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Is the Hyundai i20 N the best small hot hatch you can buy in 2021? Well, Mat’s here to find out!
For starters, let’s take a look at what you get with the N version of the i20. Upfront under the bonnet you’ll find a 1.6-litre 4 cylinder turbocharged petrol engine which can deliver 204hp & 275Nm of torque. And just like the normal edition, it comes with a manual gearbox.
But of course, that’s not all! There’s a whole load of styling updates both inside and out, including a whole new front bumper & special N grille, and even a roof spoiler (although the aerodynamic benefits remain to be seen…)! What’s more, you even get a set of bespoke tyres designed just for this car.
Let’s face it though, the i20 N has got some stiff opposition in the small hot hatch market, with the likes of the GR Yaris & Fiesta ST reigning supreme! So does it offer enough to be the must-have small hot hatch? You’ll have to keep watching to find out!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:41 Engine
01:23 Exterior Design
02:34 Brakes
02:58 Chassis
03:32 Driving
06:15 Interior
06:58 Boot
07:27 Back Seats
08:04 Five Annoying Things
09:10 Five Good Things
11:02 0-60mph
11:41 Verdict
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Is the i20 N the #1 small hot hatch? LIKE if you agree, or COMMENT with what you'd choose instead!
Yes it is
Vielen
Polo GTI Matt
Toyota GR Yaris
Suzuki Swift sports
Mat’s love for hatchbacks is noticeable.
Yeh and rightly so. It's real world fun, that you can experience, without getting lots of tickets and points on your license.
you can't blame him
He can't get enough of them!
@@carwow I agree, my father had half a dozen VW Golf GTI hot hatches from MK2-4. I do also personally love how much value they offer per BHP and smiles per miles 😎
Yeah, I too love hatchbacks(honestly).
This is just amazing. Hyundai has come a long way
And lots of the others have gone backwards!
@@antonoat Sarcastic
M-N,
M performance-N performance,
M Town-N village.
bmw M copycat hyundai.😂😂🤣🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️
‘A good quarter of a league 🌺🥀🌹🏵💮🌸💐
The huntsman was just passing🤽♂️🤼♀️🤼♂️🤸♀️🤸♂️🏍🏎
Hyundai actively keeping the affordable manuals alive. Love it!
finally found my dream car that is affordable
Costs 38k euro here thats a lot for b car
@KD na, it cheaper in the UK, from £25,750. But if you add other add ons, it would prb cost £26,000-27,000
@@FlyingGhost6192 man thats cheap sucks holland is a car hater country
@@kd2833 rip
So impressed and very happy Hyundai made an affordable, fun, hot hatch I this class. Definitely want one
I love this car but I was slightly disturbed by Matt's mini man bun 💇♂️
Define affordable.
@Alex Tapisevic The i20N is the definition of an affordable car
Would you say the N-Line is worth buying? I don't have the money or need for the full out N version but the N-Line looks appealing to me but I was wondering if it's worth it or if there's better cars for that price point?
@@Unknown-ol2uhN-Line is garbage 🗑️
Hyundai are really nailing it with their N performance brand. Curious to see what this little thing is all about. Looks great!
I think a good marketing idea would be to rename the N cars the HyuNdai, but the N is blue. What do you think?
@@edwardtye4119 well, that is a good one
@@Orange_390 Thanks!
They're awesome, right?!
@@edwardtye4119 Brilliant!
1:09 I’m really impressed by the sound of the 4 cylinder engine 👏🏻
Sound like a hoover, followed by a lot of annoying rubbish.
That's just fakery by spitting fuel with exhaust valves open so it pops.
@@HnK_Alex sounds playful and kinda goofy. I like it 😁
And so are we!!
@@Malc180s you are pathetic bud, name the hot hatch that sounds better then that stock? make me laugh please!
The engine revving itself it's the auto revmatch system, trying to compensate for the upshifts. Yes, it's possible to revmatch on upshifts :)
Curious!
But if you're going up a gear, you want the revs to go down. Shouldn't it just let the revs drop and then hold them when it reaches the correct RPM for the next gear?
@@Xenon0000000000001 If you want smooth gearshifts, yes, there is a timing and gear change speed at which you drop back at the perfect rpm
@@Xenon0000000000001 the thing is, with performance engines mated to manual gearboxes, if you are not quick enough in certain scenarios (this was way more usual before dual mass flywheels and electronic injection tho), the revs can and will drop too much due to the engine having such low inertia and you might jerk the shift.
