Believe it or not, I am 30 and I got my driving licence for the first time in my life last week just so I could rent a car and drive up to Scotland to see this.
@@scottballantyne7634 No idea yet, any recommendations? Driving in Scotland was recommended by my colleagues but they didn't give me too much info into it. However the idea got stuck in my head so much that in the past few months it got me moving to learn to drive. So right now I am open to any ideas.
You are right to be proud, I flew to Edinburgh (I'm from Ireland) took the train to Inverness, collected a rented Jaguar F-Type and spent 2 days touring in that neck of the woods. Every corner I drove around left me mesmerised. That was 7 months ago, but just the other evening I was messing about on my phone pricing a revisit :) proper driving country up there.
They should mark it as "promoted" though. This said, I'd get an i30N, if the MX-5 didn't exist or I was so reckless as to get married. I'll test drive both before finalising my purchase, still.
I went and looked at new hot hatches for 5 months. Drove golf R, GTi, cupra, renaultsport megane and fk8 type R. I ended up going with the i30n performance in the end and I absolutely love it. Its just great at everything which i found other brands lacked in some spots.
i was privelidged enough to do the NC500 in 2020 in august between the lockdowns due to COVID.... the cinematography here doesnt actually do the place justice..it was a spectacular road trip, we met amazing people, stayed in amazing places, ate some fabulous food, and someof the beaches and the blue skies and turquoise waters could rival anywhere in the world.... just a super trip.. Memories of which I shall treasure
I wish we had the i30 _and_ the Veloster in N form here! The i30 is called the Elantra in the United States...maybe one day they'll give us an Elantra N *fingers crossed*
Long time since a video of this quality has come from Evo. Evokes the simple spirit of the thrill of driving. Thanks and hope that more like this are on the way.
To be honest I don't understand why you would leave everything in normal just because of the stiff damper settings of N-mode. Some even complain that it's a hassle to customize everything. Just dial in whatever you want and keep it there, hardly any fuss. At least, I hope it remembers your custom mode settings in between trips?
@@leroy7647 yeah agreed. While firmest suspension is really firm for the road, it is perfect for track. Customising the settings in N custom mode is so quick and trivial... and it does indeed remember the settings.
@@UTubeSL Good to know. I'm beginning to crave some i30 N driving goodness, especially considering I keep hearing how rewarding it is when driven hard. Perhaps next year, when they will revise tax on car emissions in my country.
@@leroy7647 Nice one. It genuinely makes me smile every single time I drive it! If you have any other questions let me know - can be hard to get answers sometimes.
I am drooling so bad... What a beautiful scenery ! Great video EVO ! I visited Wales last Summer thanks to you EVO and every motoring journalists. Wales is indeed spectacular and even though I drove my fairly simple 1.6 16V Petrol Citroen Xsara, I loved every bit with it on the Welch roads and I spotted CarMagazine testing the Mclaren 600LT on a Snowdonian road. So of course, Scotland is on my list and I cannot wait to go really soon ! It's pretty far from France but as you show it so beautifully I cannot miss this place !
Stunning wee film. Great cars and love the NC500. I do it at least once a year in my 275 Trophy and it's driving heaven. Luckily I'm only 2.5 hours from Inverness
This made me subscribe to the channel! Absolutely fab video EVO! Well done! And of course being a Hyundai fan 'boy', it was sweeter to watch. Thank you!
actually did the nc500 in my i30n in May! Absolutely amazing, one for the best trips I’ve ever done. Car is perfect for it and wouldn’t have wanted to be in anything else.
I used to commute from Glasgow to Thurso every week, racking up a thousand miles a week! I always said that it was like doing twenty laps of the Nurburgring twice a week, so I'm glad to see that you guys acknowledge that!
Wow! What an awesome road trip! Makes me want to fly out to Scotland tomorrow morning; grab that fab Hyundai i30 N and just drive, drive, driive! Thanks for the adventure!!
Well as an Australian you have made me add another trip to the bucket list that ill sadly never actually get to do. So good. what a cracking little car to do it in as well.
I enjoyed this , I have to agree that the stretch from Inverness to John o groats is not great, driven it a few times When I head up there in the spring I’m going to go up to the top of the west coast and head back down the same way ! Only thing I didn’t like about this ,!is that it seems like a 10 min ad for the i30N, great camera work though , beautiful scenery
Great video to watch...I'm doing the 500 in August this year,so excited and also so keen to change my BM GC 2.0 d for something more entertaining....( and suitable to carry wife ,son, dog, tent, luggage......) but still be more fun than a 2.0d BM 4 series....
