Rugged probably isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think of Hyundai.

After all, the South Korean automaker has largely built its reputation on selling affordable city hatchbacks and school-run specials, only more recently establishing the N sub-brand to appeal to driving enthusiasts.
That experiment has proven fruitful, with well north of 20,000 high-performance Hyundais finding homes Down Under since the i30 N hot hatch arrived in 2018.
Now, Hyundai Australia hopes to catch lightning in a bottle again with XRT Pro and XRT – off-road equivalents of N and N Line.
US customers…


