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Hyundai has reopened interpret books for its i20 N and i30 N sizzling hatches because it continues to obtain-up on manufacturing delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We’re cheerful to utter that i20 N and i30 N (hatch) will reopen for customer orders effective straight,” a Hyundai Australia spokesperson mentioned. “Our present interpret financial institution has been gradually reduced all the arrangement thru the last year, to where we get now ample production provide to fulfil present backorders.”

Orders of the i30 N were paused earlier this year to enable production to “obtain up”, as search data from outstripped provide. Orders were also paused on the i20 N in August closing year.

Hyundai mentioned wait occasions for fresh customer i20 N and i30 N orders are approximately six months “reckoning on the specification of the vehicle”. Transport time from Turkey or Czechia, where the vehicles are constructed, is “roughly” three to four months of that, Hyundai Australia mentioned.

The i20 N and i30 N are about a of the closing last petrol-powered sizzling hatch fashions accessible, with opponents such because the Ford Fiesta ST and Focal level ST and Renault Sport Clio and Megane lately and permanently discontinued, as gigantic automakers continue to divert funds to changing their entire portfolios to battery-electrical vehicles (BEVs).

The i30 Sedan N changed into no longer tormented by the interpret pauses and remains accessible to purchase.

“Last batch” of Kona Ns up for grabs

Hyundai Australia confirmed a shipment of 26 Kona Ns arrived in Australia this week – and were up for grabs, with rapid shipping. “They’ll be found in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA,” a Hyundai Australia spokesperson told Chasing Cars.

“Right here is the closing likelihood to take hang of a brand fresh Kona N,” they added.

Powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged inline-four producing 206kW/392Nm, the Kona N will seemingly be discontinued as Hyundai struggles to retain petrol performance fashions in the face of ever-stricter emissions regulations. The i20 N and i30 N are also prone to being discontinued, Chasing Cars reported earlier this year.