I've driven these roads on many occasions and they are truly beautiful and spectacular. However, in a quick car you can travel way, and I mean way beyond the speed limit, well into custodial territory, without really pushing the chassis or brakes to a huge degree. It's actually really frustrating. I've been there in a number of really quick cars but the most fun by a long way was attempting to keep up with a ' gently brisk' 911 whilst driving an 06 Jeep Cherokee diesel on mud tyres in the wet and a 30 mile flat out blast in a lifted Jeep Wrangler, again on knobbly's to get an Indian takeway, and the 30 mile return journey to get back to our cottage before it got cold. You have to be aware at all times of the brakes, ultimately not that powerful and ultimately not that fade resistant. You need to be aware of and manage the weight transfer with great care and you become well honed in the art of carrying your hard earned speed. They both handle beautifully at higher speeds, similar to a mk1 or 11 escort but scaled up to 2.5 tons. Fantastic fun
Well that spectacular. A bloody long way from Australia though. I disagree with the final comment though... I think you'd need to do the North Coast 500 twice... once to enjoy the road, and once to enjoy the scenery.
Very nice landscapes... But guys - are you financed by Hyundai? Or why do you post so many videos with Hyundai I30N etc? How about test and compare the new Ford Focus ST for example? Which kicks the i30N a**, by the way, according to several other comparisons...
If you still wonder, it sounds like this one: Futurecop! - Lost Love feat. DWNTWN (Thunderclaw Remix) I love this song so I instantly felt like it was similar.
Because style is the only difference. No different to drive so if you like the look of one over the other get that. But know that the Hatch looks better anyway.
Meanwhile, here in London we are just happy if we go more than 1 mile without hitting a pothole... that is if you move at all! Scotland, you don't know how lucky you are.
An epic location for sure. From a tourist perspective, it would be great if you could actually rent a hot hatch (e.g. i30N, GTI, ST) in Inverness, or nearby. That way, you have the car, the road and an awesome experience.
Man you guys sure gave the cameramen 1 heck of an ab workout on that back & forth exchange on the bridge....JUST so we wouldn't have to see 1 camera pointed at another? And you 2 probably had to repeat your conversation several times to get it perfect. Quite extreme.
I appreciate that you aren't just brand prophets! But where is the footage of this mega stretches of road. With a great car on it! You must have lost the recordings if not most of it!
Hyundai certainly is spending a huge amount, marketing the N brand. Fair play to them I say, but a shame the published videos aren’t a bit more honest. I drove these roads in 2016 in a manual Cayman GTS. That had a bloody stupid auto-blip too!
I’m pretty sure evo used to show cars being driven hard didn’t they? What is this all about, may as well be an episode of Countryfile. Don’t get me wrong, amazing scenery and great roads I’m sure, but unless you’re loading the car up in corners at least to some extent, what’s the point? Should have filmed a standard i10 on its door handles at 60, would have been a better watch.
Steve...I honestly don't understand why you would want auto blip on downshift when the whole evo ethos is the thrill of driving...surely you'd rather be rev matching yourself than letting the machine take over?!!
I live North of Inverness, but the problem is, when you’re driving those roads, the scenery is a distraction! Unfortunately, some of it ruined by wind farms, but there you go.
This is getting old fast. The i30N is a great car but u made too many videos and ur site has one of the most annoying ads with it. 6 of ur latest 12 videos are with it... U have to make money to survive but you are losing your credibility this way. Having said that the video quality is great...
@happy gekko I don't understand your question(why is a Golf or a Focus different?) but to answer it, yes I would say the same for any car or automaker.
As a Scotsman this made me want to cry out of pride. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy our roads!
Believe it or not, I am 30 and I got my driving licence for the first time in my life last week just so I could rent a car and drive up to Scotland to see this.
dlysele hats off to you sir! That’s next level commitment. When do you plan on doing it?
@@scottballantyne7634 No idea yet, any recommendations? Driving in Scotland was recommended by my colleagues but they didn't give me too much info into it. However the idea got stuck in my head so much that in the past few months it got me moving to learn to drive. So right now I am open to any ideas.
Unbelievably beautiful! its unreal!
You are right to be proud, I flew to Edinburgh (I'm from Ireland) took the train to Inverness, collected a rented Jaguar F-Type and spent 2 days touring in that neck of the woods. Every corner I drove around left me mesmerised. That was 7 months ago, but just the other evening I was messing about on my phone pricing a revisit :) proper driving country up there.
The splendid quality of cinematography is EVO back from the days. Thank you!
