the 19 inch wheels suit the body better and look better imo. Pretty sure it also gets the active variable exhaust and the 250N doesn't? Not quite sure on the latter
Plus electric leather seats with memory function, tinted rear glasses, keyless entry etc as stantard.
The 18" standard wheels feel a lot better for day to day driving (from my experience on UK roads) compared the the 19", I did try both.
The 250N doesn't come with the variable exhaust however that just means it's on the loudest setting all the time, which isn't the worst thing ever.
It's true you don't get electric leather seats with a memory function, which looks great on paper unless you're the only one that drives the car *cough* manual seats dont move unless you change them *cough*, the cloth seats also don't crease up as much as the suede/leather seats do.
Tinted glass is standard on all i30N as is keyless entry.
Ultimately comes down to the 250N being a marginally better every day car and the N-Performance being more of a track beast.
The 250N is also lighter and slightly more fuel efficient although that's negligible.
The 18" standard wheels feel a lot better for day to day driving (from my experience on UK roads) compared the the 19", I did try both.
The 250N doesn't come with the variable exhaust however that just means it's on the loudest setting all the time, which isn't the worst thing ever.
It's true you don't get electric leather seats with a memory function, which looks great on paper unless you're the only one that drives the car *cough* manual seats dont move unless you change them *cough*, the cloth seats also don't crease up as much as the suede/leather seats do.
Tinted glass is standard on all i30N as is keyless entry.
The N performance is the only one worth buying imo.
If noise bothers you, change wheels to 18 inch, plenty of aftermarket choices that will still clear the brakes.
Oh, and I agree the 18" wheel and tyre combo is SO much nicer on the really average roads of Australia. I have 18*8.5" wheels for both road and track. Road are +44 for that "stance look", and track are forged BBS wheels +55 to preserve the correct wheel position to minimise component wear.... I run 245/40 R18 tyres on both sets of wheels.
Unless you don't take your car to the dealer's then you aren't the only person that drives it. Use seat setting 1 for your position and when the long legged short armed T-Rex at the dealership has changed all the settings it is a single push to make it all correct againIt's true you don't get electric leather seats with a memory function, which looks great on paper unless you're the only one that drives the car *cough* manual seats don't move unless you change them *cough*, the cloth seats also don't crease up as much as the suede/leather seats do.
They are the best thing ever.Unless you don't take your car to the dealer's then you aren't the only person that drives it. Use seat setting 1 for your position and when the long legged short armed T-Rex at the dealership has changed all the settings it is a single push to make it all correct again
The Performance also has:
-Bigger brakes
-Variable exhaust valve (very nice).
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Same size brake discs & calipers on the 250 as the performance. (UK at least)
Hyundai brochure said:
Same size brake discs & calipers on the 250 as the performance. (UK at least)
Exhaust valve only makes it quieter.....
Must admit I thought the Performance had uprated brakes from the brochure and reviews.Same size brake discs & calipers on the 250 as the performance. (UK at least)
Exhaust valve only makes it quieter.....
Confusingly, the brochure lists red calipers as an 'enhancement' on the Performance versionThe Performance have different front brakes ("Performance" on top):
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Yet they claim the same braking distance...?250 PS on the left, 275 PS on the right.