---
title: "Hyundai Confirms Full-On Elantra N Performance Sedan with First Official Images"
description: "It'll be Hyundai's second N model, next to the 275-hp Veloster N."
date: "2020-11-09"
modified: "2020-11-10"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/37514/hyundai-confirms-full-on-elantra-n-performance-sedan-with-first-official-images"
categories:
  - "Hyundai News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Elantra N"
  - "Hyundai"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
---

# Hyundai Confirms Full-On Elantra N Performance Sedan with First Official Images

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Hyundai's first real shot at the performance car market with the [Veloster N](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/32977/2020-hyundai-veloster-n-review-a-hot-hatch-that-forgets-its-a-daily-driver-too>) had what they call "good effect on target"—it won numerous accolades and whet appetites for N models to come. Later this season, impactful follow-ups will arrive in the forms of the three-pedal, 201-horsepower Elantra N Line and dual-clutch, 290-horse Sonata N Line. And their numbers won't even account for half the N-branded models on sale in the United States by the end of 2022, which Hyundai announced Monday will consist of no fewer than 10 distinct models, one of them being a full-on Elantra N.

Of course, the hotted-up Elantra will be just the second fully fledged N after the Veloster N, which is noteworthy in and of itself. It's hard to say what powertrain it'll sport, though [some outlets suggest](<https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34599732/hyundai-elantra-n-confirmed/>) it could pack as much as 275 ponies. Fingers crossed that it'll also carry a stick-shift transmission like its comparatively tame sister model, though a dual-clutch automatic would also be welcome.

Spanning the sedan, sports car and SUV/crossover segments, Hyundai's N family expansion will encompass "three purist N models and four N Line models," one of which the automaker hinted will be the long-rumored [Tucson N Line](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26343/hyundai-is-working-on-a-340-hp-tucson-n-suv-report>). Though it may bear the lite "N Line" designation, the word is it'll be anything but a drab school-runner in a tracksuit; reports indicate 340 horsepower and a zero-to-60 time under six seconds.

![message-editor%2F1604954845438-43592-elantrancamouflaged.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1604954845438-43592-elantrancamouflaged.jpg>)
*2021? Hyundai Elantra N, *Hyundai**

![message-editor%2F1604954861788-43649-tucsonnline.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1604954861788-43649-tucsonnline.jpg>)
*Hyundai Tucson N Line , *Hyundai**

![message-editor%2F1604954893685-43650-tucsonnline.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1604954893685-43650-tucsonnline.jpg>)
*Hyundai Tucson N Line , *Hyundai**

It and the aforementioned Elantra N will make up two of the seven new models, leaving three N Line and two full N vehicles unaccounted for. While a teaser image released by Hyundai implies at least two unannounced models to be crossovers, their generic, copy-and-pasted outlines don't obviously resemble any specific Hyundai products, leaving the possibilities open—and darned exciting if you've kept tabs on Hyundai's side projects.

![message-editor%2F1604955324089-43855-hyundaiplansthrillingcadenceofsevennandnlineperformancemodelsthrough2022.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1604955324089-43855-hyundaiplansthrillingcadenceofsevennandnlineperformancemodelsthrough2022.jpg>)
*Hyundai's officially in the N-game, *Hyundai**

Possibly Hyundai's most prominent experiment has been a series of Veloster-based mid-engined prototypes, which have been powered by everything from pure combustion to hybrid and [all-electric](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36791/the-rimac-developed-hyundai-midship-n-prototype-packs-810-electric-horsepower>) powertrains. Hyundai outright described last year's RM19 prototype as "a development platform for future N brand products, including a potential brand-halo car," suggesting the one member of the N-model quarter could be the highest-performing yet.

As for that other N Line model, Hyundai performance chief Albert Biermann refused to count out a performance version of [the brand’s upcoming Santa Cruz pickup](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29868/hyundai-isnt-ruling-out-n-pickup-truck-to-fight-ford-ranger-raptor-report>). Sure, a Kona N Line feels far more likely, but there's no harm in daydreaming about Hyundai building the Baja WRX STI that Subaru never dared make.

***Update Nov. 11, 11:10 a.m. ET:*** *This article has been updated to reflect a Hyundai spokesperson's clarification that the N brand will encompass seven new models for a total of 10 under the N brand.*

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

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