I do appreciate that Hyundai is investing in these top quality adverts, it's great automotive content and I honestly hope the i30N's sell well.
They should mark it as "promoted" though. This said, I'd get an i30N, if the MX-5 didn't exist or I was so reckless as to get married.
I'll test drive both before finalising my purchase, still.
@@ikarugaxx3749 the bitch better be good lol
I went and looked at new hot hatches for 5 months. Drove golf R, GTi, cupra, renaultsport megane and fk8 type R. I ended up going with the i30n performance in the end and I absolutely love it. Its just great at everything which i found other brands lacked in some spots.
i was privelidged enough to do the NC500 in 2020 in august between the lockdowns due to COVID.... the cinematography here doesnt actually do the place justice..it was a spectacular road trip, we met amazing people, stayed in amazing places, ate some fabulous food, and someof the beaches and the blue skies and turquoise waters could rival anywhere in the world.... just a super trip.. Memories of which I shall treasure
Wish we had these in the US instead of the Veloster N. Also the Fastback would be amazing here too
I wish webhad the 3-door (Veloster) here.
The Veloster has a lower center of gravity and on the same chassis. It also weighs about 200lbs less.
So we got a good one here.
And you don’t have the Megane either :-(
I wish we had the i30 _and_ the Veloster in N form here! The i30 is called the Elantra in the United States...maybe one day they'll give us an Elantra N *fingers crossed*
@@layne4376 where the heck did you get that information?
Even a quick Google search proves you wrong - 3326 in the i30n vs 3,036 lbs in the VN.
Long time since a video of this quality has come from Evo. Evokes the simple spirit of the thrill of driving. Thanks and hope that more like this are on the way.
Steve - I regularly use the N Custom mode on the road, with everything at max attack except for the suspension, which I leave in Normal mode.
To be honest I don't understand why you would leave everything in normal just because of the stiff damper settings of N-mode. Some even complain that it's a hassle to customize everything. Just dial in whatever you want and keep it there, hardly any fuss. At least, I hope it remembers your custom mode settings in between trips?
@@leroy7647 yeah agreed. While firmest suspension is really firm for the road, it is perfect for track. Customising the settings in N custom mode is so quick and trivial... and it does indeed remember the settings.
@@UTubeSL Good to know. I'm beginning to crave some i30 N driving goodness, especially considering I keep hearing how rewarding it is when driven hard. Perhaps next year, when they will revise tax on car emissions in my country.
@@leroy7647 Nice one. It genuinely makes me smile every single time I drive it! If you have any other questions let me know - can be hard to get answers sometimes.
Drivig there might be fun but I could just as easily sit there and admire the landscape.
Exactly. I'd be stopping after every bend to climb out and wander off. It'd take me weeks, not hours.
I just love the fastback I30N... Stunning car, stunning road, and stunning video production~~
Superb video from Evo, even watching on a 5 inch screen I was right there with you. The i30n is a great car, the fastback looks really interesting.
I am drooling so bad... What a beautiful scenery ! Great video EVO !
I visited Wales last Summer thanks to you EVO and every motoring journalists. Wales is indeed spectacular and even though I drove my fairly simple 1.6 16V Petrol Citroen Xsara, I loved every bit with it on the Welch roads and I spotted CarMagazine testing the Mclaren 600LT on a Snowdonian road.
So of course, Scotland is on my list and I cannot wait to go really soon ! It's pretty far from France but as you show it so beautifully I cannot miss this place !
Stunning wee film. Great cars and love the NC500. I do it at least once a year in my 275 Trophy and it's driving heaven. Luckily I'm only 2.5 hours from Inverness
Oh! WOW! This is realy a thing that i have to do with my new i30n!
Thanks for that!
Greats from germany!
This made me subscribe to the channel! Absolutely fab video EVO! Well done! And of course being a Hyundai fan 'boy', it was sweeter to watch. Thank you!
actually did the nc500 in my i30n in May! Absolutely amazing, one for the best trips I’ve ever done. Car is perfect for it and wouldn’t have wanted to be in anything else.
Many thanks Adam and Steve to bring us a fantastic scenery road. It's the right car for this road. Crongratulations EVO and cheers from Brazil.
I used to commute from Glasgow to Thurso every week, racking up a thousand miles a week! I always said that it was like doing twenty laps of the Nurburgring twice a week, so I'm glad to see that you guys acknowledge that!
Wow! What an awesome road trip! Makes me want to fly out to Scotland tomorrow morning; grab that fab Hyundai i30 N and just drive, drive, driive! Thanks for the adventure!!
