My i20N

[YNWaN]

I wonder how much more the guys at Car Jackals will be able to extract...

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.

 

[halen2244]

I’ve driven a few electric cars now and also been a passenger in a Porsche Taycan 4S - as a driving experience none of them have done anything for me and cars that add fake gears just seem like a gimmick. So, I’m sticking with the imperfect petrol cars - all the noise, vibration, gear change etc - that’s what I actually like!

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.

 

[YNWaN]

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….

 

[YNWaN]

My car is already back from service and MOT - all good, no issues.