2020 Hyundai i30 revealed
Facelifted 2020 Hyundai i30 small car busts out in Europe, coming to Oz in the latter half of the yearBoasting a fresh new look, upgraded safety features and new engines, the 2020 Hyundai i30 has been given a leg-up in its fight against popular small cars like the Mazda3, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Golf.
Europen vehicles have been revealed in hatch, wagon and fastback body styles ahead of the global premiere at the impending 2020 Geneva motor show and while Aussie cars won't be arriving until the second half of 2020, they will look exactly the same inside and out.
A crucial vehicle for Hyundai globally and locally – it is the second best-selling passenger car in Australia – the updated exterior of the Hyundai i30 will encourage more customers into dealerships to check out the new car, which boasts updated sleek new LED headlights, restyled front bumper and a stylised grille.
Rear design changes include updated brake light clusters and a reworked rear bumper.
Most of the photos revealed by Hyundai are of the sporty N-Line versions which feature more aggressive body kits and bigger 18-inch alloy wheels.
There are two major updates inside the Hyundai i30 cabin, with a bigger 10.2-inch infotainment screen available, which factors in wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and the addition of a digital instrument cluster. Taking up the central segment of the instrument panel, it comprises a 7-inch LCD screen.
On top of safety features previously offered on the i30, such as automatic high beam headlights, the new models add bicycle detection to the autonomous emergency braking system, plus lane following assist and leading vehicle departure alert, rear collision-avoidance assist and blind-spot collision-avoidance assist.
Like many Hyundai cars there's an app that allows owners to manipulate their car remotely, such as remote locking and a find-my-car system.
It's not clear what engines will be offered in Australia but the European offerings are 1.5-litre petrol (81kW/144Nm), 1.0-litre turbo-petrol (88kW/172Nm), 1.6-litre turbo-diesel (100kW/320Nm), or 1.5-litre turbo-petrol (118kW/210Nm) engines.
The latter three powerplants are offered with a new 48-volt mild hybrid system that is claimed to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Given the growing demand for plug-less hybrid cars, as seen in the Corolla specifically, Hyundai Australia could be angling for the engines with 48-volt mild hybrid systems, but carry-over engines from the current generation may also be on the cards.
Hyundai will reveal the red-blooded i30 N hot hatch further down the track, once the dust has settled on the regular models.
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