Hyundai i40 sedan coming soon

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By Alborz Fallah | February 13th, 2012

Hyundai is set to launch the i40 sedan in Australia over the next few months. Following the successful launch of the i45 sedan and i40 wagon, the South Korean giant will expand its product offerings with the new medium-sized sedan.

With the slightly bigger Hyundai i45 only offered with a 2.0-litre and 2.4-litre petrol, the i40 sedan will step in to fill the diesel gap. Only one engine choice will be available, the 1.7-litre turbo diesel.

With 100kW of power and 330Nm of torque, the 1.7 turbo diesel, which is also available in the i40 wagon, will help Hyundai gain marketshare in a the medium-sedan diesel segment, currently dominated by Europeans like the Ford Mondeo.

Pricing and specification leves are currently unconfirmed, but based on the prices for the i40 wagon, we estimate the sedan will start from around $33,000 for the manual Active base model and top out around $45,000 for the Premium six-speed automatic.

Alvdog

That’s a great looking car. Probably one of the best back ends I’ve seen out of Hyundai’s new styling direction!
Anonymous

This car is a joke – the i45 is way better.
HD

The price doesn’t make sense. The larger top-spec i45 is approx $41K driveaway. So how can this be dearer?

http://www.caradvice.com.au/ Alborz Fallah

It’s uncertain, really. I am simply taking away about $2000 from the price of the current i40 wagon diesel to come up with the sedan pricings, it may be $1000 less than what the article says, but I can’t imagine the sedan being more than $3,000 cheaper than the wagon equivalent.
SJP

While the i40 is smaller than the i45, the i40 has a much more premium feel. It was developed in Europe for the European market, as aposed to the i45 which is aimed at the US market. The i40 is a much sharper drive with a better ride and more premium interior.

Ah

So jut because it was aimed for the European market, it automatically becomes a better car?

What a joke;

This is the type of mentality in Australia that has allowed brands such as Volkswagen etc to completely rob us.

Moto

I completley agree
jr

Normally i would agree but in this case the i40 is a much much better car than an i45.

Tlaxcala

If Hyundai is trying to position it as being more premium than the i45, why call it the i40? Normally with manufacturers that use numeric naming – BMW, Peugeot, Pontiac (RIP), Audi etc – the higher you go the more premium you get. The naming gives the impression this is less premium than the i45. The other US market Hyundais (Elantra, Accent) kept their names here and weren’t given an alphabet soup name, maybe Hyundai should have kept the Sonata name to help differentiate the two models.

Snap

The problem with Hyundai Australia is that were stuck between the American Hyundais & the European Hyundai model..

The i45 is the American Hyundai, it’s bigger, stronger, looks better and (cheaper?)

So who ever chooses this over he i45 must have some serious issues..

This car should be priced at 29 drive away

Another sign of Hyundai ripping us Australians off!

The Salesman

Do you really think that Hyundai make cars better for some country’s and worse for others? I am pretty sure that they don’t have a bell that rings to change over to less experienced workers.

JD

hmm lets see in USA, you get a 10 year warranty

in Australia, you get a 5 year warranty. Enough said.

Adam

Nice looking car… but a bit pricey…
Hung Low

Its got a nice interior and all but I hear the diesel engine is not all that and at this price a tough sell in my books
Tarquin, Hair Artiste

No thanks Hyundai. I just checked what it would cost to replace the DPF… An unbelievable $7,000! If you buy a diesel i40 you have this ownership risk that is not covered by warranty. I shame really, as the diesel i40 is a decent car overall.

The Salesman

Five year warranty…..enough said.

Anonymous

If you ignore the warning light and dont follow the handbook instructions of going on a freeway drive the DPF is normally not covered under warranty.
Tarquin, Hair Artiste

No warranty on a DPF… It’s classed as a consumable.

Anonymous

It’d only be a problem for people who only drive to the salon and back from their apartment, occasionally trawling the cottaging areas or going to the manscapers while totally ignoring warning lights on the dash. Same problem in the 70′s and 80′s when hanging your handbag on the choke knob.

JD

i think i will wait for the i42. that should be a perfect size.
http://www.facebook.com/antmindel Anthony Mindel

Hyundai aRE trying the same strategy as Honda with the Accords,where the regualar US one is bigger but cheaper than the global Euro,which is slightly more expensive,but far more desirable.

They should do well in the increasingly competitive medium sized sector.

I think the i40 looks better than the overstyled but underdone i45

Anonymous

A lot of people will buy the I40 over the I45 simply because it is a diesel. Look at the Mondeos that you see driving around – the majority are diesels, and the same with Passats.

People not only drive diesels for the economy – consumption in the low 5s is a real world experience, but also for the torque, which is more relevant than power to most drivers.

Anonymous

exactly, make it 2k more than the i45 and it makes perfect sense.

Shak

Actually at the moment, the Euro works out to be better value, even though the bigger Accord has a V6.

Anonymous

How exactly is the Euro better value?

Guest

go check up the specs buddy, at 29k driveaway, the euro is better value than the normal accord. + much better looking and cheaper

Anonymous

The Accord Euro automatic is $32,640 while the Accord is $32,490 – still cheaper. Plus metallic paint costs $495 extra on the Euro, while it’s included in the cost on the Accord.

Ughto

In the USA the euro is available as an Acura TSX, which is offered with a V6..

Ramjet

The Optima looks much better for about the same money.
JD80

Robin_Graves….homophobic much? Or was that a self evaluation?

Anonymous

Take a look at the OP’s username.. Ever heard of sarcasm?

JHP

what the heck seriously, copying honda’s strategy? if they wanted to boost hyundai’s brand image, why can’t they just bring genesis sedan here in australia?
it may not sell much, but c’mon, talk bout gaining reputation.
or bring out their own luxury division, just like toyota did with lexus, ohh wait, they only have them in china, its called shouwang.
sigh… why can’t we oz’s have something cool that americans and chinese get to have…

Ughto

Americans get the best ones

Asian market, with the exception of S.Korea & Japan get inferior engines, drivetrains and even paint

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It’s impressive that this has very similar interior dimensions as the
Sonata, considering this is a little smaller on the outside.