However, I suspect that in this instance, there's a combination of factors: the mapping for the engine might be calibrated to hold onto the revs for better mileage in WLTP cycle, as the engine doesn't have to rev back up again and use more fuel + the dual mass flywheel having greater inertia which also doesn't help
The focus ST does upshift rev matching and the revs go down RPM and hang there for a few seconds on up shifts.
Ended up getting a I20N Last year, this review helped come to that decision.
Do not regret buying it, what a car. Brings a smile to my face every time!
Been waiting for the review of the i20 N Mat! #1 hot hatch for sure!
Ordering one soon in Greece... 😁
Εεεεεναιιιι!TIS αξία!
Πλάκα κάνεις!!! Άντε να το δούμε και στο κανάλι!!
Civic type-R is better if you're only looking for performance I reckon. But the average greek cant afford it sadly. (Source: im greek)
eeee naiii tis pantou reeee
@@Aiakooo the type r is as you said a good solution but as we know due to taxes the price goes up 20k
3:44 For those who's curious, it is a Auto Rev-matching system working to help the driver shifting
I’ve done 38k miles in mine now, I don’t have the seat wear. So far the car has been bullet proof too, not a single issue. I’ve put Eagle F1’s on it which seem to be lasting forever, most probably because it’s a light car. It really is a durable solid little car and gets so much attention.
Hi do you mind me asking , as a daily driver - how is the mpg ? , I’m thinking about this as a second car for myself & I’ll give my current car to the wife !!
@@montha123 Hi, using premium petrol (which I always do) you can get over 50mpg on a run. In the warmer months doing a 60 mile commute I was getting 50-53mog, when it got colder it dropped to high 40’s. That’s at a steady 70mph on the motorway. Short trips are usually about 38mpg. Naturally that depends on how hard you push it but even when having fun it’ll be quite good on fuel because it’s so light. Tyres will last a long time on this too, I’ve got Goodyear Eagle F1’s and the rears have been on for over 25k miles and are not even half way worn. Again that’s because I did a lot of motorway driving.
@@ian7675 thanks that sounds good , hard to get premium fuel here in Ireland now it’s all gone E10 , I’m going to go into the local Hyundai dealer tomorrow to see how long the waiting time is on getting one for next year
@@montha123 I’d be curious to know the waiting time too, if you get a chance can you let me know?
@@ian7675cheers I will , I’m also going to enquire about a fiesta st-3 , the 2 dealers are next door to each other ,both are expensive here at over € 40,000
That sounds amazing, looks amazing, is coming to australia, and it relatively cheap PERFECT
I reckon it's the first hyundai that Mat actually recommend to "buy" it. Pretty impressive
Fr, surprised he didnt make up bullshit and say "avoid" like he usually does with Hyundai's.
If I'm not mistaken he recommended to buy the i10 as well
He said the i30N was good?
well, regular hatchbacks mostly get "shortlist" recommendation from Matt, unless it's a "hot" version. Because, you know, car journalists.. Matt is still fun to watch tho and I am sooo glad he did something normal, after months and months of all these supersports I truly don't care for.
@@Staromil agreed. I’m not sure why Mat constantly does cars that cost more than my house. Sure, it’s nice to see a review every now and then of a super car but come on, not every day.
I just bought an i20n - best car I have ever owned, love it
I was looking at buying this car just earlier and low and behold, Carwow uploads a review of it. Perfect
Another great product from Hyundai N division. I reviewed it a few weeks ago and was so impressed with the everyday usability. You can get all of the horsepower out and enjoy the exhaust note! Epic 👌🏻
Can't wait for the review on the Kona N and the Elantra N!!!
Been waiting for your review of this! Can't wait to get mine.
The exhaust tip looks virtually identical to the one on my 2004 Mercedes C230 Kompressor, all the way down to the two black pipes inside the chrome tip
Been waiting for this for ages!
Always happy to see a new hot hatch 🔥 ❤️
I have been waiting so long for your to review this beautiful hothatch🤗can't stop smilling🤗🙌✊
I have been waiting for this review for so long
2:10 I like that the rear bumper reflectors are integrated with the red accents
I have mine on order - collection in September! Thanks Matt for the honest review… cannot bloody wait now 😂
Mine comes in March 😔
Soooo, are you still driving it?
@@flap1xx I am!! - 24,000 miles driven and it's still a blast :)
@@Jackoh113001 I am glad to hear that! Is the suspension really too firm for a daily use? How is the car so far in winter?
