Nice review, I personally would go for a Type R, but the i30N is a great hatch, love the sound they make and they certainly nailed the styling.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah agree
@T3K3.MONSTA
Жыл бұрын
That's cool your in wellington, should view some boosted cars there's heaps around here
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah hopefully!
@kianyi2557
Жыл бұрын
Really great review!!
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@LoveLikeaHurricane
Жыл бұрын
as a type R and s2000 owner....who has never driven the I30n as I am in America. I felt the i30N is more representative as package of what a Honda hot hatch should of been. Not that the Fk8 is not good looking, but the sheer size/dimension of it, and lack of hand brake makes me think I'm in an Accord R. With the Fl5, it certainly can be said it IS an Accord R.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the new FL5 is a good mix of the overstyled FK8 but more featuresome and liveable i30N
@Evaldas256
Жыл бұрын
I love the crackles :D another great video :)
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah man they sound cool eh
@jedbriimc9879
Жыл бұрын
Im loving this channel
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear’
@jedbriimc9879
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife keep grinding g. You're bound to go far if you keep up the good work.
@bonozil
Жыл бұрын
Great review, keep the good job mate
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@vancehibberd1546
Жыл бұрын
Have you test driven a Renault Megane RS yet? If not please do
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Maybe one day
@IBOO57
5 ай бұрын
If you go into the N mode you can set all the settings to the most aggressive but have the suspension on the softest. Thats the go for the street.
@KiwiCarLife
5 ай бұрын
Yeah that’s a good move I’d say
@Yoba4a
Жыл бұрын
A worthy competitor to the Type R is the Megane RS, especially the MK3 with its Cup chassis and actually quite good reliability.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'd agree, maybe like 90% of those cars
@Yoba4a
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife if you can make a comparison to the MK3, I'd love it as I have a RS 275 and absolutely love it.
@MWRB93
Жыл бұрын
Love the new more mature look bro haha
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Hahah thanks just taking off after you bro
@kyriekiller2779
Жыл бұрын
I was driving one few weeks ago. I never expected to be as good as i heard. I was really in love in it. Great gearbox, power, engine, handling. And you can live with it normally. One downside was i really didin't want to go out haha Great review, hope that channel will grow!
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah if you forget about Honda they’re great and well priced but you have to justify it kinda
@kyriekiller2779
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife true. Type R is just another level. Hyundai make another great car, which is genesis coupe. Not many are talking about it but i fell in love with it. I even bought one last week. Budget sport car-best one out there
@TasimanaOG
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife dct elantra N can do a 0-60mph sub 4.7 which is astounding for a fwd car. I guess it depends what the driver wants. In my case i dont like having to drive manuals so im going with either a kona N or elantra N.
@MiniManAu
Жыл бұрын
@@TasimanaOG why the Kona?
@TasimanaOG
Жыл бұрын
@@MiniManAu it turns very similar lap times to the i30n and 100-200 and 0-100 are identical basically
@netmatrix75
Жыл бұрын
How about something with almost same idea of (2 door hatch/ 2.0L turbo) much older like the Megane RS250/ 265/ 275/Trophy? Is tthat available in Australia? Those were quite serious track machines when they first came about.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah we get them in NZ, will have to try track one down
@olihaub
Жыл бұрын
Mate, you need to drive a mk8 fiesta st!
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Maybe one day
@bubbles4136
Жыл бұрын
Cant sleep on the 'N' range, great lot of cars. But sorry Hyundai, I'm a Honda guy through and through. VTEC 100%
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I guess that’s the problem the N cars are very good but Honda is just better
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLifewell for 20k more than a i30n sedan (n divisions best car) they should be?
