The information has already been confirmed by the director of the ‘N’ department, the German Albert Biermann, in statements to Auto Express, in which he assumed that its engineers are already working with a test vehicle.
“I was the one who told them to go ahead with the development of the car, and from here on, we'll see what happens, regarding the approval of the project by the board of directors,” said Biermann.
Albert Biermann, director of the high performance department ‘N’Certainly, it will have to have the same propulsion system as the i30 N. Of course, we can give Kauai different tunings in terms of suspension and steering, although there are common components that we can use, because it will be a front wheel drive, such as the i30 N. But we already know that we'll be using the same engine and gearbox on the Kauai N.
Motor? The same as the i30 N, without a doubt!
Remember that the Hyundai i30 N has a 2.0 turbo petrol block, to be debited, in its most powerful version, with Performance pack, 275 hp and 352 Nm of torque . Values that, combined with a six-speed manual gearbox (the automatic is scheduled for shortly), allow you to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.1s, as well as reach a top speed of around 250 km/h .
In the case of the Hyundai Kauai N, rumors indicate that, if it receives the green light from the “bosses” of Hyundai, the same block does not exceed 250 hp, that is, the same power as the i30 N without a Performance pack. Value that, even so, will always be substantially higher than what is currently the most powerful version of the crossover, with 175 hp.
Before Kauai N… others N
On the other hand, and even before we can see the Kauai N live, Hyundai has plans to launch the second and third models in its 'N' division, based on the Veloster and i30 Fastback.
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In the case of the 'N' variant of the latter, intended only and only for the South Korean and US markets.