@@flap1xx I use it as my daily and get by just fine. It is firm, but never uncomfortable. Perfectly fine, tad louder on start up in the early mornings ;)
Love this channel. My favorite pastime, actually. Not kidding.
I’d love to see some reviews and comparisons between various station cars and also SUVs. Maybe not glamorous, but I’d be really useful to me.
And, please, open a branch in Denmark.
When are you guys gonna do new i30n facelift? Love the vids mate! From Australia ♥️
This is the review that we've been waiting for
Mat rocks!!
Amazing fun little car but I gotta say, the most amazing feature to me is the way they integrated the fuel cap into the design of the rear light lol
Best review video. Got mine ordered for May 👌
Great review Matt. Love that hatchback
keep it up guys, love your videos! 👍
I don't know how Hyundai can make their cars so damn loud but audi, seat, vw, toyota and all the others just sound like vacuum cleaners...
Emission controls, however people fail to realise in real life the cars actually are still relatively loud compared to a "normal car". W have a Leon Cupra 290 facelift with GPF.
I mean the Koreans can make an electric car acceleration sound like a railgun charging up. And they can make an incredible sounding engine too.
Market research. Audi customers dont want noisy cars. That's why.
Been waiting for this video for so long
9:04 my two year old i30 N had the same problem with the driver seat after about 5000 km. Seems to be a Hyundai thing...but I just got uset to it and after a certain time it actually does not get worse.
If Pingu was a Carwow presenter…
_”…and 275 NOOTon metres of torque”_
👀
304nm with NGS button
Do I find you here, you old er!🎏🎎🎍🎋🎊🎉🎈
The huntsman was just passing🤽♂️🤼♀️🤼♂️🤸♀️🤸♂️🏍🏎
Do I find you here, you old er!🎏🎎🎍🎋🎊🎉🎈
I love Hyundai's N line. Would love an i30n but would happily settle for the i20n.
I like the car .... and love the before-verdict-soundtrack!!! Great choice carwow!
Excellent video as always Mat!😸
The way Mat reviews the car is just amazing
Been waiting for this review for a while now, super happy it’s up
Are we gonna see this car in some drag races? Only asking as I have one and wanna know what it can beat / lose miserably to 😂
Need it Vs the Fiesta ST and possibly the Polo
Might look at one of these after my Mk 8 Fiesta ST, which I haven’t tired of yet, such a brilliant car for B road blasts ! ❤️
Awesome review and video as per usual!
Do the 2021/2022 i30N dct!!!!
Been waiting for this review for ages! Ordered one a few weeks back can't wait to take it for a spin. Also nice to see a review from Matt and not just an ST fan boy who's mind is made up before they've even got in the car 😴
Has it arrived, what are your thoughts?
Performance hatchbacks are the way to go!
Small size + good practicality + juicy performance = the perfect car for the money 👍
Hyundai Motor Company is a garbage company that copies bmw and claims it is its own. There is no difference between them and China. They copy everything and claim to be their own. 🤣😁😅😂🤣
Jees.... who cooked the audio. Ouch! Awesome review as always 👍
Best reviewer 👍 i never want to miss a single one
Finally some good old reviewing. Thank you very much @carwow. Great content as always
How much matt? No price details or release date. Its so good to see you doing the review for us normal affordable everyday people cars which is what we all love as it is a realistic struggling time for most people
It’s already on sale. You can buy them now
they're for sale now. Start at £24,995 with the only options being Bose speakers, paints and a two tone paint. We love ours, glad Matt thinks the same!
@@PebleyBeachPB they’re brilliant little cars!
Love the hair at the end standing up like a peacock 🤣thanks for the review Matt I'm in 2 minds on getting the i20n or i30n
I'm a Focus ST owner so I love hot hatches. Hyundai is making some moves with their performance cars. Tempting!
It looks really good from the front and sides but I don't particularly like the back but other than that it's a good car
I've seen a regular one irl and it looks so much better than in videos. Mostly because you realize that it is a lot lower and wider than similar sized cars and the rear end suddenly makes sense.
Given that the N is even lower to the ground and with more "stealthy" taillights it probably looks quite good in person.
@@justsam100 Same here, was sceptical at first but damn it sure looks good in real life!
I've ordered one and I'm planning to tint the whole rear light cluster, and possibly buy some Eibach Springs to give it a better stance. Should improve things a bit :)
I have I20N and trust me, the car from behind looks beautiful
Had the i30 N, loved the car. Hyundai are doing fantastic work
had?
