The life cycle of a car are getting shorter, but still not normal conduct a totally new generation of camouflage of a model that only takes four years on the market. The new i30 is an all-new body and interior, and get suspension settings and the range of engines, you have to add more equipment and exemplary quality.We tried it, exclusively, half a year before his arrival in Spain.The i30 is a crucial model for the Korean giant's expansion in Europe. Hyundai was the first to use the nomenclature "i" followed by a number and also premiered warranty coverage and roadside assistance for 5 years with unlimited mileage.
Given the urgency is to keep the Hyundai i30 in great shape in this competitive segment C, there is a situation in which almost all current owners who want to change i30 the new model will arrive in spring, they will even taking your car manufacturer's warranty in effect.
The current compact model Hyundai is the biggest selling brand in a year in the Old Continent, with 115,000 units in 2010, a position that allowed him to 6th position in the segment sales.The C segment should grow by 7% in 2014 to stand at 2.4 million units annually, and Hyundai expects to sell over 120,000 units annually of the new generation of i30, ie 5% of the segment dominated by the Volkswagen Golf.
100% European carThe new i30 has been specially developed for Europe and will be manufactured in Nosovice (Czech Republic). Aesthetically there is a clear proximity of the new i30 with the latest Hyundai models such as i40 iX35 or the predominance of dynamic flowing lines and a hexagonal grille is available in two versions, although it is possible that in our country only gets one .
The proportions of the body does not change much: Grows 2 cm in length, an inch in width and less than 1 inch in height.The back rooms lost 0.6 cm, 1.1 cm ahead and win the trunk grows up to 378 liters (38 more than before, ranking among the most generous of its kind, only surpassed by the Honda Civic and Citroen C4) . A passenger of 1.80 m is still plenty of room in the rear seats. The central tunnel in the soil is low (13 cm passes 5 cm), which is reflected in greater comfort. There are also more wide front and rear seats are positioned and 4 inches shorter, to favor the center of gravity and height available.
Another uncommon favorable 5-door cars in this segment is that you can create a completely flat floor behind the rear seats and raise their seatbacks folded, in two parts or the entire rear seatback at a time.
Incredible leap in quality
It shows a giant leap in terms of materials and finishes, but this first unit has been tested on a small scale (some plastics are clearly not definitive). As for the overall design, the dashboard shame to the model is still sold, it has aged too much in too little time.
Chrome applications like, and the center of the instrumentation, a TFT improves the readability of information provided by the board computer. In the version tested, with the 1.6 CRDi 128 hp, the navigation system has a new color touch screen, which will see the image captured by the rear camera parking aid.
Other developments in the i30 is the button to start and stop the engine, the electric parking brake and the panoramic roof, to which are added the power outside mirrors with light projected onto the floor (useful to see where we stand at the exit car at night), xenon directional headlamps and LED lights for daytime driving. Most are optional equipment, but increases the overall perception of quality of the new i30
The engine range is virtually the same as the generation that still sells: 1.4 and 1.6 in terms of gasoline and three diesel engines in the range, 1.4 to 90 hp and two 1.6, the first with 110 hp (5 lessthat in the present), and the second with 128 horses.
The latter was the engine installed under the hood of the car that we drive from Hyundai headquarters in Frankfurt, to an area of mountain road, after 20 km of highway.
Perceptions at the wheel
The response of the most powerful of the diesel denote much vitality from the 1,750 rpm (just before the regime of torque at 1,900), maintaining a healthy force beyond 3500 rpm. Blue Drive version of this engine (with Stop / Start, tires with low rolling resistance and generator management) announces an average consumption of just 3.8 l/100 km and less than 100 g / km of CO2, a whole record in this category.
The 6-speed manual shift is sufficiently fast and accurate.Management has responded very pleasant and well adapted to different types of use of the system that opens this i30, which varies according to three electric assist presets: Normal, Comfort-parking maneuvers recommended for city driving and in-(being lighter) and Sport and for days and road types that require more 'manpower'.
At this stage of final adjustments we had the feeling that the Sport mode should be a little more distance than normal, transmit to the idea that Hyundai engineers, which will take into account in the final tuning. The same can be said of the chassis set-up, which still has an excellent independent rear wheel and multi-link connections (only have similar architecture behavior of two references in the segment, the VW Golf and Ford Focus along with Kia Ceed, with the same platform).
Still needs to improve to more effectively control lateral movements of the body. This is the charm of driving a car that is still adjusting dynamically: that, in a way, we can contribute to their final configuration. However, this analysis the reader may not be conclusive, so we apologize and promise to return to the subject as we can, and no questions.
