chip to my i20n recently- transformed the car! Chassis handles the added power with ease, but front brakes need to be bigger.. otherwise what a machine! So much fun.

[@williamwills8560]

Link please mate?

[@kenkokommandant5992]

@@williamwills8560 just search RaceChip

[@josueramirez8385]

You make that track look easy! Must be fun to drive.

[@siegfriedo]

I like that you put also the pedals on the screen. Never seen that in drivong videos of other content creators. 👍

[@drivinman100]

The nugget + RC puts a grin on my face everytime i get in it . Also i love the content you post. Good luck Misha

[@NY20N]

Noticeable difference to my stock (GPF delete) I20N stock is perfect for everyday roads.

[@DahakaCL]

I hope next year to get an i30 N, love what Hyundai have been doing with their N line.

[@MaackyD]

You'll love it, I've had 3 and recently got rid of my limited edition and now want to get another 😂

[@volvo09]

It's the first Hyundai i'd buy, looks like a great car, and they can handle track use as taxis so the motor is up to the task.

[@lukemothug]

​@MaackyD why do u keep selling and buying the same car?

[@volvo09]

@@lukemothug I didn't even notice that. That's a lot of new cars (or slightly used).

[@MaackyD]

@lukemothug First one was a non fault write off, then I bought the exact same one (2019 Pre facelift). Then I saw the Limited Edition reveal and ordered that. Got made redundant 1 year after ownership and sold the car, only to find a job a week later. My biggest regret was selling that car

[@Fab84NL]

Nice little pocket rocket but really needs some more mods. Oil cooler / suspension and some nice brakes. Beginning of the lap the Max torque was 280nm and the 2nd half “only” 250nm max

[@eincutr]

Might be wrong but I dont think torque numbers are adapted to the chip tuning in the infotainment so the readings might be off.

[@Nitroat-xo4tj]

​​@@eincutryes, thats true.. in my car it shows the same numbers like before the tuning. it cant adapt to new stats!

[@Fab84NL]

@@eincutr most of the tuners don’t go into the cars settings to get it changed. Only a couple of ones get it done properly! But what you can see is that due to the temps the power / Torque will be limited.

[@Snapshotxsm]

The i20N's Schwedenkreuz speed is so impressive! 🔥

[@semperfi-guy]

Nice run Misha, the car made it through tough laps. I'm impressed with such little upgrade with stock parts, shows what you really get for the money and how to improve the car.

[@Kasparas987]

I have racechip installed on my i30n dct. Makes car much more lively. Went for it just because I did not want to void warranty. I remove it very time I go to service the car. On dyno it showed 309hp (stock 280hp) and 437 nm (392 stock).

[@godcore223]

is this at the wheels also what other mods?

[@Kasparas987]

@@godcore223 no mods, just racechip with 98 fuel. Not sure, but I would say crank. Manufactures provides crank hp as well, right? Cause before racechip it was 278 (with 95 fuel), while stock is 280

[@jorgezumeta4613]

Love it the i20 N😍

[@friedmann509]

The Racechip i20N has wider wheels, it has 8.0j ones instead of 7.5j with spacers all around. Combined with PS4s it gives a better grip/stability overall. Anyway, i would upgrade the radiator/intercooler with at least a good downpipe.

[@PyroBlank]

Yo Misha any chance we'd get 60fps video in the future? I think it would be fun to watch these drives in buttery smooth 60fps.

[@RobVee.]

says he doesnt have to heel and toe, proceeds to heel and toe first downshift, lol. Programmed well!

[@tasosarpoudis1604]

really good car. Id install an oil cooler because 130 seems a little high to me. Other than that brakes and suspension and you have a pocket rocket

[@1981_Reacts]

Love smaller fun cars like that. Driving my Civic Si and enjoying it. 200 wheel hp is all some of us need especially at under 2900 lb vehicle.

[@hudiniimagician18]

Oil Temp is always a problem on the N models, my 30N got it too.