@@officertenpenny8709 got crashed into by some drunk driver going through red lights 🤣
@@themagicmessiah372 fuck man, im sorry to hear that. i hope youre in good shape after the crash. :)
I like how Mat throws in the GR Yaris at the end
This car is very refreshing to me cause i love small fast car, since every car is getting bigger and bigger. Really hope there will be a dct version
Hi Matt, awesome video with an awesome car. The rev counter rising on shifts happens because it is tuned for speed and rally style racing. So in a race, if you shift up you want the revs high so you can pin the accelerator and keep the speed up. I am far from a mechanic but that is why I think it happens.
I believe it has some sort of rev matching, they put this on the I30 N aswell, might be wrong tho
Maybe the throttle bodies are sticky
@@irullz7680
It’s easily remedied by subtle timing of throttle and clutch, it becomes second nature.
When you do the brake test - can you give us some context/comparisons? I've no idea if 42m is good or bad :)
Does anyone actually care about the brake test?
The new Nissan GTR Nismo did it in 45m if it helps.
@@edwardtye4119 the gtr is like double the weight. some basic physical knowledge helps
@@Sexiestmanalive01 I know, but it also has 6-piston callipers and carbon ceramic brakes. Some basic physcial knowledge helps.
@@edwardtye4119 Actually everyone forgets about the tyres. And the amount of pistons for the callipers does not change how good the car can break
Mat hair at the end it's up at the back like an antenna , good to know that I am not the only one rocking up that hair style !
Absolutely in love with this car! It's either this or the i30N.
This is one hell of a package! The thing it does with its GPS is brilliant!
It’s high time I stopped automatically dismissing the likes of Hyundai and Kia… they are getting so good now and that thing is Beast!!
The fact they can make this and keep the price lower than a lot of the others is great
@@edwardgarnett1777 and let’s face it, there’s plenty of them about that are 15-20 years old with 150k + on the clock..
so they can’t be bad!
Thank you Mat your reviews were always usefull and so easy to understand almost everything a car car give! Keep on the good work !
Just bought one. Decent deal via Carwow too, almost €4000 cheaper than a local dealership quote I received 👍🏼 long wait for delivery, but will hopefully be worth it!
i Love carwow and Matt Watson he's so entertaining and this is my dream job
NO WAY I GOT A HEART FROM CARWOW!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤
@@Medic4real its called brown nosing lol
pls do a drag race between the i20n polo gti and Ford feista st 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Maybe also a mini cooper s or jcw ?
@@AS-xh8kd it would be the Cooper S
Great review Matt going for a test drive tofay as I've found a great deal on car wow thats saving me over £3000 😀
nice drive man👌🏼
"let's start this video by talking about the price"
used to start a real mat Watson carwow review
no wording about the price on this one
Good shout.
auto trader however shows the car being £23-26k. Not bad at all.
Pleasantly surprised to see Matt finally giving Hyundai a chance instead of lying about them like he usually does
Hyundai Motor Company is a garbage company that copies bmw and claims it is its own. There is no difference between them and China. They copy everything and claim to be their own. 🤣😁😅😂🤣
@@user-vo4zg4xo5o literally , no.
@@user-vo4zg4xo5o they make better cars than most brands, and genesis wipes the floor with bmw
@@user-vo4zg4xo5o Copy BMW? The head of development at Hyundai is literally Albert Biermann, back then BMW-M-Manager. I would say they have a bit of BMWs old qualitys, which BMW lost with the time.
@@kevinmarx564 must be foreigners speaking Korean 😉 spam in any comments.
Are there any plans to review the Renault arkana? Love that thing. I've seen reviews on it but your the best at this kind of thin and I don't trust others 😂
So excited to get mine!!
Just need a review of the facelift i30N with the DCT
M-N,
M performance-N performance,
M Town-N village.
bmw M copycat hyundai.😂😂🤣🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@tmeisenmann3285 makes sense as an ex BMW engineer designed these new hyundai N's
@@hazvlogs838 Im just glad unlike bmw the n range is actually reliable and wont break down every time its turned on
@@tmeisenmann3285 the same troller I see every where!! Who’s paying u
@@popsandbangs8858 Probably just a butthurt BMW fan who feels threatened by the better built Korean car. Lad felt proud of his 1 series until this turned up.
Matt- "No other small hatch sounds this good"
Fiat 500 Abarth- "Am I a joke to you...?"
I know right, the i20N is cool, but Fiat Abarths are so underrated! Almost criminally so. They’re soooooooo fun to use and be around!