In summary, although not all finishes available and final coatings clear the huge leap from the car, especially inside. The engines are essentially the same, but improvements in the 1.6 CRDi (including stop / start system) allow a significant reduction in consumption and emissions. The suspension is very comfortable and spacious and functional interior. This, together with an appealing design, this i30 will hurt some European rivals with tradition.
Given the urgency is to keep the Hyundai i30 in great shape in this competitive segment C, there is a situation in which almost all current owners who want to change i30 the new model will arrive in spring, they will even taking your car manufacturer's warranty in effect.
The current compact model Hyundai is the biggest selling brand in a year in the Old Continent, with 115,000 units in 2010, a position that allowed him to 6th position in the segment sales.The C segment should grow by 7% in 2014 to stand at 2.4 million units annually, and Hyundai expects to sell over 120,000 units annually of the new generation of i30, ie 5% of the segment dominated by the Volkswagen Golf.
100% European carThe new i30 has been specially developed for Europe and will be manufactured in Nosovice (Czech Republic). Aesthetically there is a clear proximity of the new i30 with the latest Hyundai models such as i40 iX35 or the predominance of dynamic flowing lines and a hexagonal grille is available in two versions, although it is possible that in our country only gets one .
The proportions of the body does not change much: Grows 2 cm in length, an inch in width and less than 1 inch in height.The back rooms lost 0.6 cm, 1.1 cm ahead and win the trunk grows up to 378 liters (38 more than before, ranking among the most generous of its kind, only surpassed by the Honda Civic and Citroen C4) . A passenger of 1.80 m is still plenty of room in the rear seats. The central tunnel in the soil is low (13 cm passes 5 cm), which is reflected in greater comfort. There are also more wide front and rear seats are positioned and 4 inches shorter, to favor the center of gravity and height available.
Another uncommon favorable 5-door cars in this segment is that you can create a completely flat floor behind the rear seats and raise their seatbacks folded, in two parts or the entire rear seatback at a time.
Incredible leap in quality
It shows a giant leap in terms of materials and finishes, but this first unit has been tested on a small scale (some plastics are clearly not definitive). As for the overall design, the dashboard shame to the model is still sold, it has aged too much in too little time.
Chrome applications like, and the center of the instrumentation, a TFT improves the readability of information provided by the board computer. In the version tested, with the 1.6 CRDi 128 hp, the navigation system has a new color touch screen, which will see the image captured by the rear camera parking aid.
Other developments in the i30 is the button to start and stop the engine, the electric parking brake and the panoramic roof, to which are added the power outside mirrors with light projected onto the floor (useful to see where we stand at the exit car at night), xenon directional headlamps and LED lights for daytime driving. Most are optional equipment, but increases the overall perception of quality of the new i30
The engine range is virtually the same as the generation that still sells: 1.4 and 1.6 in terms of gasoline and three diesel engines in the range, 1.4 to 90 hp and two 1.6, the first with 110 hp (5 lessthat in the present), and the second with 128 horses.
The latter was the engine installed under the hood of the car that we drive from Hyundai headquarters in Frankfurt, to an area of mountain road, after 20 km of highway.
Perceptions at the wheel
The response of the most powerful of the diesel denote much vitality from the 1,750 rpm (just before the regime of torque at 1,900), maintaining a healthy force beyond 3500 rpm. Blue Drive version of this engine (with Stop / Start, tires with low rolling resistance and generator management) announces an average consumption of just 3.8 l/100 km and less than 100 g / km of CO2, a whole record in this category.
The 6-speed manual shift is sufficiently fast and accurate.Management has responded very pleasant and well adapted to different types of use of the system that opens this i30, which varies according to three electric assist presets: Normal, Comfort-parking maneuvers recommended for city driving and in-(being lighter) and Sport and for days and road types that require more 'manpower'.
At this stage of final adjustments we had the feeling that the Sport mode should be a little more distance than normal, transmit to the idea that Hyundai engineers, which will take into account in the final tuning. The same can be said of the chassis set-up, which still has an excellent independent rear wheel and multi-link connections (only have similar architecture behavior of two references in the segment, the VW Golf and Ford Focus along with Kia Ceed, with the same platform).
Still needs to improve to more effectively control lateral movements of the body. This is the charm of driving a car that is still adjusting dynamically: that, in a way, we can contribute to their final configuration. However, this analysis the reader may not be conclusive, so we apologize and promise to return to the subject as we can, and no questions.
In summary, although not all finishes available and final coatings clear the huge leap from the car, especially inside. The engines are essentially the same, but improvements in the 1.6 CRDi (including stop / start system) allow a significant reduction in consumption and emissions. The suspension is very comfortable and spacious and functional interior. This, together with an appealing design, this i30 will hurt some European rivals with tradition.
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