In-Depth Photos of the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N Line

The engine mounts, transmission mounts, and springs have all been made stiffer.

Plus, the aforementioned tires should be much grippier than the outgoing Sport's Hankook all-season rubber.

The tuning of the shocks and steering has been improved, and the front and rear sway bars are new.

We've always thought that the Elantra GT Sport was not quite there when it came to going against our favorite sport compacts such as the Honda Civic Si and the Volkswagen Golf GTI, so if these improvements get it even closer, that's a win in our book.

Plus, it's just nice to see a package like this with an aspirational name that's more than just a collection of appearance parts.

On the inside, heated black leather seats with red stitching and piping are standard, as are a new shift knob, a new leather-wrapped steering wheel, a different gauge cluster, and, of course, more N Line badging.

The Elantra GT Sport's upscale interior was already impressive—especially considering the price and high feature count—so these minor changes should only improve our opinion.

What hasn't been changed is the engine. The front-wheel-drive-only GT N Line uses the same 201-hp turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-four as last year's Sport.

The powerplant can be paired with the standard six-speed manual or a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (a $1100 option).

In our testing, an Elantra GT Sport with the manual hit 60 mph in 6.6 seconds; an automatic model was 0.3 second quicker.

Pricing for the N Line starts at $24,185 for models with the six-speed, which is only $50 more than last year's Sport.

(Oh, and the regular Elantra GT carries over unchanged for 2019.)

So, we wouldn't be surprised to see, say, an N Line version of the Veloster that bridges the gap between the Veloster Turbo and the Veloster N.

Now Hyundai, can you just bring us over that glorious i30 N? And throw in the wacky i30 Fastback while you're at it.