DISCLOSURE TIME:

Hyundai’s official reveal of the i30 N in full production trim is tipped to come a fortnight or so after this issue goes on sale, which meant we had to rely of the talents of our resident com-gen artist to create the image you see here and on the cover. Our digital whizz used the shots of the camouflaged car we drove as the basis for the image, and was able to envisage the obscured parts by referring to various spy pics of i30 N mules. The colour scheme, meanwhile, was influenced by the RN30 Concept revealed at the Paris motorshow last year, and we have it on good authority that this will be the hero paint treatment. As you read this you’ll know how close we got to the actual production car, so feel free to contact us on Facebook to applaud or blow raspberries.