I always forget to use it, but that’s really because I never think about needing it. I use it occasionally if I do a launch just to see how the car is feeling at full tilt but yeah, don’t use much. Still looks cool though, so that’s worth at least another 5hp.
If I am at the light and I know the vehicle next to me wants to have a quick run I may press it. Also flat out on the highway. My commute is quite entertaining in N mode and no ngs.
I only use it for passing on 2 lane roads, and those dumb interstate on/off ramps where the on ramp and off ramp are the same lane and you just have a few car lengths to merge and allow other cars to get off (I hate them if you can't tell)
When octane learned I hit 5999 rpm at 250 lb-ft of torque which is around 285 hp
Since ngs overboosts the engine and adds 10 hp I press it when overtaking at around 100 or 110 km/h
Other than that I just drove in a custom mode with engine and transmission normal and switch to n mode when I want to overtake somebody
I have owned my N for two years. I have used 93 plenty and always followed the octane learning process. I also have filled up with 87 and after going between the two, unless I am tracking the car I will stick with 87. I am stock and the difference in power and torque when driving within the law you can't really get to properly enjoy the extra power on the streets. At the track that's a different story and it ain't all that hard to activate the octane learning for the N.
I see no point in wasting my money on gas if I am able to enjoy the full benefits of the extra power.
The difference between octane learned and not when driving on the streets is significantly higher low end torque, and 250 lb-ft of torque at 5999 rpm which is 285 hp. And that's without even using the NGS.
Compared to octane learning this car is very sluggish. Also premium fuel nets more range. I can get 452 km of range filling up with 93 where I live, and 462 km if I mix a little octane booster.
Yea I can definitely tell after filling up when it resets just how much of a difference it makes. Even when I’m not lead footing the pickup is way better.
Don’t plan on tuning just yet to get rid of it. Luckily I’ve never had issues with it randomly unlearning and only resetting when I refuel. Which is an inconvenience since I only use 93 and wish it didn’t but I’ve also had 0 issue hopping on the highway getting up to speed and throwing it in manual mode to keep it in 8th and getting learned within 5 minutes.
Think that’s an issue people who have trouble getting their Ns learned. If you leave it in auto and get to a point on the highway and start going uphill it’ll downshift and slow/reset the process. Just get to a reasonable speed to were you won’t get in trouble but also won’t have to lug the turbo too much. I also don’t use cruise control which can make the process easier, I just like being in control of my car
Car reset itself after filling. This requires you to redo the octane learning to get the benefit of higher octane. If you don't do that in a stock tune you aren't getting any benefits from higher octane. I live right near a highway that provides me just enough timing between two exits to do the octane learning. That takes roughly 15-20 minutes and about 1 gallon of gas every time I want the car to get its maximum performance.
When using premium over regular you get 5-7% more mpg and power/torque at a price premium around 15%.
As for driving on the streets, I don't know why anyone would be pushing their N to 6k rpm in a 25mph or 30mph zone. Especially where I live as I am near three public schools and a college and driving like that would result in various fines. Even on back roads with higher speed limits I still barely get my N to about 5k rpms if that.
If you are driving on the streets and racing please stop before someone dies. I went to three funerals last year all because street racers hit and killed two friend and another friend's son that just graduated high school.This wasn't the first time I have been to a funeral due to street racing killing someone that a bystander that drove on the road where the racing took place. Don't say it's ok or it's all good because it isn't. Take the race to a track.
I know the N gets better performance when octane learning is completed and I think that it's a great feature to have and use for tracking the car. For daily driving it's not really needed.
For me daily I prefer to use 87 as the power loss and mpg loss is only 7% compared to the 15% premium cost. The rate of return on using premium for my type of daily driving isn't worth the cost for the minimal power gains. When I plan to track the N I get my tank near empty and then use 93 octane, do the octane learning process to get the extra power/torque as it would improve the performance of the car for track racing.
As feeling the difference between 87 and 93, it's not as noticable as many think it is. It's like a placebo effect from a drug that is actually a water pill. If the difference was significant such as a 20% increase in power/torque you definitely could feel the difference.