[@kadj79]

As long as you don't do back to back laps 130c is fine...just make sure you change the oil every 5-6k km. Done this with my 2018 I30N and it ran perfect, traded it in with 90k km on the clock for a 2022 I30 FL DCT, and I am doing the same with this one. For track days oil cooler is better to have of course.

[@zolfyl8816]

The i20 is an excellent car for track day weekends

[@neo7794]

So funny how it rev-matches and you move your heel by habit :D

[@siegfriedo]

Yep, I noticed too. 🤣

[@Buck3366]

Ok I have a question to any N owners. The Turbo pressure hits in places 1.3 Bar with the overboost green turbo light lit but in other areas only hits 0.8/0.9 Bar without it. So is 240 bhp only when the overboost function is working and otherwise running 210-220bhp? I know this car is tuned but it seems the overboost is very temperamental .

[@plataoplomo4872]

130°c oil,ofc that turbo won't reach 1.3bar

[@elhijodesnake6191]

​@@plataoplomo4872 amigo, tengo uno en stock y sí llega a 1.3 bares con Overboost activado.

[@Buck3366]

⁠@@plataoplomo4872Look to the right of the oil temp where it says Turbo. Now tell me that gauge at 03:43 isn’t 1.3 bar!

[@plataoplomo4872]

@@Buck3366 maybe I didn't express myself well, when the oil temperature reaches 130 the pressure in the turbine decreases for safety reasons

[@Buck3366]

@@plataoplomo4872 Ahh now I see. Yes that makes more sense. Sorry 🙏

[@labf5213]

Bro, we need that rear view camera at all times!!

[@wdbaudio]

Fantastic video as ever Misha! Just out of curiosity, do you have any experience with the Kia Proceed GT? That was sort of the i20N's spiritual predecessor because it shares a similar engine and stock power figure and similar brakes I think. The rest of the Proceed is probably more similar to an older i30 in size and platform though.

[@boskojovanovic2770]

I had one of these with a RaceChip mod until recently. Great little fun car. The suspension setup was a bit too harsh for Australian roads. My kids refused to sit in the back seat so I had to upgrade to something a bit fancier.

[@hydeist0666]

Very good review. It is better if you're along and just review it yourself! TOP TIER!

[@TheWolfsting]

The ECU hasnt yet been cracked, comparing to your old stock i20n lap the power looks identical with trap speeds

[@PalomaCamacho-id4qt]

Killing it out there man, great footage!

[@idrain9]

2:57 is definitely gold.

[@enkerl9172]

f I'm being honest, I don't think much of tuning boxes, they're plugged in, right? It's better to have good software. As always, great video. This little dwarf works really well, 😳😳

[@purplehazeffc]

Agreed. But at this stage when the video was filmed. There is no option to ECU tune these yet.

[@ivandoe33]

Would be nice to see you take Elantra N on track also. One question for you Misha, would you rather buy i30N or i20N? Just to enjoy the track occasionally and use it as a daily?

[@CTF33]

He's already done the Elantra N look it up. He loves the i20 N.

[@m0LN4r]

It would be very very interesting to see a dyno run with racechip after 2-3 laps when temperatures are high, before/after. I heard with the i30N that the performance gains are gone fast.

[@freddi427]

i really love those little hot hatches :) buuuut i compared the top speed in the Kesselchen section and this one was not realy faster than the other stock ones 🙈 Love your driving videos and specially your verdicts🏁

[@gerardoleon5412]

Smooth driving, what a machine.

[@chrisfrags8815]

Haha I love how heel n toe has become second nature to you and how you instinctively do it without noticing even though it’s not needed in this car

[@andreas000]

Can you make a video with the cars you own Misha? That would be really cool!

[@FurkanEmirPolat]

Please keep the gauge cameras on when you are telling your impressions, we wanna see how the cars reacting after the lap in terms of heat etc

[@wanderer7779]

Bearings are made from soft materials and everything over 120c oil temp is pushing your luck! While it might not instantly blow up it will degrade them quickly.