@haragan666
Жыл бұрын
Better that a type r? 😂😂😂😂that was a good one pal... Type R history cant be beat. Tell that to your cyber friends😎😎😎
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
I never said it was? I was pondering the question
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
The i30n sedan is genuinely more fun to drive than the type r and quicker than the fk8
@trenleybethanie4853
Жыл бұрын
JDM for life
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Good vehicles
@97accordvtec
Жыл бұрын
I must say I love the way the Type R FK8 looks drives and handles .I'm yet to try a I30N though.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah absolutely the FK8 drives better
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
No but the Elantra N is. Lighter newer platform. Neck and neck with the new type r on track. See all the reviews.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I've heard it's really good
@van_der_lindeDA
10 ай бұрын
😂
@Brodie_34
Жыл бұрын
The i30n is a good car, although I would still have the type r over it
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I think a lot of people would, the main thing going for it is price
@louvendran7273
Жыл бұрын
Net Duitsland vir my, danke. "aus Freude am Fahren"
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Ja, ich stimme zu
@golfboy666gti
Жыл бұрын
Renault Sport made the best FWD cars IMO.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Haven't driven one to know but I've heard they're good!
@jovanciric4264
Жыл бұрын
Respect to Hyundai they have beautiful cars but they will never be better than Honda
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeahh I guess that's true
@jovanciric4264
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife Mad respect to all new models
@khkk1999
Жыл бұрын
In Australia, a 2018 i30 n goes for about 35 to 40 k AUD. A Civic FD2R (8th gen civic) is similar pricing. If i had the money, i would take the honda for sure.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Fair enough I would take an FK8 over the i30N but not an FD2
@dehechenka
Жыл бұрын
drive an actuall hothatch, megane RS or clio RS. will change your opinion on hondas
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Haha we'll see... only Renaults I've driven have been utter garbage
@dehechenka
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife hahaha as i said renault sport,
@van_der_lindeDA
10 ай бұрын
@@dehechenkawas a die hard renault fan, had clio 3 rs, clio 4rs cup and trophy and megane 4rs trophy edc....as good as renault sport is it just doesn't feel like a Type R....engine also runs out of breath on the new ones and the 4 wheel steer is absolute garbage....now after test driving an FK8 type R I became a honda fan...now own FL5 and its the best thing I have purchased.
@dehechenka
10 ай бұрын
@@van_der_lindeDA I have to drive a type R then
@tan9640
2 ай бұрын
I30n or mk3 Megane RS, from a purely driving perspective?
@KiwiCarLife
2 ай бұрын
Haven't driven the mk3 megane, but the mk2 was really good. i30 has a much nicer interior though so I'd probably go with that
@tan9640
2 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLifeyou done a video on the 265 I’m sure (we call it mk3 in the U.K.)
@KiwiCarLife
2 ай бұрын
Ahh must be getting confused between the generations. In that case I'd say the Megane is the car I'd want to drive, but the i30N is the car I'd want to own longer term
@MegaLOLfighter
Жыл бұрын
Type R compared to i20N, Apparently same engineers that worked on the FK8 Type R worked on the I20N
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Dunno about that and i20N is more of a polo GTi/fiesta ST competitor
@craigauty6756
Жыл бұрын
Isn't this car designed by the old head tech from bmw M division?
@craigauty6756
Жыл бұрын
Albert Biermann
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Sure is
@pdouangsavanh
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't hold value like the type r but i guess that could make it a good budget option in a few years time
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I guess that’s the thing the FK8’s are so much more expensive
@pdouangsavanh
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife yea mate Honda used to be the bang for your buck option before JDM cars went up heavily over the last 5 years or ss
@marlonbaird6070
Жыл бұрын
Type R is a fun investment period
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
True
@lancegallant3647
Жыл бұрын
Hyundai vs honda is like comp NFL to CFL or NHL vs AHL u can't compair
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Fair enough
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
Bullshit you can't. Look at the Elantra n vs the new type r , they're neck and neck in lap times
@lancegallant3647
Жыл бұрын
@Michael Harrison I worked for Hyundai as a service advisor and let me tell You Mike I own 2 acuras and a rs4 audi deff no Hyundai garbage son sorry
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
@@lancegallant3647 older Hyundai cars weren't reliable but in recent times they've improved . Since 2017 n cars have been very reliable. Audi and reliability don't go together LOL. Your statement is very outdated lol. Also nobody is talking about reliability. If I wanted reliability I'd buy a Toyota. My comment was in regards to performance
@van_der_lindeDA
10 ай бұрын
@@mharro88bro you are just everywhere, why on earth did you buy an elantra N...because you want to tell people it does the same lap times? I honestly couldn't care if your N beat it by 1 minute....what a type R does in the way it make you feel is what a hyundai can't do...close but no cigar.