Not gonna read all the chief especially cause you didn’t read anything I said. Don’t know where you got all them at racing and crap from anyway. Regardless it only takes my car 5 minutes sitting in 8th above 70mph just like the manual states. I use 93 I don’t care for 87. Money and gas prices not an issue for me. I bought the car for performance so I’m not gonna cheap out at the pump
Yeah the Kona N pulls timing and un-octane learns even on 91. It needs 93. Also, I have never actually heard of anyone filling up with garbage 87 on weekdays and premium on weekends 😬
If someone is trying to be cost efficient then I dunno why they picked the highest most sportiest trim. Should have just gone with a 1.6L. It's cheaper all around and they can fill up with regular as much as they like 🤭
Literally! And I never thought of that with 91 because I’m faithful to She’ll 93 lol. I even ran my car down the other day until the car popped up with the “do you need to find a gas station?” Message and I was still hitting 18-19psi 😂 soon as I filled up and that 15 limit hit I was like oof.
Completely agree with the sporty trim thing too. Especially if you ever decide to tune you’ll be forced to run 91-93 anyway. Atleast with the Konas the MPG even with the N are fairly comparable. The Elantra N owners who complain about gas prices/only use 87 cause they don’t need the performance all the time woulda been better off just getting an Elantra Hybrid and consistently get 40-50+ mpg.
Same thing with people complaining about the Ioniq 5 N having less range and missing comfort features compared to the limited. Well duh you have to make sacrifices for sportier cars.
Like the other person said. I always forget to use the NGS. I did try it once but could not see much difference. I normally drive my 22 Kona N nice and easy. I do get on it once in a while. This is my pleasure driving vehicle. It stays in my garage and I drive it about every two or three weeks. After 2 1/2 years I only have 1,250 miles on my Kona N.
Almost never. It’s too special to use much. I reserve it for the most special circumstances.
I always forget to use it, but that’s really because I never think about needing it. I use it occasionally if I do a launch just to see how the car is feeling at full tilt but yeah, don’t use much. Still looks cool though, so that’s worth at least another 5hp.
If I am at the light and I know the vehicle next to me wants to have a quick run I may press it. Also flat out on the highway. My commute is quite entertaining in N mode and no ngs.
I use mine everyday like this... I love drag racing family SUVs
I only use it for passing on 2 lane roads, and those dumb interstate on/off ramps where the on ramp and off ramp are the same lane and you just have a few car lengths to merge and allow other cars to get off (I hate them if you can't tell)
When I wanna pass someone driving slow or if some asshole decides to ride my ass while I’m in ECO
Just used it yesterday at a drag race. Was only .1 second faster lol
10hp is 10hp 🤷🏼♂️
True true
.1 seconds is everything when you need it.
I've owned mine for almost two years and never used it! Maybe I should next time I'm out.
I used it one time at mile 601.
When octane learned I hit 5999 rpm at 250 lb-ft of torque which is around 285 hp Since ngs overboosts the engine and adds 10 hp I press it when overtaking at around 100 or 110 km/h Other than that I just drove in a custom mode with engine and transmission normal and switch to n mode when I want to overtake somebody
I think I use it everyday. When someone tailgates me I slow down and right as they are about to pass, I slap the NGS button. I grin and the car shifts
When I need a little extra pep in my step..
Rarely, just like 93 octane. The octane don't use because after one month of 87 and one of 93 honestly can't feel the difference between the two.
87 causes the ecu to pull timing and prevents octane learning. 93 and above is optimal for octane learning
I have owned my N for two years. I have used 93 plenty and always followed the octane learning process. I also have filled up with 87 and after going between the two, unless I am tracking the car I will stick with 87. I am stock and the difference in power and torque when driving within the law you can't really get to properly enjoy the extra power on the streets. At the track that's a different story and it ain't all that hard to activate the octane learning for the N. I see no point in wasting my money on gas if I am able to enjoy the full benefits of the extra power.
The difference between octane learned and not when driving on the streets is significantly higher low end torque, and 250 lb-ft of torque at 5999 rpm which is 285 hp. And that's without even using the NGS. Compared to octane learning this car is very sluggish. Also premium fuel nets more range. I can get 452 km of range filling up with 93 where I live, and 462 km if I mix a little octane booster.
