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Hyundai i30N’s pre-order campaign in Germany ends in two days
- Collected
- 2017.08.04
- Distributed
- 2017.08.07
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- Go Direct
According to Hyundai Motor on Thursday, it recently held an event receiving pre-orders for 100 units of its new i30 in Germany to attract market’s attention prior to releasing the high-performance model in Europe later this year. The pre-order campaign ended in just two days due to sellout, said the company. All customers who made pre-orders will be invited to a special event celebrating the delivery of i30.
The i30N is the first of the Korean automaker’s revved-up N series cars. It was developed under the leadership of Albert Biermann, who once was vice president of engineering at BMW’s M performance car division to vie against Volkswagen Golf GTI.
The i30N equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo gasoline engine offers 275 horsepower in maximum and 36 kilogram-force meter (kgf•m) torque. The car also proved its strength by completing the test on Nurburgring circuit in Germany, one of the world’s toughest driving courses.
The letter “N” in the car’s label comes from “Nurburgring” and the automaker’s “Namyang” research and development center in Korea, according to Hyundai Motor.
The i30N is a high-performance car that can be enjoyed by a first-time driver as well as extreme racer, said Lee Jong-kwon, head of Hyundai Motor’s motor sports team.
By Park Chang-young
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