2010 Hyundai i20
October 29, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Hyundai Australia has officially confirmed the i20 as the latest in the “i” series of cars to come down under in the first half of 2010.
The i20 will continue the new family look for Hyundai with ‘i’ generation bold chrome-topped front grille flanked by teardrop headlamps.
Although Australian specifications are still unconfirmed, going by European standards the new Hyundai promises to be extremely competitive.
In Europe three petrol engines are offered, starting as small as a 1.2-litre. The big news however will be the diesel variants which we believe Hyundai will push strongly in Australia.
European markets have a choice of four diesel engines, two of which are 1.4-litre in size and offer from 55kW; and 220 Nm of torque to 66 kW and 220 Nm.
A 1.6-litre unit is also available that puts out 85 kW and 260 Nm or 94 kW and 260 Nm (top of the range).
According to the manufacturer’s official figures the 85kW diesel variant has a combined fuel cycle of 4.3L/100km and puts out just 115g/km of CO2.
We suspect the uptake of diesel i20s in Australia may be limited due to manual only availability. Petrol variants however will be available with four-speed automatics.
The top of the range i20 in Australia should get 16” alloys, front fog lamps, native iPod, USB and AUX connectivity, steering wheel mounted audio controls, leather steering wheel and gear shift, 6 airbags and ESP Stability Control. The model has already received Europe’s highest safety rating.
The Hyundai i20 was designed by the Korean company’s European design studio in Russelsheim, Germany but is built for the global market in India.
Hyundai intends to put the i20 against the Mazda2, Toyota Yaris, Honda Jazz and the like.
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I like it! Still would prefer a Fiesta though… =]
I think the fiesta is the class standard at the moment, the new iSnack..oops i20 will probably win on the value argument though.
better then an alto
Same, but it is at a price…
Is this replacing the Getz?
Rumour has it that the Getz will continue and the i20 will replace the price point of the Accent and compete head-on with Mazda2, Fiesta etc. If it is successful at around $15k+ who knows.
Dont tell me the Getz is going round again……
1.2L seems a bit underpowered too……..
That is what I heard as well.
Yep,I heard it too.
I think this will be smaller than a fiesta.
looks a got better than the getz so i think its going to be a real winner as long as the deisel isn’t to expensive.
If the cheapest diesel comes in at under $20k, they will sell all they can get their hands on…
Quite similar to Toyota Yaris in terms of styling.
WTF r u kidding………nothing like a Yaris at all!
Good looking and cheap. What else could you ask for.
Comfort, reliability, durability, value, safety …. well you did ask.
Waiting for someone to bring up safety, and reliability. If the i30 and other Korean products are anything to go by then this should be very reliable and it got five stars in EURONCAP. As for value it is cheap as chips and it comes with a lot of torque and kit for the money.
Hyundai – Kia rate above Mazda, Ford, VW ect on reliability.
Oh I wasn’t qeustioning the i20 at all, just answering a stupid question.