Comments on: Hyundai Elantra Euro-Hatch i30

By: kaacnap

kaacnap — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:02:58 +0000

Why does the rear 1/3, and especially the tail, look soooo hideous??? Almost Volvo creepy. A lot of Mazda 5 yuk…I think the Venza rear is getting there, as well.

Front ok…passable…Spectra 5 much better looking…suspect it is a twin.

Only thing uglier is Soul! Cube!! Scion XB!!! Element!!!! Ridgeline!!!! CRV!!!!

By: Darryl

Darryl — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:54:17 +0000

Just ordered a new I30 SLX diesel. Did back to back test drive with Mazda 3 2.0ltr Diesel after looking at lots of others and I30 drove better and was quieter(not hard!) Not wrapped in rear end styling but ride, engine torque, interior design and standard features make up for it.

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By: i30

i30 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:57:33 +0000

Hey look at at you ugly ass. Appreciate the CRDi engine. Anyway this car is not built for you. So shut your mouth.

Before i comment harsh on you. F**k

By: Glenn McTear

Glenn McTear — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:09:47 +0000

It will be intresting to see how the i30 auto tdi goes as far as fuel goes.

By: vic

vic — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:23:36 +0000

why is the 2litre turbo diesel 6 speed not coming to australia

By: KFC

KFC — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:22:43 +0000

Ben, at least go look at one as you will be suprised at this as right up there! You will be pleasantly suprised and the awesome inclusions are many and the warranty astonishing! The diesel would be way to go as petrol will ONLY GET DEARER!

By: KFC

KFC — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:18:37 +0000

Yes they do as carmakers have to change style as variety is the spice of life. And 4WD too getting similar to Outlander, RAV4 and others.

By: ImportJap

ImportJap — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:04:28 +0000

I swear almost every Asian built car has those rear quarter windows in that shape. Mazda 3, Impreza, and now this i30 have that shape.

By: darryl visser

darryl visser — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:49:53 +0000

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder,I have seen this car in the showroom and it is very nice,certainly better looking than a corolla.but it is inside where it shines,the dash is ultra modern and it has lots of standard tricks which would cost a fortune on other makes,if they were available.ie chilled glove box and i-pod connectivity.the doors,including the hatch,close with a quiet thunk and it all feels really solid.If the testers from motor mags.were given this car,and not told the brand,they would rate it highly.4.7litre/100k in 2008.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:21:57 +0000

I dont think those images really do it justice, I am not a great fan of hyundai but I think this sports kit I saw does kind of look alright,
http://images.paultan.org/imag....._Sport.jpg
And i’m in the market for a new car at the moment. if it was the right prive and not completely gutless, I would get one

By: Clatou

Clatou — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:54:21 +0000

2007 and still no word on fuel efficiency!
What will it take for vehicle manufacturers to wise up and consumers to learn that oil dependency can’t last forever. I WANT ELECTRIC!

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:21:31 +0000

Personally I don’t understand why it is so hard to design a good looking vehicle? Of all of the Hyundai vehicles , the only one I like is the Sonata. Yes I am conservative but it is a sedan right!

The front of the i30 looks OK to me but the rest…

However I probably will buy one if it comes with automatic diesel and the price is reasonable.

By: alborz

alborz — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:13:49 +0000

Yeah Hyundai do tend todo that,
they have made some really really ugly cars in their time.

By: Myke

Myke — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:12:19 +0000

They seemed to be on the right track with the Sonata, Santa Fe and maybe the Accent hatch. But after looking at the Elantra and this… they are going backwards.

By: alborz

alborz — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:09:05 +0000

The Wheels look great though
I don’t know how hard it is to make a good looking car, because it really can’t be THAT hard?

By: Myke

Myke — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:08:15 +0000

Even the front is a bit oldschool, the back looks as though they tried to mimic the BMW 1-series but failed terribly, by over extending the lights.

By: alborz

alborz — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:50:30 +0000

Agreed!

the rear looks hideous! This car was designed in Germany, but the designers must have closed all the windows to the outside world and not taken notice of any of the German made cars driving around, because this is one seriously hideous car.

The front looks passable, but the rear? Looks like a design that Citroen thought up back in the 90s and decided not to use!

By: Myke

Myke — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:55:16 +0000

that thing is even more ugly than the Elantra, The C’eed is the only small-medium in Hyundai/Kia that looks alright!