In 202 1 year, the global sales volume of Hyundai High Performance N brand was 17862 vehicles, up 106% year-on-year.
It is worth mentioning that in July last year, Hyundai Motor i20 N won the "Best hatchback model of the year" award from the famous British automobile magazine "Auto Express", and the test experts greatly praised its excellent performance of "rapid acceleration and safe handling". In the same year, in the "Top Gear Speed Week" held in June+10/October, 5438, i20 N defeated 25 highly competitive models such as Ferrari SF90 Stradale, BMW M5CS, Porsche 91GT3, Audi RS e-tron GT, etc. With its passionate driving control and the relationship between the track and daily driving, In February, 65438, after the evaluation by the professional evaluation committee, Hyundai Motor i20 N defeated many powerful rivals in the fierce competition and was selected as "Car of the Year" by the authoritative British automobile media "Top Gear".
Hyundai Motor i20 N was selected as "Car of the Year" by the authoritative British automobile media "Top Gear".
Elantra N and 280ps ultra-high horsepower and high performance SUV Conan, which were unveiled at Guangzhou Auto Show last year, are the embodiment of Hyundai Motor's feedback of racing technology to production models. Once the N-brand model appeared in China, it was widely praised by the media and consumers. Thanks to the technology of Hyundai Motor as the world's top five automobile manufacturers and the accumulation of various events, Hyundai Motor has given Elantra N and KONA N more confident handling performance and more exciting driving pleasure.
Since 20 12 Hyundai Motor returned to the arena, the performance of multi-line operations has steadily improved. On this "road to winning the championship", the modern high-performance N brand also came into being. In 20 15, Hyundai Motor officially released its high-performance N brand. By testing and inspecting N products with strict standards at the "Green Hell" new Boglin circuit, N's brand image and R&D strength have been enhanced, and its high-performance strength has been deeply tempered. Racing is the best stage to test the technical strength of vehicles under extreme conditions, while WRC racing is mainly based on the basic performance of production vehicles. In order to improve the performance of racing cars and the efficiency of R&D, the professional engineers in charge of racing business of Hyundai Motor Sports Co., Ltd. are committed to applying the experience and secrets of racing cars to production cars by enjoying the R&D achievements of racing technology in real time with the R&D departments of high-performance cars and production cars.
Hyundai's i20 N made its debut in the New Boglin 24 Hours last year.
In just a few years, Hyundai Motor's high-performance N-model has won the championship frequently in major international competitions, and its high-performance strength has been widely recognized internationally. In 20 18, Hyundai Motor took the lead in winning both WTCR drivers and teams, won the WRC manufacturer championship again in 20 19 and 2020, and won the manufacturer runner-up for three consecutive years from 20 16 to 20 18, becoming the leader of WRC field. In 20021year, Hyundai Motor N brand completed the great feat of participating in and finishing the 24-hour endurance race in Saiyu Borg Ridge for six consecutive years, showing the outstanding strength of Hyundai Motor N brand in power, cornering performance and durability to the global fans.
Hyundai Motor Team won the WRC Championship in 2020.
This brand, which was born in Nanyang, South Korea and honed in Nurburgring, Germany, integrated the curve of the track into the design of the logo "N", and finally defined "never just driving" as the core concept of the N brand in continuous progress, and devoted itself to bringing the most exciting driving pleasure to people who really like cars, and made various high-performance products with great driving pleasure for consumers. I30 N, i30 Fastback N, Veloster N, i20 N, KONA N, Elantra N and other models have appeared in European and Korean markets successively, and have achieved excellent sales results in their respective markets, far exceeding the set goals at the beginning of listing, bringing more passionate high-performance product experience to people who are keen on driving all over the world.
With the opening of this year's WRC World Rally Championship, a brand-new Rally 1 hybrid racing car was launched in the new season. Hyundai Motor's high-performance N brand is ready and has released its i20 N WRC hybrid rally car. As a new racing car in the hybrid era, this i20 N WRC hybrid rally car retains the previous 1.6T turbocharged engine, with 380 horsepower output and 450N·m powerful power, which is bound to show consumers the brand-new technology and product strength of modern high-performance N brand in the next race.