Abarth has the best sound, especially the deep low rev sound no hatchback has. A lot of new cars can't match with that sound.
@@magnustan841 my wife has an Abarth, I drive it way more than she does, fantastic little car.
@@magnustan841 I bought a Competizione about a month ago and it’s so so good. Just the definition of fun
I'm from south Africa just like the host I absolutely love hatchbacks I will definitely be getting this vehicle when I can afford it. Unbelievably great job by Hyundai
That thing is so freaking cute, my mom is going to love this. 🥰 She is looking for a more powerful hatchback and already really likes the i20. But this is just a perfect cuteball, espeically in that color
“This car has too many lines, a bit like my face” Brilliant! 😂
Last time i was this early there was a possibility of a Yianni VS Matt Foot Race
Looks good
Sounds good
Good specs
Where was this car when i needed it :(
So Mat, PLEASE do a full review of the 2021 370Z, like you did with the white Nismo GTR the other day 💪
A lot of people will love it !
Thanx !
(I'll might even pay for a cool FULL CARWOW review... 😃😎)
I'll take 2
The i20 is similar to the GR Yaris. A WRC style road car 😃👍. We need a comparison between this, the Yaris and the Fiesta ST to see which is best (which will be incredibly close, as they are all sensational pocket rockets 😃😎👍).
And the polo GTI
Except it doesn't have the AWD.
You can’t compare anything to that GR Yaris, it’s way too bespoke and way too expensive. I could get a new i20N with spare change to get a 1.0-litre i20 to give to my mother, for the price of 1 GR Yaris.
@@jakegearing6996 I think the ppl here where talking about good cars and not Vws
GR Yaris arguably is better on every aspect possible except the price
Mats love the Yaris is noticeable
As usual, You got a heavy foot!!! Mat.
The Koreans are doing such a good job making good cars these days, beware Japan and Germany!
The N's come from the German division of Hyundai.
🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷
They’ve been doing a great job since the early 2010s. It’s just that the petrolheads haven’t noticed because, they’ve only been in the performance market properly since 2017-ish.
Yeah, Except North Korea lol
Japan is Japan man!
Matt you should really review the genesis cars.. you will be very surprised
the sound is amazing
I pre ordered one and it will be here (Australia) next month. I can't wait to drive this little pocket rocket!
크...영문 댓글도 다셨네요
@@user-yi6cz3ps8k 달고나서 다음날 한국사이트에도 올라오더라구요 ㅋㅋ
Meanwhile in India we are gonna get N line i20 for the first time but it has the same 1.0L T 3c as the stock car with only difference being some vinyls
The Indian market is a sad one and often overlooked by most carmakers 😔
Taxation and other stuffs to reduce cost bro :'"3
This car is 25000 pounds in UK that is 25 lacs in India, who will buy that expensive Hyundai in India? For that money, you can get Octavia. Imagine getting i20 instead of Octavia lol
@@PritamDas_26 This could do better than an Fiesta ST, maybe even Octavia(non RS version)too, but people won't buy a hatchback around 20lakhs, just like how the Polo GTI sold in India.
We have the same problem here in Egypt.We don't even get the N-line because they get too expensive due to the bigger engine. We did get the Cupra Leon for a while but it was almost as expensive as a BMW 1-series and A-class so it didn't sell well.
It’s good to see that mats finally appreciate a Hyndai…usually it goes very wrong
He loved the kia stinger though.
Rewatching this after FINALLY getting my confirmation that my car is on the boat and due in at the dealer on the 27th! Merry fucking Christmas!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂Brilliant!!!
Nice review!
Even nicer haircut Mat 11:49 🤣
impressed by the sound of the 4 cylinder engine❤❤❤
3:55 that is rev matching. Just press the red REV button to deactivate it
To say this is only the 2nd hot hatch they've made it's 🔥
Just bought a black one and I’m obsessed, feels so comfy compared to my old abarth
I would pick this over a polo gti all day any day!
Hyundai has done it with its N lineup the pops and bangs no other car does it this much on stock parts
Just hope they bring it to South Africa brah.
Interior looks like it was designed, approved and built by the same person.
Wdym by that
Is that a good or bad thing
prob bad
@@lucasvanhamburg4937 I think good
@@superior7387 bad because it implies the original designer had no opinions as to whether it was good or not
sounds like a Toyota interior 🤣
Finally starting the video talking about the engine
this is one of my favorite modern cars ever. I love it!!