Gallery: 2023 Hyundai Elantra N

The playful 2023 Hyundai Elantra N in its natural habitat: Hell, Michigan's twisty roads. Here, the driver can explore the pocket rocket's high horsepower, nimble handling and terrific brakes.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N paints the Elantra's distinctive full-fascia grille black.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N features Elantra's signature Lamborghini-like body stampings - then adds hot wheels and a red skirtline that wraps around the car.

Welcome to Hell. Detroit News auto columnist Henry Payne took the 2023 Hyundai Elantra N to Michigan's best twisted roads for a little fun.

You'll know the 2023 Hyundai Elantra N by its twin-cannon exhaust and decklid spoiler.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N gains unique low-profile wheels married to sticky Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N's transverse-mounted tubo-4 engine puts out an impressive 276 horsepower and 289 pound-feet of torque.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N features a modern interior with twin digital screens, rotary climate controls - and an "Oh, crap" handle for the passenger for when the driver decides to misbehave in the twisties.

With comfortable bolstered suede seats, electronic features and plentiful interior room, the $34K 2023 Hyundai Elantra N is at the bargain end of the pocket rocket segment.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N sports a proper handbrake and six-speed manual transmission for performance enthusiasts.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N features excellent cabin ergonomics, from its high-mounted screens to its useful knobs. One dissonant note is the right driver's screen, which is blank but for an artificial instrument graphic.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N sprouts steering wheel "satellite" buttons like more expensive Porsches and Corvettes. The stick-shift N (pictured) offers buttoms for rev-matching (red) and drive modes. The automatic N replaces the red button for a Grin Shift mode for 20 seconds of over-boost. Hee hee.

Curiously, the 2023 Hyundai Elantra N does not come with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto like its cheaper entry-level Elantra brethren. So Dairy Queen onion rings have to share the console cubby with a phone wire.

The 2023 Hyundai Elantra N comes equipped with navigation but lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

On I-96 to Hell, Payne puts the 2023 Hyundai Elantra N in ECO mode for fuel-sipping and sets cruise control to 75-80 mph.