Albert Biermann, former head of BMW M Performance, is the “genius” behind developing the new Hyundai i30N to develop this new model.
The next year will be very important for Hyundai. In addition to several launches – among which the Genesis premium offensive – the Korean brand will launch its first N Performance sports car: the Hyundai i30N.A sporty hatchback equipped with a 2 liter turbo engine capable of developing over 260hp. This is said by Albert Biermann, director of this new department, in statements to Road & Track. This person in charge – who left BMW's M Perfomance department to embrace this project at Hyundai – even says that “the power may not be the greatest against our competition. But trying our car will see that we are in the race”.
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Unlike some competitors, Biermann says he is not worried about track times, “our ultimate concern is the driving experience”. With over 260hp, a six-speed manual gearbox, locking differential and a chassis tuned by the technical team at Hyundai (now N Performance), it is expected that this Hyundai i30N will prove to be a serious opponent of models like the Peugeot 308 GTI, Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon Cupra.