2024 Hyundai i30 hatch jumps $12,000 in price

The facelifted 2024 Hyundai i30 hatch has kissed its predecessor’s $24,000 starting price goodbye and arrived in Australian with a starting price of $36,000 plus on-road costs – an entry price hike of $12,000.

That’s because, as we reported last week, the now-Euro-sourced i30 hatch is being offered Down Under exclusively in athletic N-Line form, which could indeed soften the pricing blow for stunned buyers since the outgoing N-Line was priced at $30,500 plus ORCs in manual guise and $32,500 plus ORCs for the auto.

When compared like-for-like against its predecessor, the new i30 N-Line hatch is priced $3500 higher, while the flashier N-Line Premium has increased by $3700 to $41,000 plus ORCs.

Pricing for the overhauled hatchback went live on Hyundai Australia’s website today, confirming the Korean auto brand has skipped the six-speed manual in favour of an all-automatic (dual-clutch) line-up for the now two-pronged i30 hatch range.

Hyundai Australia hasn’t elaborated on the omission of a manual transmission for its latest i30 hatch, which joins the facelifted i30 sedan released in January, though it’s likely due to low demand – we’ll confirm when we hear back.

Until then, the latest i30’s higher price tag can in part be attributed its new 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and the addition of Bluelink connected services, as well as its new mild-hybrid powertrain and the extra shipping costs and five per cent import tariff it’s now subject to.

Still, the N-Line has never really been lacking for equipment beyond satellite-navigation and the same is true of the new version.

Once again, the base N-Line foregoes native sat-nav in favour of wireless smartphone mirroring, accessed via an 8.0-inch infotainment interface that also goes without DAB+ digital radio and plays through a six-speaker sound system.

Other equipment highlights include sports seats with leather and suede upholstery, a wireless phone charger, dual-zone climate control, paddle shifters, black headliner, red trim and seatbelts, adaptive cruise control, keyless entry and start, three drive modes, LED exterior lighting and 18-inch alloy wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres,

The N-Line Premium ups the ante with heated, cooled and power-adjustable front seats with memory for the driver, a bigger 10.25-inch infotainment touch-screen housing sat-nav and digital radio, 12-speaker Infinity sound, front parking sensors, live traffic updates, a sliding centre armrest and sliding panoramic roof.

Both variants are powered by a new – to Australia – 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine outputting 117kW of power and a hearty 250Nm of torque, both of which are temporarily added to by a 48V mild-hybrid system that lends a hand at low speeds and during hard acceleration, though not regularly enough for it to influence the overall system outputs.

The new set-up shaves roughly 1.0L/100km off the i30 hatch’s official fuel consumption (now 6.1-6.3L/100km) compared to the previous 2.0-litre mill, while offering considerably more torque.

It’s unlikely to compete with the outbound N-Line’s 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engine for sheer athleticism, however, given it’s down more than 30kW.

On the subject of performance, there’s still no word as to when the updated i30 N hot hatch will arrive Down Under or how much it will cost here, though you can expect it to add an N version of the digital cockpit and some mildly tweaked design cues at the very least.

As usual for a Hyundai, the new i30 hatch is covered by a five-year/unlimited-km warranty.

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