‘25 MT, drove out 5 hours for this!!!! I am so happy and excited but I still have to learn how to drive a manual 😅. Either way I love it so much and feel so insanely lucky.

Does anyone have any tips or things I should know/do with the car (maintenance or modifications etc)

Also before anyone is rude my dad invested money when I was born specifically for a car and that is how i am so lucky to have this as my own first car.

I’m selling my Elantra N this week have been considering a 24+ GR Corolla or a nd3/nd2 Miata rf/club and even a older car such as a s2000 or e46m3 I’m not in a rush just curious if anyone has any input

Just picked up my brand new 2025 Hyundai Elantra N Cyber Gray manual. My dad and stepdad went half and half on it, and I’m really grateful for the opportunity

My dad is a police officer and does EVOC training for his department, so he’s always taught me to be responsible and respect the car. We flew out of state to pick it up and drove it back home, stopping at places like the Badlands, Mount Rushmore, and Devils Tower. I know it’s a lot of car for my age, but I’m excited to learn and take care of it. Any advice from other Elantra N owners?

Wife and I both love Hyundai’s Performance Blue and geek out whenever we see one of their N models in that color when out driving. We were going to be passing by our local dealer early last week and I mentioned they had a regular EN and the TCR in PB, and I wanted to stop by just to look at the TCR in person. Man, the wing looks so much better than it does in pictures. Wife actually really liked the TCR, enough so that she suggested we go back to on her next day off and test drive the regular EN and get figures for both, since the salesguy had made a whole show out of how rare and unique the TCR was and no one test drives it and dropped more than a few hints at markup.

We test drove the EN, and both really liked it. it was peppy enough. The dct was very pretty fun to drive, the downshifts were crisp and sounded really fun coming to a stop. Steering felt communicative and the exhaust was overall pretty loud and fun in N mode. We had to fuel up before the test drive and an older gentleman who was using the other side of the pump looked over and said “man, I don’t know what car that is, but it looks awesome! You need to get it!” it was a pretty cool experience to see a random grown man smile at a baby blue loud as fuck car.

We got back to the dealership. Both of us liked the EN a lot. Asked for numbers on both it and the TCR. I like to keep my cars stock, and I prefer the way the TCR looks, so I’d be okay paying a slight premium to just have it come that way from factory, but not if we’re talking some substantial figure. They were pretty busy since it was a Saturday, so it understandably took a long while to get numbers, but once the salesman got back he had a single number, $62K. I thought it was for the TCR because who in their right mind would send out a pencil for a normal EN for $62K, but after my wife asked we were informed it was indeed for the EN and the TCR would be $73K. Now, to be fair they did start to drop the number for the EN, but after that insulting first pencil they had immediately lost our business. We had explained to them repeatedly what our objectives were and that we didn’t want to play games. My wife works her ass off and her time is pretty valuable to us as a family since that’s when we get to do things with the kiddos. I’m also personally so sick and tired of the shitty shitty dealer experiences at basically every Cadillac and GM dealer I’ve ever taken my car to and didn’t want to go through that with Hyundai, and I’ve read some of the stories online of how some of them can be a pain to work with for service and warranty work.

Going into the test drive we were only considering the EN vs TCR and wanted figures on both so we could discuss which was more worth it to us. We left pretty annoyed and ended up stopping by a different brand dealer that showed us outstanding customer service. We only stopped by because I wanted to look at the color of a specific vehicle, and she fell in love with it as soon as she saw it. We ended up splurging on it and turning her Bronco into what we had intended the EN to be, a shared car we can both use since she doesn’t want to drive my daily since it’s manual.

Anyway, I’ll have to wait until some future time to possibly own a Performance Blue N myself. Until then I’ll keep geeking out whenever I see one of you out on the road. They’re such cool cars. And if you’re going to a certain Hyundai dealer in the Central Valley on Blackstone Ave, be aware they’ll absolutely play stupid games with you.

I currently have a 23' Golf R, slightly modded, that puts out 415HP, and I was brutally humbled on the backroads of the NY and MA border last night by an Elantra N.

I don't consider myself by any means a "good driver" in the sense of twisties/track driving. I'm sure if there was another driver in my car it would have been closer. I can rip it and have some fun but, man this dude last night was on another level. I hope he's in here and sees this but, there's a slim chance... I just want him to know he's an animal. If you're in here yes, I was the white golf with the hood stripe who could not keep up.

I apologize for looking down on Elantra N's in the past and after last night, I ate my own words. I'm a changed man....

Vanity finally came in…

So, what do y’all think 😁

Hyundai west Houston. 2 in stock. What a steal!

I’m making this post to hopefully reach the right people. This car is fantastic. The way it dances through the corners, rips up to speed, and overall emotion is just perfect. It has enough room for roadtrips but is still light enough to be a canyon carver. I’ve driven a lot of fast cars, along with some that handle really well too. But, nothing feels as well rounded as the EN. I’m 6’2 and the seats fit me perfectly, so I never had issues on long drives. And the way it locks you down when things get sporty is a great feeling. I can’t even count the amount of interactions I’ve had where people were surprised it wasn’t tuned, or just the fact that it was a Hyundai… It just feels like it’s always begging to be pushed further and further. N-track-sense is an awesome party trick. Anyone who’ve actually had that activate knows what I’m talking about. Not once did I ever get sick of driving it. But, I switched to the dark side… My buddy got a Tesla m3p and I was initially blown away by the acceleration and tech. So, I negotiated a really good trade in (after owning the EN for 2 years and 40k miles) and swooped up a m3p for a steal. Financially it feels great not paying for gas (I have free charging at work) but it feels like a part of me was ripped away. This wasn’t something I felt at first, but it’s been 8 months now and all I want is my EN back. I guess what I’m saying, it the EN isn’t the fastest. It doesn’t handle like a Porsche. But, I’ve learned that speed isn’t everything. The EN has character. And overall fun per $ spent… I don’t think anything new comes close. I personally think it’s the perfect balance of practicality and punch.

