2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line facelift revealed with hybrid option

The facelifted Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line has debuted ahead of its local launch.

Following the reveal of the standard i30 Sedan – including the first-for-Australia hybrid – and performance N facelifts earlier this year, the updated N Line version has finally debuted in South Korea.

Hyundai Australia has confirmed the updated i30 Sedan – sold as the Elantra and Avante in other markets – will arrive here later this year, pending any delays.

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As with the full-fat i30 Sedan N, the N Line receives an N-specific body kit with new-look front and rear bumpers and alloy wheel designs, joining the reshaped headlights, wider grille, new chrome beltline and updated light signatures applied to all versions.

As with the i30 Sedan N – plus the Sonata, Kona and Tucson N Lines – the wheel centre caps now feature an N insignia, replacing the Hyundai logo found on standard models.

A hybrid powertrain is now available for the i30 Sedan N Line overseas, but it is unclear if Hyundai Australia will offer the hybrid in N Line form or if it will remain exclusively fitted with a 150kW/265Nm 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engine.

The i30 Sedan Hybrid was confirmed for Australia in March, with full details still to be announced.

In the latest Kona small SUV, the separate N Line variants were replaced by a range-wide N Line Option Pack, available in three powertrains shared with the i30 Sedan: a naturally-aspirated 2.0-litre petrol, petrol-electric 1.6-litre hybrid, and N Line-exclusive 1.6-litre turbo-petrol.

The 1.6-litre naturally-aspirated hybrid engine will compete with the popular Toyota Corolla Hybrid sedan. It produces 104kW and 265Nm, matched to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and a 1.3kWh lithium-ion battery.

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“[We have] Santa Fe hybrid; we've got next-generation Kona coming out this year in a hybrid powertrain followed by a battery electric powertrain later this year. We've got a facelift i30 Sedan with a hybrid powertrain for the first time in Australia. That's just this year,” said Hyundai Australia direct consumer senior manager, Andrew Stamatakis, in March.

A combined fuel consumption figure below 4.0L/100km and CO2 emissions below 100g/km are likely for the standard i30 Sedan hybrid.

While there are no significant interior changes, the updated i30 Sedan adopts a blind-spot view monitor, a 360-degree camera system, USB-C charge ports, an optional built-in dashcam, an odour-reducing climate control system, and digital key functionality.

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Second-row passengers are protected by a new rear-side airbag, taking the total airbag count to eight – but it continues to lack a front-centre airbag, meaning the i30 Sedan is unlikely to receive a five-star safety rating if ANCAP tests it.

In addition, the facelifted i30 Sedan should follow the Palisade, Venue, Tucson, Ioniq 6 and Kona in gaining Hyundai's Bluelink connected-car technology in Australia.

The facelifted 2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan – including the N Line and N – will arrive in Australia in the second half of this year, pending any delays, with local details to be announced closer to the time.

Currently, the i30 Sedan is priced from $26,000 before on-road costs for the entry-level Active manual, rising to $50,200 plus on-roads for the i30 Sedan N.

First revealed in early 2020, the i30 Sedan is rebadged specifically for Australia to capitalise on the success of the i30 nameplate – despite the i30 hatch sharing more in common with the previous-generation Elantra.

Below: The current 2023 Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line

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