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Hyundai unveils i20 N-Line, betting on fun-to-drive performance cars

The i20 N-Line is expected to add 1,000 units in monthly sales; the brand celebrates Hyundai's World Rally Championship success

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Hyundai Motor India MD & CEO, Seon Seob Kim unveils Hyundai i20 N-Line at Aerocity in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Lall Mumbai
Even as luxury carmakers stir the pot of alphabet soup with BMW's performance M Series, Audi's RS variants, Mercedes-Benz's AMG Sport line-up, Hyundai, too, has joined the tribe by launching the N-Line brand in India.

Hyundai’s ‘N’ represents two  elements: Namyang district in South Korea, the birthplace of the N brand and location of its global research and development centre; and the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany, home to its technical centre where N vehicles are tested. 

If earlier, the mention of Hyundai's smaller cars evoked mileage, fuel efficiency, cost of ownership, and practicality, the N-Line stands for mufflers, sporty spoilers,