Hyundai teases i30 N again ahead of July 13 debut

Hyundai has released the final tease video of its upcoming i30 N, just days before the 13 July global debut for the Korean Volkswagen Golf GTI-rival.

This time round, the two videos posted on social media see the i30 N return to its spiritual home, Germany's Nurburgring - where much of the engineering development took place.

The videos were presented by Hyundai N boss, Albert Biermann, a former BMW M chief engineer, who explained the efforts made to enable the i30 N to withstand long stints of track driving.

Somewhat cornily, Biermann also described how the i30 N has been engineered to raise heart rates, hinting at the i30 N's fun-to-drive character.

The i30 N has now completed its intensive development program and we already know two versions will be offered and both are powered by a turbocharged 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder engine but with two outputs — 184kW for the regular i30 N and 202kW for the i30 N Performance.

At this stage the standard model is yet to be confirmed for Australia, but would likely be priced below $40,000, while the i30N Performance should slip under $50,000.

Both models ride on sport suspension with adaptive dampers, but the Performance model sports larger 19-inch wheels, stickier tyres and an electronically-controlled limited slip differential.

Weighing in at 1450kg, the i30 N will initially be offered exclusively with a six-speed manual transmission (with rev-match software). An eight-speed dual-clutch auto is on the way and Hyundai claims both versions will hit 100km/h in less than 6.5 seconds.

International sales will start early 2018 but exact Australian timing has not been determined.