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Hyundai i30 Tourer on sale late Feb
Second generation i30 wagon marked by a smaller lineup, drivetrain revisions and a classier interior with more load spaceHyundai has launched the second generation of its i30 Tourer wagon. Although it sees modest price rises, the German-designed, Czech-built wagon gains space, storage and standard equipment over its predecessor, especially at the base end of the lineup.
As we reported back in November of last year
, the i30 Tourer kicks off with a petrol/manual variant at $22,990, trimmed to the Active level. But Hyundai is backing that up with a six-speed automatic option priced $2000 higher ($24,990).
, the i30 Tourer kicks off with a petrol/manual variant at $22,990, trimmed to the Active level. But Hyundai is backing that up with a six-speed automatic option priced $2000 higher ($24,990).
Diesel variants in the Active grade are priced at $25,590 for the manual and $27,590 for the auto. A flagship model, the i30 Tourer Elite, is available for $31,190, but in the one drivetrain variant only – a diesel auto.
Pitching the Tourer against wagon variants of Peugeot’s 308, Volkswagen’s Golf, the newly relaunched Astra from Opel and the Skoda Roomster, Hyundai has taken up the competitive cudgels on standard equipment and list pricing, which starts at $22,990 plus on-road costs. The Tourer will be available in two spec levels, Active and Elite, and will come with an updated choice of petrol or diesel powertrains. In place of the superseded 2.0-litre, it gets a 1.6-litre Gamma GDi petrol engine. It’s good for 99kW at 6300rpm and 163Nm from 4850 rpm – slightly less potent than the new generation hatch’s 1.8.
Asked about the engine difference, Hyundai officials put it down to the origins of the wagon.
“This is the only petrol engine available with it in Europe – they don’t have the 1.8 there,” local spokesman Bill Thomas told motoring.com.au. “It’s designed in Germany and built in the Czech Republic essentially for the European market.”
The 1.6-litre U-II CRDi diesel engine carries over straight from the hatch. It’s good for 94kW at 4000rpm – up a little from the superseded model’s 85kW – and 260Nm from 1900-2750rpm. The Tourer gets the same transmission upgrade introduced in the hatch. in place of the superseded model’s antiquated five-speed manual or four-speed auto, the Tourer gets six-speed versions of both. The Elite is available only in diesel/auto form.
Hyundai is using standard equipment as a key point of competition, so even the base Active variant (from $22,990 plus ORCs) comes generously appointed. Everyone gets keyless entry, 16-inch alloy wheels with a full-size alloy spare, rear parking beepers, cruise control with speed limiter, hill-start assist, LED daytime running lights, glove box cooling and roof rails.
The base audio package comes with five-inch touchscreen controls, album art display and iPod, USB and Bluetooth connectivity with media ripping and storage. The upspec Elite variant (from $31,190 plus ORCs) adds dual-zone climate control, sat-nav on an upgraded seven-inch centre screen, auto headlights, push-button start, a rear-view camera, folding side mirrors, illuminated sun visors, rear seat centre armrest, auto power window switching all round and tilt-adjustable front headrests.
The second-gen Tourer assumes the Korean giant’s corporate look throughout, from the “fluidic sculpture” design language outside to an interior shapes and materials showing a considerable push for a more upmarket feel. There’s a notable lack of visual differentiation between the two specs inside, for reasons in favour of the Active rather than against the Elite. The car was developed for private buyers in Europe, but its main market Down Under to date has been with fleets. The company expects this to continue, with the Active anticipated to account for 80 per cent of sales, mainly to corporates and public sector buyers. The main emphasis in local speccing was on making the base model as attractive as possible to them, in standard equipment and in the offer of fleet-friendly extras like two different types of cargo barriers – soft and hard.
Both specs get a comprehensive safety package, sufficient to earn the Tourer a five-star ANCAP crash safety rating. All variants get seven airbags, including driver’s kneebag. Standard across all models in the range are vehicle stability management, stability and traction control, ABS with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist.
Fuel and emissions numbers have improved to varying degrees almost across the board. For the diesel/auto combination, fuel consumption remains the same at 5.8L/100km in the combined cycle, while CO2 emissions drop a little to 151g/km (down from 154). The manual oiler sees a small improvement in fuel consumption, down to 4.6L/100km (from 4.7), with CO2 down to 112g/km (from 124). Thanks particularly to the addition of a sixth cog in the manual gearbox, petrol variants see more marked improvements. The manual now rates at 6.3L/100km combined (down from 7.3) and CO2 down to 147g/km (from 174). With the auto, consumption comes down to 6.9L/100km (from 7.7), while CO2 drops from 183 to 160g/km.
Load space sees marked improvement over the outgoing wagon – 528 litres with the rear seats up represents an expansion of 113 litres. Dropping the rear seats expands this to 1642 litres – a substantial 247 litres more.
There are four paint colours available; metallic paint is a $495 option. For the interior, Hyundai has taken a leaf from Henry Ford’s book, offering buyers any colour they like, as long as it’s black.
i30 Tourer Pricing
Active
1.6-litre GDi man $22,990
1.6-litre GDi auto $24,990
1.6-litre CRDi man $25,590
1.6-litre CRDi auto $27,590
Elite
1.6-litre CRDi auto $31,190
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