Return to form EVO 👍🏻 excellent video dudes
Well as an Australian you have made me add another trip to the bucket list that ill sadly never actually get to do. So good. what a cracking little car to do it in as well.
Why won’t you get to do it? Just book a flight and go.
4 years later and I just watched it again. Fantastic road and a great car@@PietroShitzberg
Thank you for this eye-candy video EVO. Love you
One of the best automotive videos on RUclips!!
I love Steve. He’s funny and he can drive faster and better than all of us. He’s got an infectious laugh.
Weeee! ^^ I do like watching long drives and Evo has some of the nicest camera work
Cycled the NC500 two years ago and there were about ten German supercars touring the route at the same time. Was awesome!
They'd be quicker down the straight bits, but you'd get them in the corners, right?
@@JakobusVdL just about!
I enjoyed this , I have to agree that the stretch from Inverness to John o groats is not great, driven it a few times
When I head up there in the spring I’m going to go up to the top of the west coast and head back down the same way !
Only thing I didn’t like about this ,!is that it seems like a 10 min ad for the i30N, great camera work though , beautiful scenery
Fabulous production!!
Cracking video and great cars, filmed in the most stunning place on earth.
If you truly want to experience the NC 500 you need a motorbike.
Absolutely stunning.
The first one of these I saw live was 2 weeks ago in Katowice, Poland. Lovely car
Great cinematography ! simply awesome.
I'm about to do this in my very own 320hp I30N! Cannot wait!
Pick up my brand new performance blue I30N tomorrow, this is on the bucket list for sure!
Me on Monday morning stuck in Traffic:"this… actually… feels like … THE RING!
I watched Steve take the i30N around the Nurburgring. This one is even better. Thanks
Right! off to book for 2020!!!
This video is at least 50% responsible for me test driving a Fastback N and buying one last week. Can't wait to explore Australia's roads in it
WOW!! Absolutely stunning film and car!!
That was gorgeous guys, thank you!
Having driven the 500 in a hire Fiesta as a tourist in the 90s it’s just breathtaking and cornered the wheels off - such fun :)
I was thinking either a £500 Scumball type run or an Enterprise special with the very necessary excess insurance. 😏
What a road, looks epic.
just love this scenery and the cars,, Thank Yoy EVO guys,, you do your job ( passion ) on top-level Thank you :)
Great video to watch...I'm doing the 500 in August this year,so excited and also so keen to change my BM GC 2.0 d for something more entertaining....( and suitable to carry wife ,son, dog, tent, luggage......) but still be more fun than a 2.0d BM 4 series....
I’ve been twice ! In my R26 Megane and my B5 RS4.
Think I'll book this for my father's next vacation. 👍🏾
I've driven these roads on many occasions and they are truly beautiful and spectacular. However, in a quick car you can travel way, and I mean way beyond the speed limit, well into custodial territory, without really pushing the chassis or brakes to a huge degree. It's actually really frustrating. I've been there in a number of really quick cars but the most fun by a long way was attempting to keep up with a ' gently brisk' 911 whilst driving an 06 Jeep Cherokee diesel on mud tyres in the wet and a 30 mile flat out blast in a lifted Jeep Wrangler, again on knobbly's to get an Indian takeway, and the 30 mile return journey to get back to our cottage before it got cold. You have to be aware at all times of the brakes, ultimately not that powerful and ultimately not that fade resistant. You need to be aware of and manage the weight transfer with great care and you become well honed in the art of carrying your hard earned speed. They both handle beautifully at higher speeds, similar to a mk1 or 11 escort but scaled up to 2.5 tons. Fantastic fun
Gary Parker absolutely. That’s the true spirit of driving and getting into the zone with the machinery.
Can't wait for ECOTY 2019!
Nice. Always enjoy an EVO video.
I did the NC500 in a mk7.5 Golf GTI PP Last year and I wouldn’t of wanted to be in anything faster, longer, wider or lower.
Stunning area.
That was really cool as you went past so many place's I have camped and fly fished 🎣 beautiful views. I love Scotland 🏴
I am from India but i always felt the Scotland is my soul homeland. 🇮🇳 🏴
Well that spectacular. A bloody long way from Australia though. I disagree with the final comment though... I think you'd need to do the North Coast 500 twice... once to enjoy the road, and once to enjoy the scenery.
The colour on the fastback is niiiiiiiice
WOW! I ve got to try and get to this place!
I been here once in my porsche 911 turbo s brilliant drive
Very nice landscapes...
But guys - are you financed by Hyundai? Or why do you post so many videos with Hyundai I30N etc?
How about test and compare the new Ford Focus ST for example?