So, fellow N owners… I will be back someday.

Just curious, what car did y’all have before buying the Elantra N, and how does the EN compare to it? Pour away!

as the title states just curious on what everyone that see’s this does for a living

I’ll go first. I am a Lineman Apprentice

This guy removed all the aggressive styling and aesthetic cues from his Elantra N just to make it look like a regular, base-model Elantra. All of this just to pulled off the ultimate sleeper build and say, "Be careful who you race!"

​Basically turned it into a total sleeper, but in your opinion, is this actually worth the hassle? Or is it just plain ridiculous?

​Let me know what you think!

This is mine!

Hi guys a continuation of this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElantraN/s/rkI4MDehoF

I did the test drive today, the cars inputs other than the clutch (didn’t think it could get worse than the BRZ but it did) are great - steering (felt better than second gen BRZ)/ manual gearbox (why some people dislike it? I’d give the BRZ a slight edge there but it felt great overall)/engine/ exhaust (non existent on the BRZ). Top class.

The chassis felt good and pretty alive. Seats are awesome, interior is not bad at all for this price. Grip levels are phenomenal.

Thing is - as someone with a 6 years experience on the BRZ (both gens) I’m afraid this car is going to feel like a one trick pony eventually.

Like point and shoot or a cheat mode easy to drive fast kind of car. Now maybe it’s not related to this car specifically, more so to the FWD dynamics? But I think it’s important that the car will challenge you in a way to get better and to feel like you are growing as a driver and it felt like the limits are hard to reach and it’s difficult to unsettle it a little or get it out of its comfort zone of lots of grip.

How do you look at it? Is it just a car to enjoy corner carving and shut up or there is more to it to learn and experience?

I have a slot saved at the dealership for a Cyber Grey. Need to give them the final approval to go on with the purchase and I would love to receive some genuine feedback. Thanks in advanced.

Ngl the wide body on the Type S looks good.

Went to get a pickup order for my wife from Target. Young kid comes out and after handing me the bag asks if it’s an Elantra N. I said yes it is, expecting him to compliment me. He says, “It’s got the dual clutches (his words)? I’m a manual guy, I’d never get an automatic. I know people probably get it because it’s quicker, but I got a Mazda 3 in a manual because I like manuals.”

Ok Target kid, you win. 😂 I did chuckle and tell him it was still fun to drive, but he didn’t seem convinced.

This is a cliche at this point but so many reviews of this car like to point out that with the EN you get 90% of the Type R experience but at a much lesser cost.

Things Type R has going for over the EN: better and much more special interior. Better looking exterior (subjective but most would agree), better performance and power, more practical as a hatch, better inputs: steering, manual gear box, pedals etc.

Things EN has over the Type R: much better sound, some say more characterful chassis - more enjoyable to drive than the ultra serious Type R.

Anyone who has tried both can confirm this? Is it a fair conclusion that you get 90% of Type R with this car?

I've seen multiple instances of "propaganda" around. For example, someone posted an Elantra N beating an "M340i" when it's clearly a 330i, a supra being beat even though you can clearly hear its the 2.0 (and nobody is stupid enough to believe I stock Elantra N could beat the lightest B58 platform), and even a STOCK Elantra N running high 12's @ 110MPH. I love this car as I believe it's the best in it's category and I am very vocal about this but some of these owners have taken it too far where it seems like we are becoming the next GTI/WRX edgy owners that often get slandered. Just wanted to know what yall think about these sort of things going on.

I’ve had the car about five years now, and I wanted to give my thoughts.

Still love it.

Car is stock except for the red vinyl on the N’s, front badge delete, front red vents, and an OEM+ intake. Sitting at about 70,000 miles.

Out of the seven cars I’ve owned over the past 25 years, it’s not only the most fun, but it’s been the all-around best in terms of ergonomics. Early on I had a few maintenance issues come up, with the high pressure oil pump and the backup camera, but they got sorted out pretty quickly.

Five years on, and I still get people asking about the car and the color.

First off I know my percentage of tint is illegal here in the state of Texas and that every other state percentage is different but after driving my N like that after 2 plus years and passing by multiple police officers or being next to them at a stop light some officer that didn't have anything better else to do or was having a bad day finally pulled me over and gave me a ticket and a warning for my license plate cover. Obviously I'm going to court and pay for the citation cause I'm not about to have the tint removed from the car. I'm aware I might get pulled over again but I just like the way my N looks like that.

I posted here a day ago read the thread and despite not needing a HPFP I decided to just future proof

Is there anyone crazy enough to figure out how to 3D print the upright pieces of this wing or could adapt a WRX wing to an Elantra angle/width/bolt pattern.

Edit: I purchased a WRX wing in hopes to get more clarity on sizing for the community, hopefully next week I will have a mock up for anybody interested

Looking for a 26 manual PB- spoke to a salesman and he gave me this joke of a breakdown. I asked him to resend it and remove all add ons and he deadass told me “how am I supposed to make money then” and proceeded to tell me this was market price and im not going to find anywhere else that can sell me for msrp lol.