Hyundai: The i30 has its premiere on the Seine
The Korean brand is presenting its new i30 at the Paris Motor Show at the beginning of October (visitor days October 1 to 16, 2016). The new edition, planned and designed in Rüsselsheim and fine-tuned on 480 laps of the Nürburgring, will be more spacious, lighter and more economical. The Swiss market launch is at the beginning of 2017. The smaller i10 and i20 models were recently upgraded with smarter shapes, while the i20 received a [...]
The smaller i10 and i20 models were recently upgraded with smarter shapes, while the i20 was given an additional engine and a 3-cylinder direct-injection turbo. The differences are now even more pronounced in the i30. The Golf-sized saloon remains as compact as before, but is now four centimetres longer (4.34 meters), two centimetres wider (1.80 meters) and one centimetre lower (1.46 meters).
A sporty 186 hp will soon be available for fast sprints
The base engine is the previous 1.4-liter naturally aspirated engine with 100 hp. All the more powerful petrol engines are new, including the 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbo with 120 hp recently introduced in the i20. The provisional top engine is a new 1.4-liter direct-injection turbo with 140 hp (210 km/h, 8.9 seconds). Later, there will be a sports model under the "N" sub-brand, whose 1.6-liter turbo will deliver 186 hp and 265 Newton meters of torque.
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