[@CTF33]

The type R was hitting 150+

[@MJ40FR]

Salut je suis admiratif vous pilotez décrivez le comportement du véhicule tout en restant concentré et pas le moins du monde tendu digne d'un très grand pilote merci pour vos contenu ❤

[@papapetad]

Faut dire qu'y commence à avoir de la bouteille le zozo avec ses MILLIERS de laps 😄 On commence aussi à bien voir quand il s'emmerde malgré ce qu'il dit, clairement visible d'ailleurs dans cette vidéo.

[@F17THY]

"ooh slide into the carousel, there's a first time for everything"

[@mgcharoudin]

THANK YOU!

[@volans25]

I wish this car existed in the USA. We do not like hot hatchbacks, which is sad. They are pretty cool.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

i mean we have the elantra n

[@CTF33]

The Veloster N was the best hot hatch in the US.

[@volans25]

@@ShaiyanHossain, Not a hot hatchback.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

its still a sport compact and competes with other hatches in the segment. the real kicker is that it also is larger and weighs less than the hatchback i30n too I'm still with you on the hatchback part though cuz the elantra N even after the facelift is still god awful @@volans25

[@lukemothug]

Which do you like the most on the Nurburgring the Elantra N? or the I20 N?

[@qorgusdlr]

that 1.6 turbo sounds so smooth....

[@densupreme]

MICHA SEI UN FOLLE! Respect from italy🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@birelboy1]

Looks like awesome cars to drive. Hyundai are rocking with there n cars. They are expensive though in the Netherlands compared to a fiesta st in my opinion. Don’t know if I buy an I20 over a st to be honest.

[@RM1992_PT]

I have the same car, used the racechip RS and on the ring also had the same problem with the coolant temps. Wonder if this is related with the tunning box.🤔🤔

[@adrianproniewicz1987]

No

[@SR0396]

Probably is related. I Was able to do two fast laps with stock car in 30 Celsius weather and Never exceeded 120 degrees oil and 105 degrees Engine temp.

[@mc1996]

It doesn't help being mapped, but even stock 20Ns have overheating issues

[@espezial1981]

130° Oiltempreture

[@bruceg9892]

Good brakes & suspension with good handling is worth a lot more than excessive power....USA take note.

[@DastardlySnake]

I’m impressed!

[@chrisej5987]

Espouses he doesn't have to heel toe with the auto blip, first down shift heel hits the gas 😅 Hard to break that muscle memory!

[@DKSON1337]

I thought the car was 350nm but on the screen it shows no more than 290. Does the screen not read properly or is the tune not working or what's happening? Other than that they seem like very fun little cars. I had a run in with one last week with my corsa opc and I think both of us were stock but that thing was way more lively than the corsa, maybe cuz it's newer and stuff but definitely a cool car.

[@purplehazeffc]

The torque reading is just what is coming out of the ECU. The ECU doesn't see what the Racechip is doing.

[@nachoribote3043]

pues si q anda el pequeño hyundai, sube muy bien de revoluciones. lo único q no se cuantas vueltas aguantara el motor a ese ritmo. me encanta como estruja los motores jajajaj un saludo

[@PietroManfrin]

@RaceChipChiptuning the best ❤

[@kd2833]

Needs intercooler and u should be fine wil help with oil also less hot intake

[@zen370865]

Another sunny day… no clouds

[@stephanschubert3005]

Great that you don’t cut out our small conversation 😂😂😂😂 it’s a 182 😊

[@IamMotionMedia]

what brake and suspension upgrades would you do the i20N Misha?

[@cj41079]

That thing was moving 😮❤

[@CL9k24a3]

It held up far better than typeR and STI.

[@CTF33]

True, the type R overheats everytime. 150+

[@CL9k24a3]

@@CTF33 shame on honda and subaru selling track orientated cars that cant make half way without overheating

[@philippebrebion6203]

you need to try the veloster N

[@Super-lucky-7777]

this should in the current Top 10 road cars

[@powerjian8193]

The chip modify breaks the balance of cooling and heating.

