2012 / 2013 Hyundai i30
All-new Hyundai i30 hatchback previewed in a design rendering ahead of its official European debut!
Hyundai released the very-first official image of the next-generation i30 hatchback, which is scheduled to debut at the forth-coming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Designed and developed at Hyundai’s Technical Centre in Germany, the all-new i30 hatchback has been designed with European customers in mind and will play a significant role in developing the carmaker’s brand image in Europe.
Inspired by the all-new Hyundai i40 Tourer, the 2012 / 2013 Hyundai i30 features sporty characteristics and dynamic proportions. The model adopts some of the styling cues that we have already seen on the afore-mentioned i40 Tourer and those include a hexagonal signature grille and jewel-like front headlamps.
Hyundai has yet to release full details about the new i30 hatchback including the information about the car’s powertrain options, but you can expect the i30 to pack a wide range of fuel-efficient gasoline- and diesel-burning four-cylinder engines once it reaches European showrooms.
The all-new 2012 / 2013 Hyundai i30 is scheduled to go on sale early next year and is the first in a range of a completely redesigned Hyundai models that are ready to hit the European market in the next 18 months.
Official rendering image of the new Hyundai i30 hatchback:
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Interesting that Hyundai continue to market all its upscale vehicles to both its domestic Korean Consumers as well as to the Europeans. North America, in particular the US, (not so much Canada) seems to be looked at as the unwanted Step Child. Maybe their development team has observed America`s decline into a new Third World Country and will get the same vehicles that are exported to Nations like Haiti. Thanks, Tea Party, keep waving your Flag!
Hey, Heywood, if not for the incompetent in the White House, the economy would be strong enough to support all sorts of new car models today.
Any thoughts on the car guys?
Looks like a step towards a more coherent design than the current i30, which I like but sometimes feels a little unresolved to me round the back end. The back end here reminds me of the i20 with the downward curving character line and angular light clusters that sort of follow that line. Different from the rear lights of the current i30, which are swept upward to points near the roofline.
Barackolypse Now: Don`t want to go too far off topic with Politics (but) you think Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, or Gov. Rick Perry of Texas (a Bush #3 Knockoff) thats “Born Again” would do a better job? Hope your view isn`t biased due to the “color” factor? Lots of Obama (haters) just seem to prefer the color “White”, just saying…..
@Heywood Joblome:
I disagree – Hyundai is introducing very competitive vehicles in the US – even GM is getting its stuff together – the real laggers are Toyota and Honda.
As an example, look at the new Yaris – still has the old 4-speed auto while the Sonic, Accent and Fiesta have moved on to 6-speed autos.
Alex — totally
Alex: I was`nt “Bashing” HKAG, both Hyundai and Kia are vastly improving their respective vehicles and their increased sales and market share in North America prove such. The Hyundai Elantra for example is a huge seller in both U.S. and Canada. My point was, that HKAG offers a much more expanded line of its vehicles with a lot more option content in virtually every other “Market” that it competes in all over the world with the sole exception of North America. I`ve owned three of their cars in the past and currently drive an 06` Kia Rio5 which I plan on replacing with a 2012 KIa Rio5 when they get launched sometime in late Sept or Oct. I agree, both Toyota, Honda, and for that matter even Nissan have lost most of their mojo and fizz. Hyundai and KIa are new, fresh, and exciting while the fore mentioned are becoming so yesterday and boring.
Heywood – you hit the nail on the head. The reason Hyundai offers comparatively less options on their North American models comes from the same thinking that has Toyota peddling a pathetic 4-speed auto in 2011.
This thinking was responsible for Ford’s crappy USDM models and excellent European market models – manufacturers simply think the American consumer stupid. Some are – GM had 45% market share in 1978, despite their inferior products (relative to newcomer Japanese models).
But the popularity of Japanese vehicles in the 90s and early 2000s show that American consumers desired a higher quality vehicles, and it’s great to see almost all manufacturers stepping up their game in the last 2 years.
Alex: You don`t need anymore proof about American Consumers being stupid then the advent of the Tea Party and convincing the few remaining middle class aka , “The Working Poor”, to hook their wagons to the Billionaire Koch Brothers, convince them that mandatory Health Insurance aka, Obama Care is bad an unconstitutional (who do these dumb ass`s think pays for the Medicaid Bills for the un-insured)now, the Tax Payers! I guess some still believe in both the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus. Think McCain`s buddy, “Joe the Plumber” would be a (smart) consumer? On the issue of Ford offering superior European Model vehicles then what they market here in North America, that is true. However, their North American version of the Ford Fiesta still has a lot more available option content, including a 6 speed auto transmission then the short list of content offerings in Hyundai`s 2012 Accent Hatchback. Kia will soon correct those obvious short comings with its soon to be launched 2012 Kia Rio5 Hatchback.
The new Accent has a 6-speed auto just like the Fiesta, as well as an all new 6-speed manual. IIRC, the Fiesta offers a mere 5 speed manual. The new Rio will also have the new 6 speed auto and manual transmissions like you mentioned..
The mere fact that the 2012 Hyundai Accent offers a “6″ speed manual transmission compared to the 2011/2012 Ford Fiesta`s “5″ speed manual transmission is quite irrelevant since so few are sold in either vehicle compared to their “6″ speed automatic transmissions. That extra (gear) that the Accent gets does not compensate for the incredible lack of “Option Content Availability” that the Fiesta offers compared to the Accent, IMO.