Hyundai Motors introduces the Performance Elantra N H
yundai Motor Company’s highperformance N brand just unveiled its Elantra N (sold as Avante N in Korea) in a digital world premiere (https://www.youtube.com/ hyundainworldwide). The hot sedan completes the N brand lineup of ‘everyday sports cars.’ Elantra N is a highperformance variant of the All New Elantra, released in April 2020. It adds strong, dynamic driving capability and aggressive design elements on top of the sporty standard model. Hyundai Motor Company’s high-performance N brand just unveiled its Elantra N (sold as Avante N in Korea) in a digital world premiere (https://www.youtube.com/ hyundainworldwide). The hot sedan completes the N brand lineup of ‘everyday sports cars.’ Elantra N is a highperformance variant of the All New Elantra, released in April 2020. It adds strong, dynamic driving capability and aggressive design
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elements on top of the sporty standard model. In a video released today, Hyundai Motor’s N brand provides details of over 40 N elements applied to Elantra N through a story about a boy falling in love with cars, and visually reveals the excellence of this everyday sports car, which has been tuned precisely to enhance driving performance. At the end of the video, N brand teases that it will participate in another endurance race with a car that combines a hydrogen fuel cell and an electric battery. “Pairing hydrogen and battery power could open up very interesting future options for Hyundai in motorsports and beyond,” said Thomas Schemera, Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience Division at Hyundai Motor Company. “Hydrogen can be used as a range extender or a power booster. We have the technology available and I
am quite confident that we will make this happen.” FIRST HIGHPERFORMANCE N SEDAN TAKES DRIVING ENTHUSIASTS FROM STREET TO CIRCUIT Elantra N is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo flat power engine with a 52-mm turbine wheel, which is 5 mm larger in diameter than before, and a 12.5-mm2 turbine passage with an area increased by 2.5 mm2. These enhancements, along with the optimization of the shape and material of the cylinder lock, improve both the performance and durability of the engine. As a result, the flat power technology maintains the maximum output from about 5,500 rpm for brisk acceleration. Elantra N’s flat power engine is mated with an 8-speed wet dual clutch transmission (DCT), delivering maximum output of 280 horsepower (ps) and maximum torque of 40 kgf·m. With N Grin Shift
(NGS), the boost pressure increases, temporarily enhancing output up to 290 ps. As a result, Elantra N achieves a top speed of 250 km/h and runs 0-100 km/h in just 5.3 seconds. Elantra N’s spirited performance is further supported by N Corner Carving Differential (e-LSD, electronic Limited Slip Differential), Variable Exhaust Valve System and Launch Control—all of which are specialized, highperformance features that are applied as standard. For DCT models, N Grin Shift (NGS), N Power Shift (NPS) and N Track Sense
Shift (NTS) are provided as standard features to maximize driving pleasure. To shine in the corners, Elantra N provides robust braking performance. The 360-mm brake discs are equipped with highfriction material pads to ensure best-in-class braking performance for high-performance vehicles. Furthermore, a cooling hole is applied to the dust cover along with a brake air guide structure to improve cooling efficiency and the area is also optimized to vent heat from braking friction. Attention has been paid to every detail so that
