Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
12/22/20 1:32 p.m.
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Sure, we never got a full N model of the Elantra GT, but at least we got a taste with the N-Line version. However, there is one model that we've yet to sample here in the States: the i30 Fastback.

Also available as a full-on N model like the one pictured here, the Fastback takes the body of the normal i30 …

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bobzilla
bobzilla MegaDork
12/22/20 1:34 p.m.

Why cant we have that? I'd sell someone elses soul for that.... and I don't mean the little boxy car from Hyundai's sister company. I'd sell my own but I'm a ginger.... 

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt UltimaDork
12/22/20 2:12 p.m.

I keep wondering why a lot of cars with that profile - the current Civics and Accords, for example - didn't just go with a full hatchback and instead had a little teeny tiny trunk opening. Chassis stiffness, or thinking Americans wouldn't buy it?

irish44j (Forum Supporter)
irish44j (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
12/22/20 7:04 p.m.

I'd rock it, especially with 6MT and if it has a real LSD up front. 

I still get marginally confused as to why Hyundai picked "i30" considering Infiniti had the same model name not too long ago, IIRC. 

dxman92
dxman92 Dork
12/22/20 11:04 p.m.

Kinda looks like a Chrysler 200 from afar. 

 

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