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The Head of Hyundai’s N Performance division has recently confirmed at the International North American Auto Show in Detroit that more N models of Hyundai and Genesis will be available in the future.
According to Biermann, “N is a sub-brand and with N high-performance cars we work for both brands - so you have to be ready for N versions for Hyundai and Genesis. More than one. We have a nice roadmap for the next five years.”
The ex-BMW M Vice President of Engineering played a crucial role in the development of the new luxury Genesis G90, launched at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show.
After this year’s launching of a new and improved version of the Genesis large sedan, called the G80, the South Korean carmaker plans a mid-size sedan and performance-focused G70 that, with its rear and all-wheel drive system, will be a direct rival for BMW’s 3 Series.
As Biermann stated, the G70 will be developed on an entirely new platform and will have different axle concepts. Without giving too many details, he promised that what Hyundai is cooking won’t disappoint in any regard.
For those of you who are expecting for the first N Performance model to be launched, you might want to know that you will have to wait a little longer because the Hyundai official confirmed that it is expected to hit the street no sooner than two years from now.
According to Motoring, the first model of this sub-brand is supposed to be a hot hatch based on the i30, of which Biermann said that “It is a car more focused on Europe, and then the next car will be focussed on the US, and so we take an easy start. We don’t go full blast on the first car but the philosophy, the jobs, how we approach a high-performance car, how we develop it, the thinking, it’s all full high-performance.”
Hyundai is expected to launch the new i30 later this year.
"Isn't that like a ripoff of M?" "Yes, but ours goes one higher." < /Nigel >
I was thinking that too. Total ripoff. But are all the good memorable designations already taken? You can't use R, RS, SR, SRT, GT, GTR, etc.
Maybe they'll have to do a "ANG" version too . Actually like the car and the direction they're going in but it's tough to separate yourself from the horde of performance cars without using a similar designation.
Maybe they could use Hyundai/Genesis "SPR". Special Performance Race.
Be prepared for it. These guys blatantly still copy so many manufacturers. I don't know how anyone is supposed to respect them. They never bring anything to the table. No original designs, no innovation. Just blah.
The Origin of N
The tight connection between Namyang and Nürburgring creates the foundation for N. Namyang is the heart of Hyundai Motor’s global R&D network and birthplace of all Hyundai cars, and Nürburgring is the world’s most challenging race track in Germany, used to hone N’s high performance technologies. Both locations play a crucial role in developing, testing and perfecting the predictable and responsive handling and vigorous acceleration that will characterise future N products.
The funny thing to me about that 'N' logo is the accent colors. Would Hyundai use similar colors to BMW's M just to get their goat or is it just creativity lacking?
The funny thing to me about that 'N' logo is the accent colors. Would Hyundai use similar colors to BMW's M just to get their goat or is it just creativity lacking?
01-14-16, 10:39 AM
Hyundai planning N-badged Genesis performance models
. Actually like the car and the direction they're going in but it's tough to separate yourself from the horde of performance cars without using a similar designation.