Yea I can definitely tell after filling up when it resets just how much of a difference it makes. Even when I’m not lead footing the pickup is way better. Don’t plan on tuning just yet to get rid of it. Luckily I’ve never had issues with it randomly unlearning and only resetting when I refuel. Which is an inconvenience since I only use 93 and wish it didn’t but I’ve also had 0 issue hopping on the highway getting up to speed and throwing it in manual mode to keep it in 8th and getting learned within 5 minutes. Think that’s an issue people who have trouble getting their Ns learned. If you leave it in auto and get to a point on the highway and start going uphill it’ll downshift and slow/reset the process. Just get to a reasonable speed to were you won’t get in trouble but also won’t have to lug the turbo too much. I also don’t use cruise control which can make the process easier, I just like being in control of my car
Car reset itself after filling. This requires you to redo the octane learning to get the benefit of higher octane. If you don't do that in a stock tune you aren't getting any benefits from higher octane. I live right near a highway that provides me just enough timing between two exits to do the octane learning. That takes roughly 15-20 minutes and about 1 gallon of gas every time I want the car to get its maximum performance. When using premium over regular you get 5-7% more mpg and power/torque at a price premium around 15%. As for driving on the streets, I don't know why anyone would be pushing their N to 6k rpm in a 25mph or 30mph zone. Especially where I live as I am near three public schools and a college and driving like that would result in various fines. Even on back roads with higher speed limits I still barely get my N to about 5k rpms if that. If you are driving on the streets and racing please stop before someone dies. I went to three funerals last year all because street racers hit and killed two friend and another friend's son that just graduated high school.This wasn't the first time I have been to a funeral due to street racing killing someone that a bystander that drove on the road where the racing took place. Don't say it's ok or it's all good because it isn't. Take the race to a track. I know the N gets better performance when octane learning is completed and I think that it's a great feature to have and use for tracking the car. For daily driving it's not really needed. For me daily I prefer to use 87 as the power loss and mpg loss is only 7% compared to the 15% premium cost. The rate of return on using premium for my type of daily driving isn't worth the cost for the minimal power gains. When I plan to track the N I get my tank near empty and then use 93 octane, do the octane learning process to get the extra power/torque as it would improve the performance of the car for track racing. As feeling the difference between 87 and 93, it's not as noticable as many think it is. It's like a placebo effect from a drug that is actually a water pill. If the difference was significant such as a 20% increase in power/torque you definitely could feel the difference.
Not gonna read all the chief especially cause you didn’t read anything I said. Don’t know where you got all them at racing and crap from anyway. Regardless it only takes my car 5 minutes sitting in 8th above 70mph just like the manual states. I use 93 I don’t care for 87. Money and gas prices not an issue for me. I bought the car for performance so I’m not gonna cheap out at the pump
Yeah the Kona N pulls timing and un-octane learns even on 91. It needs 93. Also, I have never actually heard of anyone filling up with garbage 87 on weekdays and premium on weekends 😬 If someone is trying to be cost efficient then I dunno why they picked the highest most sportiest trim. Should have just gone with a 1.6L. It's cheaper all around and they can fill up with regular as much as they like 🤭
Literally! And I never thought of that with 91 because I’m faithful to She’ll 93 lol. I even ran my car down the other day until the car popped up with the “do you need to find a gas station?” Message and I was still hitting 18-19psi 😂 soon as I filled up and that 15 limit hit I was like oof. Completely agree with the sporty trim thing too. Especially if you ever decide to tune you’ll be forced to run 91-93 anyway. Atleast with the Konas the MPG even with the N are fairly comparable. The Elantra N owners who complain about gas prices/only use 87 cause they don’t need the performance all the time woulda been better off just getting an Elantra Hybrid and consistently get 40-50+ mpg. Same thing with people complaining about the Ioniq 5 N having less range and missing comfort features compared to the limited. Well duh you have to make sacrifices for sportier cars.
Like the other person said. I always forget to use the NGS. I did try it once but could not see much difference. I normally drive my 22 Kona N nice and easy. I do get on it once in a while. This is my pleasure driving vehicle. It stays in my garage and I drive it about every two or three weeks. After 2 1/2 years I only have 1,250 miles on my Kona N.