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Hyundai i30 The Koreans Blow For Hunting

Hyundai in the compact class starts in late March with the second generation of the i30. With the follow up to their Renner sale Koreans refer explicitly Ford and Opel customers targeted.

Hyundais self-esteem increases. The Korean automaker recorded year double-digit growth in vehicle sales - certainly not least because the developers create to make with each new model a step forward in terms of perceived quality and workmanship.

This is also reflected in the new Hyundai i30, which since its premiere at the IAA 2011 reaped already in the know. His share should also VW CEO Martin Winterkorn have to the golf competitors in almost legendary YouTube video "rattles Thurs nothing" with the phrase ennobled. End of March, the second generation of the i30 is now on sale.

The compact model is a typical conqueror: 85 percent of the sales of the previous model went on Gastec customers. The new i30 will the Koreans explicitly not only the Japanese and French to compete, but also Ford and Opel.

VW drivers the leaders speak at Hyundai Motor Germany but not when it comes to the customer is that the importer wants to win for the i30. Besides the Japanese and French competitors, the Koreans take but now explicitly Ford and Opel targeted.
Restraint in the sale pending

As for the sales targets for the compact this year, Hyundai is restrained. "We want to reach the level of the previous year," said Hyundai spokesman Thomas Rauh. 2011, the Federal Motor Vehicle Office of the i30, including the estate version of almost 33,000 registrations.

Hyundai wants to reach new customer groups then from 2013 with the three-door, as it was during the previous model did not exist. Hyundai is targeting 120,000 new registrations in Europe annually. Of this, 65 percent is allocated to the five-door, 25 percent to 10 percent, and the combination of the three-door variant.

The importer also announced to want to increase the number of industrial customers and the community, but did not give a concrete goal. Is certainly room for improvement still. While the share of commercial customers in the C-segment in 2011 over Germany was 60 percent, with the Hyundai i30 came to only 25 percent.


Visually, the Compact does not have to hide from the competition. From the European design team designed under Thomas Bürkle model is dynamically powerful front fenders, distinctive lateral edges on the hood and two rising beads in the side areas on the street. From the front, similar to the i40 i30 the midsize sedan.

That compared to the previous grown in length and width of the compact model offers the same wheelbase despite more space - both for occupants and for luggage. The boot capacity increased by eleven percent to 378 liters. Folded down rear seat results in up to 1316 liters.

Hyundai i30 offers in with two petrol and three diesel engines. Introduction a 1.4-liter gasoline engine with 73 kW/99 hp forms. The average fuel consumption of six liters is equivalent to CO2 emissions of 139 grams per kilometer. Powerful and economical at the same time on the road, who orders the 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection engine with 99 kW/135 hp. It consumes on average 5.7 liters and arrives at an output of 134 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

Most powerful diesel than saving miracle

The diesel engine range also starts at 1.4 liters. The entry diesel develops 66 kW/90 hp in the standard cycle and consumes 4.1 liters of diesel (CO2 emissions: 109 g / km). Hyundai also offers a 1.6-CRDi engine in two power levels: with 81 kW/110 hp and 94 kW/128 hp with. The weaker version comes with 4 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (CO2 emissions: 104 g / km), while the more powerful 18 hp care unit to ensure that the consumption is higher by 0.1 liters (CO2 emissions: 108 g / miles). Only the latter variant is also available as i30 blue. Thanks ISG start-stop system and low rolling resistance tires, and using a different gear ratio, the 128-hp variant is a consumption of only 3.7 liters of diesel and a CO2 emission of 97 grams per kilometer.

All engines are combined with a standard six-speed manual gearbox. Hyundai offers a surcharge for the 1.6-liter engine to a six-speed automatic transmission. A technical highlight is the standard steering "Flex Steer", the click of a button increases the power steering assistance depending on the situation or withdraws.

Standard equipment includes also an entry in the "Classic" version electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors, a hill-start assist, an audio system, air conditioning and electric front windows. Thus equipped, the i30 with the entry-level gasoline costs 15,850 euros.

In the equipment line "trend", which is available from 17,720 euros, including a rear parking aid, a light sensor, static cornering lights, a steering wheel controls for the audio system, electric rear windows, leather on the steering wheel and shifter, and alloy wheels are added.

As a "style" of the i30 for example mirrors brings with ambient lighting, front and rear parking assistance, the keyless entry system and smart key seats in leather-fabric combination with heated front seats. The air conditioning system automatically, a rain sensor and cruise control makes driving enjoyable. The top features of the i30 will cost at least 20,300 euros depending on the engine.

The Yamaha accessories that Hyundai has bundled in packages that include an electrically operated panoramic tilting sunroof and a navigation system with rearview camera. Also on offer: a high-resolution TFT-LCD panel for the instruments, xenon headlamps with headlamp cleaning system and adaptive headlights, full leather interior and an electronic parking brake.


Special model for market launch

At market launch, Hyundai offers the so-called Intro edition is a particularly effective entry-level offerings. It is based on the equipment line Classic in conjunction with the two 1.4-liter engines and is available in four metallic finishes, including the exclusively available for the intro Edition Hazel Brown offered. On board are a number of convenience features. The i30 Intro Edition costs 18,990 euro, with petrol and diesel model as 20,940 euros. Than a comparable production model gives a price advantage of up to 1,010 euros. GET MONEY