For most people, this video is the first glimpse Hyundai has given of its newest addition to the family.

We’ve seen the i30 N tested on ice before, but that’s not a very ‘real-world’ scenario.

This also isn’t the first time we’ve been allowed to see the Hyundai i30 N in action on tarmac – we’ve actually driven it.

But unless you’ve bought the current (July) issue of MOTOR, this is all you’re going to see for now.

It’ll also have an LSD and ESC that’ll turn fully off when you want.

That’s why they’re testing it on a track – the man behind the car, Albert Biermann, says a track is the best place to access the properly fun characteristics of the N.

“One of the most challenging is Bathurst here in Australia.”

So with Hyundai WRC test driver Brendan Reeves at the wheel, more fine tuning is going into the i30 N.

It’s Hyundai’s first crack at a proper performance car, and it’s going straight for the Golf GTI’s jugular.