[@overlordKrunK]

Misha I think you were driving in a custom preset rather than N mode. The dash shows that the steering (Lenkung) is still in Normal mode (1 bar) rather than Sport+ (3 bars).

[@CurtissB]

some people set to normal for lighter steering

[@sammyjjoo]

Nice small car! 💪🚀

[@JTube571]

Wish they had sold this in the USA. There would be one in my garage if so.

[@peternap82]

Awesome car 🙌🏻 How would you compare this i20N with a Civic VTEC with similar horsepower?

[@mgcharoudin]

Civic more emotional, this more torque

[@Joerg1One]

The i20n you drove with stock power but better cooling components last year did 216kph in 5th gear (not optimal) Schwedenkreuz and 188kph in the long uphill section Kesselchen. So no big difference to this tuned version with supposedly 40hp and 70 nm more, in my opinion. Either it has less power than they said or a cooling issue that some guys noticed in regarding to the boost level!?

[@Joerg1One]

P.S. Christian Gebhardt reached fully stock 220kph in Schwedenkreuz as well and 183kph Kesselchen. And Largus 188kph in Kesselchen as well with 100% stock. Just for comparison ;-)

[@roelvandewal1048]

@Misha, was the car also epuipped with a Racechip XLR pedalbox or just the Racechip GTS ?

[@geemac44]

Noe heal and toe; that's the way to go! Probably gain more speed by stripping the inside with full cage and carbon fibre panels & doors upgrade🤔nice car👍

[@OnTrackDetailing]

I like these little cars, only frustrating thing is the clutch with the weird delay on the upchange (rev carry on up !) Another nice lap, I always enjoy these videos thank you Misha, I hope to be able to bring my forged Megane out to Nurburgring this year and have you drive it :-)

[@grotesmurf1]

funny you overtook Kristel haha, maybe you should have another drive in her Golf, she did change the engine and added more power....

[@PsyArkron]

In the end you did heel and toe anyway. 😁 But that just shows how used you are to doing it that it's already rooted in you brain as a habit, which is a good thing and shows you skill. 😄

[@Dima2548]

Температура масла 130+ градусов 😮 надеюсь не угорает. Это Миша один круг сделал, а если два, что будет с этим маслом.?.

[@atascatorDAOC]

That oil temp is climbing way faster than it should. Oil cooler next mod , maybe? IDK if it already has one

[@CL9k24a3]

Compared to typeR civics and STI it is ice cold.

[@CTF33]

Type R was 150+

[@stx6671]

i always wondered how is it with racechip in germany or europe in general...do we need to homologate it, can you even homologate it, do you need to hide it? thanks for any useful answers

[@FurkanEmirPolat]

ıt wont be a problem, just plug and play

[@ruxxie]

@02:07 aah a good choice of smartphone, s23 ultra? i looove mine .. fuck cam(its phenomenal) ... akku and speed is insane :D

[@danthedumbthanthejosh6115]

Best smol hot hatch

[@hrvojenovak9024]

I was gonna ask if it still has problems with terrible cooling when I saw the thumbnail, then I opened the video and saw temperatures in the upper right corner and got my answer.

[@FavoriteScenes5999]

Which one do you choose between i20n and GR86??

[@oscarsandron6782]

audi quatro s1 by solo misha would be one of greatest nürb lap

[@eternal.38]

Oil temperature too high, additional oil cooler needed...could they not have installed it? While they were at it they could have done this major upgrade!

[@ElFalkoo]

How is hyundai i20 n-line on the track ? 😁 have one. Want to take it to the ring. Full stock. What you say ? Gonna hold?

[@Василий-л8ы]

Misha, u said its been modded in terms of power, but what about cooling? Remapped car really survived full lap without overheating? p.s. good job as always)