Which kicks the i30N a**, by the way, according to several other comparisons...
3:45 What's that amazing soundtrack? Shazam failed to figure it out!
If you still wonder, it sounds like this one: Futurecop! - Lost Love feat. DWNTWN (Thunderclaw Remix)
I love this song so I instantly felt like it was similar.
why not switch cars at your cross over point, and give some comparison between the two body styles?
Because style is the only difference. No different to drive so if you like the look of one over the other get that. But know that the Hatch looks better anyway.
@@IBOO57 fair enough, but the EVO team didn't say that, or offer any view on that. So what do you base that view on?
@@JakobusVdL Try watching it again from 4.30 on. Thats exactly what is said. I have also driven hundreds of them.
Beautiful ❤️
That background score is a amazing.
Anyone has any idea about the background music
Great cinematography, vacuous content.
Meanwhile, here in London we are just happy if we go more than 1 mile without hitting a pothole... that is if you move at all!
Scotland, you don't know how lucky you are.
Scotland has potholes constantly. Perth can’t even resurface a road and make it smooth.
An epic location for sure. From a tourist perspective, it would be great if you could actually rent a hot hatch (e.g. i30N, GTI, ST) in Inverness, or nearby. That way, you have the car, the road and an awesome experience.
What an awesome video
I think N mode is always a good idea, no regular mode for me... just put suspension in soft mode, and you’re good.
Man you guys sure gave the cameramen 1 heck of an ab workout on that back & forth exchange on the bridge....JUST so we wouldn't have to see 1 camera pointed at another? And you 2 probably had to repeat your conversation several times to get it perfect. Quite extreme.
One of the best videos I've seen in a long time. Anyone criticizing this video in the comments is a tool.
my home roads, always go lightness over power and boy will you enjoy
Amazing!
great film !! thanks. However..its kyle...sku :-)
I appreciate that you aren't just brand prophets! But where is the footage of this mega stretches of road. With a great car on it! You must have lost the recordings if not most of it!
fantastic
Sooo wish I could take my Veloster N on these roads...
The weather?
You're better doing the NC500 anti clockwise.
Hyundai certainly is spending a huge amount, marketing the N brand. Fair play to them I say, but a shame the published videos aren’t a bit more honest.
I drove these roads in 2016 in a manual Cayman GTS. That had a bloody stupid auto-blip too!
Bucket list
"same suspension setup" - that's actually the first review someone says that. Always heard the fastback is a bit softer.
Right now they have the same suspension setup. At 2017 hatchback was a Little bit harder :)
@@XxxXxx-xx9tb Yes. Since many criticized the hatchback's suspension harshness, they made it equal to the fastback's.
I’m pretty sure evo used to show cars being driven hard didn’t they? What is this all about, may as well be an episode of Countryfile. Don’t get me wrong, amazing scenery and great roads I’m sure, but unless you’re loading the car up in corners at least to some extent, what’s the point? Should have filmed a standard i10 on its door handles at 60, would have been a better watch.
nice road!
What cars?😭. What a beautiful country.
Another hot hatch well never get in North America :(
Next year oh yes in my GTR. 😎
Steve...I honestly don't understand why you would want auto blip on downshift when the whole evo ethos is the thrill of driving...surely you'd rather be rev matching yourself than letting the machine take over?!!
I live North of Inverness, but the problem is, when you’re driving those roads, the scenery is a distraction!
Unfortunately, some of it ruined by wind farms, but there you go.
EVO has produced thirteen videos in the past year, SIX of them were about the Hyundai i30N. I dunno... maybe variety is overrated?
magnifique ..
music?
Great item....now i need to visit !😂
Except for the 2 hairipins it looks more suited for a gt car
Part 2 plss
5:55 since when does the i30n make this noise
I30 FASTBACK N STEVE
These 2 are like a major knock Richard Hammond and James may like even their small talk is cringeworthy
It's pronounced Kile-skoo bridge...
Keep it a secret!
Was evo bought by hyundai, also is paid adverts and product placement true journalism
Mark Reilly...yeah, when sutcliffe said he liked auto blip...had to be a paid for comment!
This is getting old fast. The i30N is a great car but u made too many videos and ur site has one of the most annoying ads with it. 6 of ur latest 12 videos are with it... U have to make money to survive but you are losing your credibility this way. Having said that the video quality is great...
@happy gekko I don't understand your question(why is a Golf or a Focus different?) but to answer it, yes I would say the same for any car or automaker.
much better narrator at least hes not talking really slowly
The sixth video with Hyundai i30 N on this channel, guess it's a little bit too much