Well, good question and something I was discussing just yesterday. I know they are going to be running a custom ECU and that they are changing it from direct injection to port injection. I don’t know if they are going to keep the continually variable cam or if they are going to do it electronically, or even keep it at all. I know they are doing a billet head, pistons, crank and connecting rods. Presumably also intake and exhaust manifolds…. If they are making the whole head it’s likely they will change the stroke and compression - but who knows? These billet engines are usually for racing so high power at high RPM is often the result (rather than low down torque) but this is pure conjecture for my part. I would expect 400+, but how the clutch copes is another matter but uprated aftermarket clutches do exist for the i20N.
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My i20N
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It's amazing how many people look at me strange when I say I actually love shifting through gears myself and the raw experience of driving. They told me I'll regret having a manual in six months but I still disagree. It's such an enjoyable drive and really enjoy the mix of the raw experience mixed with integrated technology that Hyundai has nailed. It's such a shame that MY26 is the last model year of this type.
Oh, absolutely
. I might feel differently if I had to drive a huge number of miles or in rush-hour traffic all the time - but I don’t 
.In today’s news - my car is currently with the local Hyundai dealership for its 4th year service and it’s 2nd MOT. In preparation for this I have treated it to four new tyres - I did have Goodyear Eagle FI Asymmetric 6 but this time I have gone for Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (225/40/18). Not cheap at £661.84 but the local fitters did do a very nice job of fitting them (no wheel scrapes). On the plus side, my neighbour tells me that one of the rear tyres on his BMW X5 is over £400.00!, so it could be worse. The reason I have changed from the Goodyear to the Michelin is that I’m hoping for slightly sharper turn in - but the Goodyear are excellent in pretty much every way, I just thought I would have a change and the fronts were down to the wear markers (the Goodyears would have been significantly cheaper mind you!). One thing I have noticed already (I’ve only had the Michelin on for less than a day) is that there is very little, none really, wheel rim protection with the Michelin and there was quite a lot with the Goodyear….
My car is already back from service and MOT - all good, no issues.
Perhaps it’s worth saying that my car passed its 2nd MOT emissions test despite having a 200 cel sports CAT and a GPF delete (MOT was carried out by a Hyundai dealership). The full exhaust is from RPM Performance.
Since I’ve had my tyres changed to Michelin Pilot Sport 4S I‘ve had the chance to drive it a little with ‘enthusiasm’ and you will be pleased/disappointed/indifferent to know that I can feel very little difference compared to the previous Goodyears. They still don’t have quite the laser turn in of the stock Pirellis but, weirdly, they do seem to handle uneven/undulating surfaces better. I guess this is a figment of my imagination - unless they weigh a little less than the Goodyears and so have lowered the unsprung mass a little?… Grip also seems very good - but then it is currently a heat wave in the U.K. so you would have hoped tyres would be grippy at this time.
Since I’ve had my tyres changed to Michelin Pilot Sport 4S I‘ve had the chance to drive it a little with ‘enthusiasm’ and you will be pleased/disappointed/indifferent to know that I can feel very little difference compared to the previous Goodyears. They still don’t have quite the laser turn in of the stock Pirellis but, weirdly, they do seem to handle uneven/undulating surfaces better. I guess this is a figment of my imagination - unless they weigh a little less than the Goodyears and so have lowered the unsprung mass a little?… Grip also seems very good - but then it is currently a heat wave in the U.K. so you would have hoped tyres would be grippy at this time.
Very difficult/impossible to compare new tyres with the old ones as obviously the ones coming off are completely fried and it’s easy to wax lyrical about your new shiny set of tyres,£165 a pop ain’t cheap,personally I’d have gone for sc7s and saved a large chunk.
Got the standard 4s on my fiesta and they’re average at best.
Got the standard 4s on my fiesta and they’re average at best.
That's encouraging to know as I'm still undecided on what to replace my original tyres with. Eventually I'll get lightweight 17s with Nankang CRS for the track so the trackable road choice I'm currently unable to decide on will be a moot issue.
Well, I wouldn’t describe the tyres I removed as ’completely fried’ but the fronts were just reaching the wear marks and the rears were not a great deal better. As for how they feel, well they feel good but current weather conditions in the U.K. are pretty much perfect for any high performance tyre so I suspect any of the likely candidates would work well. Perhaps I should have gone for the SC7 but I’ve got the PS4s now - certainly the SC7 is significantly cheaper, but then all the other tyre options are less money than the PS4! At least my size is the cheapest of the PS4 line up!
I can comment on the sc7 in all weather conditions hot cold wet dry,fantastic,all around the nearest I’ve had to the 4s was the SS and I’d say the sc7 was superior.
Even assuming the 4s and sc7 are evenly matched it would make most sense to go with the contis.”price”
Be interesting to see how the 4s perform going into autumn and the roads are slippery and not ideal.
When I said fried,not literally but on the indicators.
