Hyundai Elantra N Hot Sedan Becomes Even Hotter with TCR Edition Launching in 2025

The Hyundai Elantra N is one such vehicle. Introduced into the world about three years ago, it presently offers American buyers the option of going for an aggressively styled sedan packing a mighty punch.

In its current, 2025 model year guise, the Elantra N is animated by a 2.0-liter turbo GDI four-cylinder that releases from under the hood a powerful troop of 276 hp and 289 lb.-ft. of torque, delivered in controlled bursts by means of a six-speed manual transmission, fitted in there to make the model a driver's car.

There are times, though, when even such an impressive package is not enough to keep people's blood boiling, and that's when carmakers release special edition versions of their most high-profile cars. In the case of the Elantra N, that unique version is called TCR Edition, and it was announced this weekend.

As far as I can tell the car retains the powertrain that moves the standard version, but the entire vehicle was upgraded with the fitting of high-performance parts meant to honor the South Korean's carmaker involvement in the Touring Car Racing for production-based vehicles world, something that's been a reality of our lives ever since 2017.

Sadly, Hyundai only gave us a sniff of what we are to expect, and did not detail all the changes. The little that we know, though, is enough to paint a pretty compelling picture.

We're told the Elantra N TCR Edition boasts a wealth of newly developed performance parts "inspired by its multiple race and championship victories" in TCR competitions. This special status is immediately made clear by the presence of exclusive TCR badges.

On the outside, that translates into things like the new adjustable carbon fiber swan neck spoiler, which is used to give the Elantra a wider choice of downforce settings, and the new, highly rigid N TCR forged wheel , all four of them sized at 19 inches in diameter. Behind the wheels the South Koreans installed N Performance four-piston braking hardware.

On the interior the Elantra was gifted with Performance Blue seat belts and a blue top marker of the same make on the race-inspired Alcantara steering wheel.

Hyundai says the Elantra TCR Edition will at first launch in South Korea, as soon as next month, but global markets will shortly follow suit early next year. Domestically, the car will be dressed in special decals which will not be offered elsewhere, and will be called Avante N TCR Edition.

We're not told how much of a hike in price we're to expect for this version. The base Elantra N sells in the U.S. for $33,950.