@Wilt8v92
Жыл бұрын
Its as shame the roads and speed limits are being dropped to the touring speed of a B model Ford, around the country....
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yes I've got a video about that coming out on Wednesday
@Wilt8v92
Жыл бұрын
As a truck driver,it obvious to see we need to lift the skills l,like Greg Murphy said,lower speed limits to pander to the lowest common denominator is not going to fix the problems,I can tell your a good driver and take it seriously..
@thatguyben3128
Жыл бұрын
_IMO there’s never been such an amazing choice of cars available. Yes, some models have become numb but there is always another option with a different brand 🤷🏻♂️ we should enjoy ALL cars now, because one day, if the Globalist’s get their way, what we consider great cars will become a distant dream 💯_
@milzyywilzyy9922
Жыл бұрын
real whiplash with the globalists thing there buddy
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s still plenty of great cars around
@lukemothug3744
Жыл бұрын
World Economic Forum.
@jorman915
Жыл бұрын
I don’t care but the fk8 was hella sexy
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Little over styled in my opinion
@Kiwi_AutoST
Жыл бұрын
ST?
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Nah this is better
@Kiwi_AutoST
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLifeNot what I’ve seen. Firmer ride on the i30N. Plus ST’s quicker especially with a Mountune upgrade. Side note Whitby was my old hood. Love your channel and reviews.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
@@Kiwi_AutoST ofc you think an ST is better because you own one haha
@The_Noticer.
Жыл бұрын
Theyre not as reliable (check out the mess with the kona n), meaning they wont hold their value.
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
True this one has already had a gearbox rebuild
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
What mess?
@The_Noticer.
Жыл бұрын
@@mharro88 just type the question into google mate. You cant link anything in comments. Just look for kona n reliability issues
@The_Noticer.
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife holy sh... Already? Damn..
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
@@The_Noticer. Haven't seen any. There was some DCT issues but that was a quick software update.
@carlusdarienus
Жыл бұрын
I will spend another 30k to get a corolla GR
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
I mean if you got the money sure?
@perpetualgrin5804
Жыл бұрын
You must have done your homework, when is delivery ?
@AllDayBlazer89
Жыл бұрын
I'm a type r guy buy the i29 n and kona n are just to easy to love driven both the kona gies very well if u you ask me and I own a decent dc2 and have a had many hinda Frankensteins in my 34 years ❤
@hondamanvtec2894
Жыл бұрын
Hijunday 😂 i30N with automatic please 👌👌
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
Manual is better
@mharro88
Жыл бұрын
@@KiwiCarLifethe DCT in this is near PDK level.
@leowinsnever7027
Жыл бұрын
Civic type R is better imo because it will last a minimum of 25 years
@leowinsnever7027
Жыл бұрын
Also aftermarket support means a lot
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
@@leowinsnever7027 lol
@JohnDoeC78
Жыл бұрын
It makes noise like its got balls, but yet doesn't. Sorry mate not a fan. Fwd too? Uh no thanks. Seems like a lot of money for not a lot of value
@KiwiCarLife
Жыл бұрын
I would argue quite the opposite haha, what else can you get for 30k that is anything like this?
@zr2608
Жыл бұрын
If the N was all wheel drive yeas I’d take it over an R way more support from Hyundai/Kia than VW
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