End of January 2017 sends Hyundai With the new edition of the i30 an exciting alternative to the VW Golf in the ring. The Korean compact model offers modern technology and a pleasing look at an attractive price: 17.450 Euro costs the five-door entry-level model. Thus, the new i30 is well 2.000 Euro cheaper than the class leader from Wolfsburg.
For this money, the customer gets next to a 74 kW / 100 PS strong 1,4-liter petrol engine also a decent equipment. Remarkably comprehensive is the security package of the i30 basic version, which offers not only the usual six airbags and ESP but also helpers such as city emergency braking, fatigue warning or high beam and lane departure warning. Also on board are heated exterior mirrors, air conditioning, tinted glass, multifunction steering wheel, light sensor, alarm system, projection headlights and an RDS radio with 5-inch display.
In addition to this base called Pure, there are the packages Select, Trend, Style and Premium, which offer many more amenities. If you invest more, you can upgrade the i30 with two-zone automatic climate control, light sensor, parking beeper, heated steering wheel, smart key, pedestrian-controlled collision avoidance and driver knee airbag. Optionally, the customer also has a large glass sunroof and a navigation infotainment system with 8-inch touchscreen to choose from.
In addition to the entry-level gasoline 1.4 Hyundai will offer two turbo gasoline engines with 1,0 or 1,4 liter displacement. The direct-injection four-cylinder are 88 kW / 120 PS and 103 kW / 140 PS strong. While the weaker two gasoline engines are combined exclusively with manual six-speed gearbox, the 140 PS is also strong 1.4 T-GDI with the seven-speed dual-clutch DCT to have alternatively. The fuel consumption of gasoline engines rank between 4,9 and 5,5 liter.
The self-propelled gearbox can also be combined with the stronger two out of a total of three diesel gensets that deliver 70 kW / 95 PS, 81 kW / 110 PS or 100 kW / 136 PS. Only the 1.6 CRDI with 95 PS is offered alone in combination with six-speed manual transmission. This version is the most frugal with a consumption of 3,6 liter, the stronger diesels consume in combination with the DCT up to 4,4 liter.
(Mario Hommen / SP-X)