Korean-specs Hyundai i30 (2012) unveiled, sales to begin this week!
Next-generation Hyundai i30 hatchback officially unveiled in South Korea!
New Hyundai i30, which made its European debut at Frankfurt Auto Show last month, has been unveiled in South Korea. During the official launching ceremony, which was held in Seoul today, the South Korean largest carmaker revealed full details on its Korean-specs i30 hatchback.
The fully-revamped C-segment hatchback goes on sale in Korea on Monday next week, while European sales are scheduled to commence early next year. The all-new 2012 Hyundai i30 will also go on sale in Australia and the Middle East, as well as in the United States, where it’ll be badged as Elantra Touring.
Hyundai Motor Company projects domestics sales to hit 25.000 units each year, while worldwide sales should add another 190.000 units, for a total of 215.000 units per year.
The South-Korean-market Hyundai i30 is offered with the carmaker’s latest 1.6L GDI engine which packs 140 horsepower and has an average fuel mileage of 16.3 kilometers per liter. Consumers can also get a 1.6L diesel engine equipped i30 hatchback, which produces 128 horsepower and has an average mileage of 20 kilometers per liter of gas.
The all-new Hyundai i30 (2012 Model Year) offers a plethora of luxury features including a self-parking system, leather seats, panoramic roof, navigation system with large 7-inch touch screen and Flex Steer with three operating modes: Comfort, Normal and Sport. The system can be used to vary the level of steering assistance and feedback in order to suit driving conditions and make the journey more pleasurable, says Hyundai. The model also features 7 airbags and next generation vehicle dynamic control system.
Hyundai’s latest compact car is priced from 18.4 million won ($16.200) to 22 million won, depending on accessories and engine type. [Source: Hyundai]
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i dont get it. it looks as big as the accent hatch is already
It’s for european and asian markets. Hyundai designs different cars for different markets – the Accent isn’t generally sold in Europe for example
will be renamed Elantra Touring in North-Am
maybe with a 1.8GDi or 2.0 GDi
Accent is sold in Russian market…Hyundai Solaris not the Unix Solaris!
Would be nice if they left the diesel in the car for the american market.
The hatchback known as Hyundai Accent in South Korea is sold in China under the name of Verna and in Russia under the name Solaris.
hyundai must eliminate hyundai hatchback accent for try to upgrade again i30, i30 its better thant accent hatchback
ale;, What sense does that make? In most Countries, Hyundai does not market both the i30 and the Accent Models together. Naturally, Korea will get both, Europe will get the 130 and North America will get the cheaper (de-contented) Accent. At least that has been their (past) marketing plan.
Heywood, the i20 is basically the European market Accent.
North America will most likely get the new i30 badged as an Elantra Touring and tweaked for American tastes.
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The Accent is badged as the Verna in SKDM IIRC?
Alex; Thanks for informing me on the differences between the i20 and i30. On the matter of eventually “tweaking” the i30 to rebadge it as the Elantra Hatchback, for “American ” tastes, I gather you mean (de-contenting) it with less available features and of course deleting the Daytime Running Lights, DRL`s, and removing the Emergency Spare Tire & Jack tool it, correct?Just saying……
The i20 is quite diff. from the Accent, as is the i30 from the Elantra.
In markets like Korea and Australia, they get both with the vehicles built primarily for the Euro market being seen as higher-end models.
No Heywood, I meant giving it the engine and [softer] suspension from the North American Elantra.