Hyundai will start offering the best and most expensive wheels even for ordinary cars, they will come in hundreds of thousands
today | Petr Prokopec
Foto: Dymag Wheels
It’s hard to say how many people will reach for such an offer, given the ratio of the price of the wheels to the price of the car itself, but it will certainly be an interesting offer for enthusiasts. In terms of unsprung weight, up to 50 percent lighter carbon wheels for “petrol sticks” are a dream.
Koreans repeatedly try to prove to us that in their case the world is still right. It can also be seen in the fact that if you desire the Hyundai i30 N, i.e. the sporty version of the 4,340 millimeter long five-door hatchback with 250 horses, you have to reach into your pocket for an acceptable 719,900 CZK. In the case of such a Volkswagen, for the same money you would get a Golf fitted with a liter three-cylinder with mild-hybrid technology and 110 horses. Actually, it is not surprising that the sales of the German car are rather falling. In contrast, the i30 N is slowly becoming the buy of the year.
The sporty hatchback was only the first swallow for Hyundai, the portfolio has grown properly since its arrival in 2017. After the i30 N Fastback variant, the smaller i20 N model was also revealed, as well as the first ever sharp-tuned SUV Kona N. Recently, the Koreans also revealed the first sports electric car, namely the Ioniq 5 N. Due to the price far exceeding a million crowns, it will definitely not be your cup of tea coffee for everyone, after all, it will be difficult to get anywhere quickly with it.
However, the automaker has decided to expand its reach in other ways as well. It has recently entered into a collaboration with the British specialist in cast and forged wheels, Dymag, as well as composite experts from Hankuk Carbon. The goal of this mission is to offer today’s best carbon rims, which will be used precisely by the cars of the sports division N. This step will be especially welcome for lighter gasoline vehicles, which will also help with the reduction of unsprung weight.
Only partial information is available for now, however it has already been announced that the wheels will use a carbon composite outer ring, while the center will be forged from aluminum alloys. As a result, compared to traditional cast rims, the novelty should weigh 40 to 50 percent less. That is seriously not enough, but the question is how much such savings will cost you. They are not only the best bikes, but also the most expensive. And when Renault offered carbon wheels for the Mégane RS Trophy-R in 2019, it charged £12,000 (approx. CZK 336,000) for them. We will definitely be talking about hundreds of thousands in this case as well.
Only the very dedicated and well-off enthusiasts will likely reach for carbon wheels, but in the case of the aforementioned i30 N, the rims alone would raise the final bill by almost 50 percent. Nevertheless, Dymag has announced that it is close to concluding a similar agreement with other car companies, which could eventually bring the price of alternative bikes down at least a little.
Hyundai will offer carbon wheels on its N division sports models. It will be a very expensive, but welcome alternative. Photo: Dymag Wheels
Source: Dymag Wheels, Hyundai
Petr Prokopec
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2023-07-29 07:46:57
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